Junior - 2015

• Drafted in the fifth round by the Oakland Athletics (No. 158 overall)
• Second-Team All-American starting pitcher by NCBWA, ABCA, D1Baseball.com, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Baseball America and Perfect Game
• ABCA First-Team All-Mideast Region pitcher
• First-Team All-Big Ten starting pitcher
• 2015 Dick Howser Trophy and National Pitcher of the Year Semifinalist
• 11-2 record (8th in NCAA) with a 1.75 ERA (21st in NCAA) in 15 starts and 102.2 IP (3rd in Big Ten)
• 88 strikeouts (3rd in Big Ten), 11 wins (2nd in Big Ten) and .235 opposing batting average (9th in Big Ten)
• Only allowed 18 walks (T-11th in Big Ten) with 1.58 walks allowed per 9 IP (55th in NCAA) and a 4.89-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (41st in NCAA)
• School-record four career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week awards: March 23 & April 7, 2015 (junior); March 3, 2014 (sophomore) and May 13, 2013 (freshman)
• Threw a complete game against Ohio in the Champaign Regional for his second career NCAA victory (also topped Georgia Tech in 2013 NCAA Regional)
• Clinched 2015 Big Ten title with his 10th win and 7 innings vs. Nebraska (5/14)
• Recorded ninth win vs. Rutgers (5/9), throwing 7 innings
• Tossed an 8-inning, 3-hit gem with seven strikeouts at Ohio State (5/1) for his eighth win
• Seventh win came after six solid innings at Penn State (4/24)
• Picked up his sixth win with nine strikeouts over seven innings vs. Indiana (4/17)
• Earned fifth win vs. Purdue (4/11), notching six strikeouts over six innings
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for the second time in 2015 after tossing nine innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Northwestern (4/3)
• Earned fourth win at Michigan State (3/28), striking out five over six innings
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following seven innings without an earned run in a win over USF (3/20), while only giving up two hits and tallying eight strikeouts
• Recorded second win at #10 Oklahoma State (3/6), tossing seven innings and allowing only three hits and one run
• Earned first win with seven scoreless innings while striking out nine vs. Ball State (2/27)
• Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch

Sophomore - 2014

• Went 4-1 with a Big Ten-best 1.80 ERA, 35 strikeouts and 55 innings pitched in nine starts, including a team-high two complete games
• Turned in the third-best opponent batting average (.215) in the Big Ten
• Collected fourth win with six innings against Ohio State (5/22) in the Big Ten Tournament at TD Ameritrade Park
• Earned third win with one run over six solid innings against Nebraska (5/16) which included a stretch of 14 straight retired
• Threw 55 pitches in three-plus innings at Iowa (5/11) in his second start back following his missed time due to forearm tightness
• Made first start after being sidelined for six weeks with forearm tightness when he took the mound against Michigan State (5/4) and threw 44 pitches in three innings
• Took a perfect game into the seventh inning before cruising to a complete-game 5-1 victory over Southern Illinois (3/14), where he faced two over the minimum while allowing four hits and striking out six on 93 pitches
• Received a no-decision after allowing one run in 5.2 innings at Western Kentucky (3/8)
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 3 after his three-hit complete-game shutout at No. 23 Florida (2/28), which marked his first win of the season
• Struck out a season-high seven vs. George Mason (2/21) but suffered first loss
• Received no decision after allowing two earned runs over 6.1 innings at Georgia State (2/14) as the Opening Day starter
• Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
• Helped lead the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox to the Cape Cod League championship and was the winning pitcher in the championship game during the summer

Freshman - 2013

• Named a Freshman All-American by four different organizations (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, NCBWA, Baseball America, Perfect Game)
• Earned ABCA/Rawlings Second-Team All-Mideast Region honors
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Second-Team All-Big Ten and All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection
• Joined Bubba Smith (1989) as second Illini to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• Won his final start vs. Georgia Tech (5/31) at the Nashville Regional and improved to a team-best 9-1, which ranked as the second-most wins in the Big Ten
• His nine wins set the school record for most wins by a freshman, breaking John Kravetz's mark of eight from 2012, and are the most by an Illinois pitcher since Brian Blomquist's 10 in 2005
• Appeared in 18 games, starting 12 times, and had a team-best 2.79 ERA among starters, which ranked 10th in the Big Ten
• After allowing nine earned runs in his first two starts, he only allowed 16 earned runs in his final 10 starts, finishing the year with three earned runs or fewer in 10 straight starts
• Did not give up an earned run in eight innings of relief
• Was Big Ten co-Pitcher and Freshman of the Week for the first time in his career after racking up a career-high 11 strikeouts in a two-hit shutout of Penn State (5/10) in which he carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning
• His 11 strikeouts vs. PSU (5/10) equaled the most by an Illini pitcher since Drew Dickinson fanned 12 in an 11-inning win over Bucknell on March 15, 2002
• Tied for third in the Big Ten in ERA (1.74) in conference games only and fifth in strikeouts (68)
• Won first career game vs. Ohio (2/22), tossing 5.1 innings with four earned runs
• Did not allow an earned run over 8.2 quality innings for his second win vs. Houston Baptist (3/1)
• Won third game after six solid innings in game one of the doubleheader vs. Oakland (3/30) while allowing two runs and striking out four
• Notched fourth win following a scoreless fifth inning vs. Missouri (4/2) at Busch Stadium
• Tallied three wins in Big Ten play with 2.1 scoreless innings vs. Purdue (4/13), the two-hit shutout vs. Penn State (5/10) and six innings with two earned runs at Minnesota (5/16)
• Won sixth game after striking out seven in 3.2 innings at Illinois State (4/16).

High School

• Listed as the No. 6 overall prospect in the class of 2012 in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
• Named a Perfect Game All-American honorable mention selection
• Went 8-1 with a 2.56 ERA in 2011 with 71 strikeouts and 14 walks in 52 innings pitched
• Named an All-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection in 2011
• Had a 15-4 career record
• Named to the World Wood Bat Association World Championship All-Tournament team after leading Cangelosi Baseball to the round of 16 at the tournament in October 2011
• Didn't allow an earned run and struck out 12 with one walk in seven innings at the WWBA World Championship
• Threw a no-hitter in a 2011 IHSA Class 4A regional game.

Personal

• Born December 10, 1993
• Parents are Roy and Christine Duchene
• Majoring in communication
• Has two siblings, Brent Duchene and Rita Hughes
• Favorite athlete is Ryan Quigley
• Past summer jobs include working as an umpire and shingle technician
• Plans to go into public relations/marketing after finishing school