2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 38
Collin Jennings
- Year:
- Jr.
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 215
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Marist
Career Highs
- Hits: 3, 4x, last: vs. Northwestern, May 8, 2026
- Doubles: 2, vs. VCU, Feb. 20, 2026
- Triples: 1, 5x, last: vs. Northwestern, May 8, 2026
- Home runs: 2, at Ohio State, May 16, 2025
- Total bases: 8, 2x, last: vs. Northwestern, May 8, 2026
- RBI: 5, 2x, last: at Ohio State, May 16, 2025
- Runs scored: 4, at Ohio State, May 16, 2025
- Walks: 3, 2x, last: vs. #18 UCLA, May 11, 2025
- Hit by pitch: 2, 2x, last: at Indiana, May 16, 2026
- Sac fly: 1, 2x, last: at Penn State, March 27, 2026
- Sac bunts: 1, vs. #19 Oregon, April 18, 2026
- At bats: 5, 16x, last: at Iowa, May 3, 2026
- Stolen bases: 2, at Penn State, March 27, 2026
- Field chances: 5, 4x, last: vs. #20 Nebraska, April 24, 2026
- Putouts: 5, 4x, last: vs. #20 Nebraska, April 24, 2026
- Assists: 1, 3x, last: at Purdue, April 4, 2026
2026 - JUNIOR
- Started all 55 games in the outfield for the Fighting Illini in 2026.
- Slashed .247/.388/.561 with a team-high 16 home runs, 49 hits, 48 RBI, and 55 runs scored.
- Led the Illini in home runs, slugging percentage, total bases, and runs scored.
- Recorded 10 multi-hit games and a team-best 14 outings with multiple RBI.
- Secured a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-March 1.
- Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 106 putouts and two outfield assists.
- Hit his first home run of the season at South Florida on Feb. 15.
- Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored vs. VCU on Feb. 20.
- Posted a 2-for-4 outing with a triple, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored vs. UAlbany on March 1.
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two stolen bases at Penn State on March 27.
- Collected two hits, including a double and a home run, with four RBI and three runs at Penn State on March 28.
- Recorded a home run and three RBI vs. Indiana State on April 7.
- Went 2-for-5 with four RBI and a home run at Iowa on May 3.
- Homered in three consecutive games from May 3-8.
- Finished a double shy of the cycle vs. Northwestern on May 8, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, three runs scored, a triple, and a home run.
- Posted three RBI, three runs scored, and a home run vs. Northwestern on May 10.
- Went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a home run vs. Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament on May 19.
- Academic All-Big Ten.
2025 - SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in 48 games, making 42 starts, and posted an overall slash of .286/.407/.671 for an OPS of 1.078...had 10 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 61 RBI...also added 43 runs and 25 walks.
- Led the Illini in slugging, OPS, home runs and RBI and tied for the lead in triples.
- His 16 home runs were tied for ninth most by a Big Ten player at the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament...his 61 RBI were tied for eighth most by a Big Ten player at the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament.
- Posted the fifth-highest slugging mark among all conference players at the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament...also had the ninth-highest OPS.
- Went a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
- His 16 home runs were tied for eighth most in a single season in program history.
- Became the first Illini since Bren Spillane (2018) to record a 60-RBI season...his 61 RBI were also the most by an Illini in a single season since Brandon Wikoff (61) in 2008.
- Led the Illini with 19 multi-RBI games on the season...seven two-RBI games, eight three-RBI games, two four-RBI games and two games with at least five RBI.
- Posted 13 multi-hit games on the season...11 two-hit performances and two three-hit games.
- Had a career-best 10-game hitting streak from March 14-28...went 16-for-38 (.421) with four doubles, a triple, four home runs and 17 RBI...recorded back-to-back four-RBI games on March 25 vs. Missouri and March 28 at Michigan State (G1)...homered in three-straight games from March 22-28, the longest such streak of his career.
- Drove in a career-high five RBI on April 29 vs. Bradley...later matched that mark on May 16 at Ohio State.
- Had the first two-homer game of his career on May 16 vs. Ohio State...also scored a career-high four runs in that ballgame.
2024 - FRESHMAN
- Appeared in 11 games, making one start...went 0-for-6 at the plate, drawing five walks.
- Made Illini debut on Feb. 18 vs. Fordham...walked in his first plate appearance.
- Began his Illinois career with three walks in his first three plate appearances.
- Collected the first RBI of his career with a sacrifice fly on Feb. 27 vs. Eastern Illinois.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Slashed .436/.536/.752 with five home runs and 30 RBI over 33 games in his senior season at Marist in 2023.
PERSONAL
- Born on June 20, 2005.
- Son of Thomas and Stacey Jennings.
- Has two brothers, Kyle and Trevor.
- Chose Illinois because, "Of the great academics, facilities and family connection."
- Pursuing a degree in civil engineering.
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