2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 29
Jack Wenninger
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Cary, Ill.
- High School:
- Cary-Grove
- Prev School:
- Murray State
 One-Time All-Big Ten |
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 9.0 - at Ohio State, April 29, 2023
- Strikeouts: 11, vs. Youngstown State, Feb. 18, 2023
- Walks allowed: 6 - vs. Michigan State, May 6, 2023
- Batters faced: 28 - at Ohio State, April 29, 2023
- Field chances: 2, 4x, last - at Ohio State, April 29, 2023
- Putouts: 1, 6x, last - vs. UT Martin, May 18, 2023
- Assists: 2, 2x, last - at Ohio State, April 29, 2023
- Runners CS: 1, 5x, last - vs. Indiana, May 23, 2023
Junior - 2023
- Second Team All-Big Ten
- Went 6-4 with a 4.59 ERA (41 ER/80.1 IP) in 15 games, 14 starts on the season...was the team's Sunday starter...struck out a team-high 76 batters.
- Big 10 Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 3...allowed just one earned run over 8.0 innings of work vs. Michigan on April 2...allowed three hits and struck out five.
- Big 10 Co-Pitcher of the Week on May 1...tossed a complete-game shutout at Ohio State on April 29...allowed just one hit and struck out seven...retired the final 21 batters to end the contest...first Illini pitcher to toss a one-hitter shutout against a Big Ten team since 2016.
- Was named NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Co-Pitcher of the Week on May 2 following his performance at Ohio State.
- Tossed four quality starts on the season, including back-to-back such outings on April 23 and April 29.
- Fanned a career-high 11 batters in his first start of the season on Feb. 18, 2023...also tallied double-digit strikeouts on March 19 vs. Southern Illinois.
Sophomore - 2022
- Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
- Went 1-3 with a 5.71 ERA (22 ER/34.2 IP) in 15 games, two starts
- Struck out a total of 30 batters
- Made Illini debut on Feb. 19 vs. Kansas
- Earned first Illinois win on April 3 vs. Purdue
- Had back-to-back five strikeout outings on Feb. 26 at Coastal Carolina and March 5 vs. West Virginia
Freshman - 2021 (Murray State)
- All-OVC Freshman Team
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Appeared in 16 games with 11 starts
- 4-5, 5.26 ERA, 51.1 IP, .242 BAA, 27 BB, 42 SO
- W, 7.0 IP (career high), 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 SO vs. Jacksonville State 3/20/21
- W, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 SO (career high) vs. Fort Wayne 2/26/21
High School
- Fox Valley all-conference team
- Illinois all-state academic team
- Two-year letterwinner
Personal
- Born March 14, 2002
- Son of Jon and Cathy Wenninger
- Grandpa, Robert Eckl Sr., and uncle, Robert Eckl Jr., played baseball at the University of Wisconsin
- Plans to major in information sciences
- Chose Illinois because, "they have a great baseball program and phenomenal academic institution."
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