Will Johannes

University of Illinois Graduate

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Played in 42 games, with 38 starts, for the Fighting Illini in 2026.
Slashed .266/.352/.554 with 37 hits, 10 home runs, 10 doubles, and 42 RBI.
Registered 13 multi-hit games and 13 outings with multiple RBI.
Logged a .985 fielding percentage with 253 putouts and 17 assists.
Hit a game-winning pinch-hit two-run home run at South Florida on Feb. 14.
Went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI at South Florida on Feb. 15.
Delivered a strong performance at #6 Coastal Carolina on Feb. 22, going 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, and three RBI.
Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI vs. Lindenwood on Feb. 25.
Recorded two hits, two RBI, and three runs scored vs. Western Illinois on March 10.
Logged a 2-for-4 day with two doubles and four RBI at Penn State on March 28.
Collected two hits, two runs scored, and an RBI at Penn State on March 29.
Went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a run scored vs. SIUE on April 14.
Hit a grand slam vs. #20 Nebraska on April 24, finishing with four RBI and two runs scored.
Amassed a home run and three RBI at Iowa on May 2.
Tallied a 2-for-4 day with two RBI and a double vs. Northwestern on May 8.
Capped his 3-for-4 day vs. Northwestern on May 9 with a walkoff home run.
Went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a double, a home run, and two runs scored at Indiana on May 15.
Academic All-Big Ten.
CSC Academic All-District.

Appeared in 21 games, making 15 starts in his first season at Illinois.
Posted an overall slash of .264/.333/.491 to go along with four home runs and 16 RBI.
Made his Illini debut on Feb. 16 vs. Abilene Christian...collected first hit at Illinois on Feb. 25 vs. Aurora.
Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two home runs and three RBI in the second game of the Illni's doubleheader at Michigan State.
Drove in a season-high four runs twice...April 15 vs. SIUE, May 2 at Rutgers (G2).

Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year
Second Team All-Region 4
Named to the ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Region 4 Gold Glove Team.
Helped Madison College to its 13th appearance, sixth-consecutive, at the NJCAA Division II World Series.
Slashed .274/.358/.548 to go along with 44 runs scored, 13 doubles, 11 home runs, 50 RBI and 20 walks over 47 games.
Recorded a season-high three hits twice (March 13 at GateWay and April 19 vs. Waubonsee).
Drove in a season-high four runs three times (April 10 vs. Bryant & Stratton (WI), Feb. 27 at College of Lake County and May 26 vs. Montgomery College (MD)).
Logged a season-high seven-game hitting streak from April 16-27.

N4C Most Valuable Player
First Team All-N4C
First Team All-Region 4
Helped Madison College claim N4C and Region 4 titles, as well as make its 12th appearance at the NJCAA Division II World Series.
Slashed .329/.437/.599 to go along with 52 runs, eight doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 50 RBI and 26 walks over 53 games.
Led the WolfPack in runs and RBI.
Recorded a season high four hits on March 10 at Mesa CC...had three-straight games of at least three hits from May 4-6.
Had five games on the season with four RBI.

Was ranked as the No. 28 player in Wisconsin and the No. 2 catcher in the state according to Perfect Game.
Was ranked as the No. 34 player in Wisconsin and the No. 2 catcher in the state according to Prep Baseball Report.
Three-year participant and two-time letter winner in baseball at Mukwonago High School.
Two-time first team all-conference selection in the Classic 8 Conference as a senior and junior.
Batted .378 as a senior.

Born on Aug. 28, 2003.
Son of Amy and Brian Johannes.
Has one sister, Katie.
Chose Illinois because, "I felt very comfortable being around the coaches and the players when I was on my visit and it is also a mix between great academics and great baseball."
Was also recruited by Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana State, SEMO, LMU and Central Michigan
Pursuing a degree in agricultural and consumer economics with a focus on agribusiness markets and management.