Career Highs

• Hits: 5 vs. Rutgers, 5/10/15
• Doubles: 2, twice (Northwestern, 4/4/14)
• Triples: 1 vs. Indiana, 4/5/13
• Home Runs: 1, 16 times (Eastern Illinois, 4/19/16)
• Runs: 3, 5 times (Rutgers, 5/10/15)
• RBI: 6 vs. Eastern Illinois, 4/7/15
• Walks: 3, twice (Ohio State, 4/23/16)
• Stolen Bases: 1, 8 times (Villanova, 3/6/16)

Senior - 2016

• 2016 MLB Draft - 9th round - Seattle Mariners
• All-Big Ten third team catcher
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Senior CLASS Award All-America first team
• Led the Illini in batting average (.312), on-base percentage (.402) and RBIs (29)
• Illinois was 26-17 when he started at catcher
• Second on the team with 15-multi-hit games, including team-best seven three-hit games
• Called pitches for the pitching staff
• Threw out 15 of 39 base stealers
• Preseason No. 11 catcher in the nation by D1Baseball.com
• Preseason No. 12 senior in the nation by Perfect Game
• Preseason Big Ten Players To Watch List
• Preseason "Best Defensive Catcher" and "Best Arm" in the Big Ten by Baseball America

Junior - 2015

• 2015 MLB Draft - 17th round - Los Angeles Dodgers
• All-Big Ten first team catcher
• ABCA Second-Team All-Mideast Region catcher
• Called pitches for the Big Ten's best pitching staff
• Hit .286 with 36 runs and a career-high eight home runs and 47 RBIs
• Ranked first in the Big Ten in sacrifice flies (7), seventh in home runs (8), ninth in RBI (47) and 12th in doubles (15)
• Had two hits and a run during the NCAA Tournament
• Batted .300 during the Big Ten Tournament with three RBIs and two walks
• Big Ten Player of the Week (May 12) after hitting .583 (7-of-12) with a grand slam and a two-run home run, four runs and nine RBIs during the Rutgers sweep
• Big Ten Player of the Week (April 7) for the first time after posting a team-high .600 average, 1.067 slugging percentage, .667 on-base percentage, seven runs, seven RBIs and five extra-base hits, including four doubles and a home run
• Johnny Bench Award Watch List
• Academic All-Big Ten

Sophomore - 2014

• All-Big Ten second team catcher
• Ranked second on the Illini with a .316 average and was third with four home runs and 28 RBIs
• Made 47 starts at catcher and three as the designated hitter
• Third-most caught stealing (23) in the Big Ten
• Season-best 10-game hitting streak Feb. 28-March 21
• Tied for fifth in the Big Ten with three home runs in conference games
• Tied for second on the team with 17 multi-hit games and third with seven multi-RBI games
• Two home runs in the Michigan State series, including the game-tying homer against the Spartans on May 3
• Hit .542 (13-for-24) with five runs, a home run, 10 RBI and two walks in Illinois' six midweek games
• Game-winning RBI single in the 1-0 victory at Northwestern (4/5)
• Hit first career home run vs. Indiana State (3/18), where he went 3 for 3 with a career-high three runs and three RBIs
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League along with Illini teammates Kevin Duchene and Tyler Jay during the summer

Freshman - 2013

• All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection
• .231 with 18 runs and 11 RBIs in 43 games, including 42 starts behind the plate
• Led the Big Ten in caught stealing in conference games (11) and ranked third in the conference overall (18)
• Fourth-longest hitting streak by an Illini in 2013 with 12 straight from March 22-April 20, while hitting .405 (17-42)
• First career multi-hit game vs. Oakland (3/31)
• Scored first career run in the season opener at Tennessee Tech (2/15) and tallied first RBI in the third game at Tennessee Tech (2/17)
• Registered a hit in the first four games of his collegiate career
• Became first Illini freshman to start the season opener at catcher since Brian Schullian in 1992
• Helped the Madison Mallards win the Northwoods League World Series title during the summer

High School

• Ranked the No. 4 catcher in the country and the No. 71 prospect nationally in the class of 2012 by Perfect Game
• Ranked No. 8 overall and the No. 3 position player in the state of Illinois in the class of 2012 by Prep Baseball Report
• Participated in the 2011 Area Code Games and the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic
• Named to the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic team
• Named to the Area Code Games all-tournament second team after hitting .363 at the event
• Ranked the best catcher and a top-five hitter in the class of 2012 in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
• 2011 Perfect Game preseason All-American
• Named a 2011 top prospect at the Super 60 Showcase
• Named an Under Armour preseason All-American in 2010 and 2011
• Member of the 2010 Cincinnati Reds scout team
• Three-year varsity starter at Highland Park, where he hit .394 with 37 doubles, 11 home runs, 77 RBIs, a .650 slugging percentage and a .470 on-base percentage
• He holds the HPHS career doubles record, ranks third in career home runs and fourth in career hits (108)
• Two-time All-Area and All-Central Suburban League selection
• Captain of both the baseball and football teams at Highland Park
• Led Highland Park to two Central Suburban League championships.

Personal

• Born March 9, 1994
• Parents are Scott and Terri Goldstein
• Majoring in industrial engineering
• Has one brother, Tyler, who is a pitcher at Johns Hopkins University
• Father, Scott, played football at Grinnell College
• Favorite athlete is Sandy Koufax
• Earliest baseball memory is pitching to his dad and catching for his brother in their backyard at age seven
• His father most influenced his athletic career because he taught him everything he know in terms of work ethic, dedication and perseverance