NIL Opportunities

Career Highs

• Hits: 3, 7 times - last Penn State, May 22, 2021  
• Doubles: 2, Penn State, May 21, 2021 
• Triples: 1, Penn State, Apr 19, 2019 ; at Iowa, Mar 31, 2019
• Home runs: 2, Penn State, May 22, 2021 
• Total bases: 9, Penn State, May 22, 2021 
• RBI: 6, Penn State, May 22, 2021 
• Runs scored: 3, Penn State, May 22, 2021  
• Walks: 5, at Minnesota, Apr 14, 2019 
• Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times - last Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 
• Sac flies: 1, 7 times - last vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
• Sac bunts: 1, 4 times - last at Purdue, Apr 25, 2021
• At bats: 5, 13 times - last at Iowa, May 15, 2021
• Stolen bases: 1, Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021 ; at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019 ; at Iowa, Mar 31, 2019 
• Field chances: 17, Purdue, May 10, 2019 
• Putouts: 15, Purdue, May 10, 2019 
• Assists: 3, at Minnesota, Apr 14, 2019 
• Runners CS: 1, vs Western Carolina, Feb 21, 2020 

Redshirt Sophomore - 2021

• Appeared in 40 games with 35 starts at first base
• .287/.362/.535, 8 2B, 8 HR, 33 RBIs, 25 R, 17 BB
• Hit .330 (29-for-88), 5 2B, 8 HR, 26 RBIs, 20 R, .659 SLG % over his last 24 games
• Had at least one RBI in 15 of his last 24 games; eight straight from 4/19-5/2
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week (5/25); hit .500/.538/1.417 (6-for-12), 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBIs, 6 R
• His 8 HR were more twice as many as his 2019 & 2020 seasons combined
• .988 fielding percentage (three errors in 258 chances)
• Career-high 2 HR and career-high 6 RBIs vs. Penn State 5/22/21
• Three, 3-hit games from 4/16/21-4/19/21 vs. Michigan State/Purdue
• First home run of the season vs. MSU 4/17/21 and first since 6/1/19 vs. Jacksonville State

Redshirt Sophomore - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

• Started all 13 games with 11 starts at first base and two at catcher
• .234 (11-47), 3 2B, 10 RBIs
• Tied for team-best in RBIs
• Tied for team-best in doubles
• One error in 106 chances
• No. 24 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball

Redshirt Freshman - 2019

• Played in all 57 games with 55 starts at first base
• .269 (53-197), 9 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 29 RBIs
• Team-best 35 walks
• Eighth in the Big Ten in walks (35)
• Team-best strikeout/walk ratio (37/35)
• Third on the team with 29 RBIs
• Third on the team with a .381 on-base percentage
• Fourth on the team with four home runs
• First career home run against Southern Illinois 3/17/19

Freshman - 2018

• Redshirted during the 2018 season

High School

• All-Big 12 first team
• All-region first team
• Also wrestled in high school

Personal

• Born November 25, 1998
• Son of Jeff and Andrea Sarver
• One younger brother, Joel
• Plans to coach following his playing career
• Why Illinois: "I grew up watching Illinois baseball and I could always picture myself playing for them. I also loved the school and the environment that it is in."
• Played summer ball with Illini Jimmy Burnette