2024 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Camden Janik
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Wauconda, Ill.
- High School:
- Wauconda
 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team |
| 2024 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team |
 2024 All-Big Ten First Team |
Career Highs
- Hits: 5, vs. UT Martin, May 19, 2023
- Doubles: 2, 2x, last: vs. Iowa, May 10, 2024
- Triples: 1, 3x, last: vs. Michigan, May 24, 2024
- Home runs: 1, 18x, last: at Purdue, May 17, 2024
- Total bases: 7, 3x, last: vs. Eastern Illinois, Feb. 27, 2024
- RBI: 4, 3x, last: at Purdue, May 17, 2024
- Runs scored: 4, vs. #24 Indiana State, April 30, 2024
- Walks: 2, 13x, last: at Purdue, May 18, 2024
- At bats: 6, 4x, last: at Minnesota, April 5, 2024
- Stolen bases: 1, 2x, last: vs. Ohio State, May 4, 2024
- Field chances: 15, 2x, last: vs. Missouri, March 26, 2024
- Putouts: 15, vs. Youngstown State, Feb. 17, 2023
- Assists: 3, vs. Ohio State, May 5, 2024
Junior - 2024
- ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team.
- ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team.
- All-Big Ten First Team.
- Academic All-Big Ten.
- Appeared in all 56 games for the Illini, making 55 starts...slashed .356/.440/.533 to go along with 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 49 RBI.
- Ranked among Big Ten leaders in hits (80, T-6th) and average (10th).
- Struck out just 11 times in 225 at-bats...was tied for the second-toughest batter to strikeout in the country...had a 20.5 K/AVG...was highest mark among catchers...fewest strikeouts in the country by any player with at least 225 at-bats on the season.
- Allowed just seven stolen bases in 16 attempts (9 CS).
- Had a career-long 33-game on-base streak from March 24 - May 31.
- Had a season-high four hits on March 24 at Indiana.
- Had four-straight multi-hit performances from April 26-30...went 9-for-15 (.600) during that stretch.
- Crushed a grand slam on May 17 at Purdue in the seventh inning to help Illinois clinch the 2024 Big Ten championship...was the team's 100th of the year.
Sophomore - 2023
- Slashed .308/.435/.514/.949 in 51 games, 50 starts.
- Tallied nine doubles, one triple and nine home runs, and collected 27 RBI.
- Recorded at least one hit in 39 of 51 games played.
- Had a career-high five hits on May 19 vs. UT Martin.
- Collected a career-high four RBI on May 6 vs. Michigan State.
- Began season with a 10-game hitting streak...reached base safely in first 17 games of the season.
Freshman - 2022
- Appeared in 11 games, starting one
- Went 5-for-13 (.385) at the plate, with two home runs
- Hit both of his home runs in consecutive games (April 19, 22)
- Made his Illini debut on Feb. 19 vs. Kansas
- Collected the first hit of his collegiate career on March 15 vs. Butler
- Caught one baserunner stealing in two attempts
High School
- No. 14 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
- No. 2 catcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
- Played for head coach Clay Kovac at Wauconda
- 2019 all-conference
- 2019 all-area
- 2019 Wauconda Team MVP
- 2018 and 2019 Team Defensive MVP
- 2019 Team Offensive MVP
- Slashed .417/.510/.666 as a sophomore
- National Honor Society
- Honor Roll all semesters of high school
- Also played football in high school
- Played summer ball for the Chicago Scouts Association
Personal
- Born July 16, 2002
- Son of Ron and Cherie Janik
- Father, Ron Janik, played baseball at Lewis University from 1990-95
- One older brother, Ty, and one younger sister, Calli
- Plans to major in business management
- Committed to Illinois in October 2019
- Chose Illinois because, "I loved the culture the coaches created at Illinois. It is a program passionate about each other and to winning. When I was able to visit the campus, I knew Champaign-Urbana was where I wanted to play."
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