University of Illinois Graduate

2024 College Baseball Foundation All-American Second Team

2025 All-Big Ten Third Team; 2025 All-Big Ten Defensive Team; 2024 All-Big Ten First Team

2024 NCAA Player of the Week - Week 9

CAREER HIGHS

• Hits: 3, 6x, last: at Ohio State, May 17, 2025
• Doubles: 2, vs. Penn State, March 29, 2024
• Triples: 1, 2x, last: vs. #15 Texas, March 2, 2025
• Home runs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
• Total bases: 12, vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
• RBI: 8, vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
• Runs scored: 3, 4x, last: vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
• Walks: 2, 2x, last: at Ohio State, May 16, 2025
• At bats: 5, 21x, last: vs. Michigan, May 20, 2025
• Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, last: vs. Maryland, April 6, 2025
• Field chances: 18, vs. Illinois State, April 4, 2023
• Putouts: 16, vs. Illinois State, April 4, 2023
• Assists: 3, 2x, last: vs. Abilene Christian, Feb. 15, 2025

GRADUATE STUDENT - 2025

• All-Big Ten Third Team at-large selection.
• All-Big Ten Defensive Team (catcher).
• Slashed .267/.389/.570 with 26 runs, six doubles, a triple, 11 home runs, 24 RBI and 18 walks in 43 games, 40 starts.
• Finishes Illini career with 129 games played, 122 starts, and an overall slash of .287/.411/.611...totaled 101 runs, 123 hits, 18 doubles, two triples, 39 home runs, 105 RBI and 65 walks.
• His 39 home runs rank tied for fourth-most all-time in program history...his career slugging percentage of .611 ranks ninth all time in program history.
• Posted a career-high 11 game hitting streak from April 5 to May 2...went 14-for-37 (.378) with five doubles, one home run and six RBI during that span.
• Went 3-for-5 with two runs, two home runs and four RBI on May 17 at Ohio State...first two-home run game of the season...season-high four RBI.
• Slugged a go-ahead solo home run in the 10th inning of the Illini's 6-5 win over Michigan on May 20 in the Big Ten Tournament.

REDSHIRT SENIOR - 2024

• College Baseball Foundation All-American Second Team.
• All-Big Ten First Team.
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• NCAA Baseball Week 9 Player of the Week.
• Appeared in 47 games, starting 44...slashed .306/.434/.613 to go along with seven doubles, 14 home runs and 41 RBI.
• Set new career-high marks in games played, games started, runs (46), hits (49), doubles, RBI, walks (26) and OBP.
• Ranked tied for ninth in the Big Ten in home runs...also ranked among conference leaders in slugging (8th) and OPS (10th).
• Was named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 1 after slashing .533/.632/1.333 along with a 1.964 OPS during the Illini's three-game sweep of Penn State from March 29-30...homered twice on March 30 vs. Penn State, driving in a total of six runs.
• Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors again on April 15 following the Illini's sweep of Northern Illinois from April 12-14...went 7-for-11 (.636) with four home runs and 11 RBI...on April 14, went 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored, three home runs and eight RBI...first-career three-home run game while also setting a new career high in RBI...was one of two Illini batters to homer three times in that contest (Westcott).
• Homered in four-consecutive at-bats from April 14-19...went yard in his last three plate apperances vs. Northern Illinois on April 14 and then homered in first at-bat vs. Northwestern on April 19.
• Had season-long 10-game hitting streak from March 16 - April 6...went 17-for-38 (.447) during that span with four doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR - 2023

• Slashed .284/.405/.649/1.054 in 39 games, 38 starts in his first season at Illinois...would have led the team in OPS if he had qualified (min. 2 PA/G + 75% GP).
• Slugged 14 home runs, which ranked second on the team, and drove in 40 runs (4th).
• Had first-career two home run game on March 18 vs. Southern Illinois.
• Picked up at least one RBI in a season-high five-straight games from March 4-19...had four games with two RBI during that span.
• Collected career-high four RBI on April 2 vs. Michigan...later matched that mark on April 21 vs. Minnesota.
• Crushed an eighth-inning go-ahead three-run home run on April 14 vs. Indiana.
• Launched a walk-off two-run home run against Minnesota on April 23...also posted his second multi-homer game of the season in that contest.

SOPHOMORE - 2022 (JOHN A. LOGAN CC)

• Batted .387 with 16 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs to go along with 39 RBI and 43 runs scored in 50 games
• Reached base at a .515 clip and slugged .780 to post an OPS of 1.295
• Drew 22 walks while striking out 35 times
• Went 4-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI vs. Lincoln Trail College on April 23

FRESHMAN - 2021 (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)

• Played in 15 games, making 10 starts
• Went 1-for-4 with two RBI in NIU's 7-4 win at Evansville on Feb. 28
• Had a hit in both games against Rice March 12 and March 13
• Drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Central Michigan on April 3

FRESHMAN - 2020 (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)

• Played in eight games, starting five in COVID-19 pandemic shortened season
• Was 2-for-3 with a walk at Southeast Missouri on Feb. 22
• Went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win over Omaha on Feb. 28
• Was 1-for-4 against Omaha (Feb. 29) and at Missouri (March 11)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Two-time All-Southwest Suburban Conference selection at Homewood-Flossmoor
• Played for head coach John McCarthy
• Member of the Chicago White Sox ACE Team
• Played in the Double-Duty Classic

PERSONAL

• Born on Oct. 10, 2000
• Son of James and Laurie Schroeder
• Has one brother, Zach, and one sister, Emily
• Chose Illinois because, "Illinois was the first school that I felt was right in my heart immediately. I knew the second I got off the phone that I wanted to be an Illini."
• Plans on majoring in psychology