2025 - Senior (at SIUE)

• All-Ohio Valley Conference Second Team
• Led the Cougar pitching staff with a team-most 24 appearances, tied for sixth-most in the OVC
• Posted a team-leading 2.68 ERA
• Finished 2-0 with two saves over 47` .0 innings of work
• Ranked third overall with 53 strikeouts, the most among the Cougars’ relief pitching staff
• Held opponents to a .193 batting average on the season
• Pitched a career-high 5.2 innings against Western Illinois, striking out six while allowing no earned runs (5/2/25)
• Fanned a career-best seven hitters in three innings of work against Northern Illinois (3/2/25)

2024 - Junior (at SIUE)

• Led the team with 20 appearances, all out of the bullpen
• Tied for the team lead with three saves
• Struck out 26 hitters in 25.2 innings of work
• Worked a season-long 3.0 innings twice (3/16/24 at UIC and 3/24/24 vs. Lindenwood)
• Struck out three hitters in a game three separate times
• Picked up his first win of the year vs. Lindenwood, tossing 3.0 innings with three strikeouts (3/24/24)
• Earned his first save of the season on March 8 vs. Omaha, retiring four batters across 1.1 innings with one strikeout (3/8/24)

2023 - Sophomore (at Lake Land CC)

• Led the Lakers on the mound with a 7-2 record in 13 appearances
• Fanned 66 hitters in a team-high 71.1 innings of work
• Posted back-to-back shutouts with wins over Olney Central and Wabash Valley (3/26/22 and 4/1/22)
• Tallied a win with one earned run and 10 strikeouts at Shawnee CC (3/10/22)
• Tossed seven scoreless innings in a victory at Black Hawk College-Moline (3/4/22)
• Earned his win of the season against Northeast Mississippi CC, going 5.0 innings and posting five strikeouts (2/18/22)

2022 - Freshman (at Lake Land CC)

• Made a team-high 21 relief appearances, leading the Lakers with a 2.61 earned run average
• Held a 3-0 record while striking out 30 hitters across 31.0 innings
• Made five saves
• Secured his first-career save in 2.1 innings of work with three strikeouts
• Logged his first win with four strikeouts across three innings in relief against John A. Logan College (3/10/22)

PERSONAL

• Born on Dec. 20, 2002
• Son of Gerry and Kathy McKillop
• Has two sisters, Aine and Sinea
• Chose Illinois because “it was a dream to play for my state school. I want to help this team win and prove myself at the highest level. I love the bullpen and understanding that pitching wins championships, I want to be a reason that this team goes on to a regional and a Big Ten championship.”
• Working toward a graduate certificate in strategic leadership and management
• Also recruited by Michigan State, FAU, and Purdue