2017 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 27
Pat McInerney
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 240
- Position:
- OF/1B
- Hometown:
- Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- High School:
- Benet Academy
Career Highs
Updated following the 2017 season
- Hits: 4, Indiana, Apr 18, 2015 ; Michigan, May 21, 2016
- Doubles: 2, 4 times
- Home runs: 2, Michigan State, Mar 24, 2017
- Total bases: 9, Michigan State, Mar 24, 2017
- RBI: 5, at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 24, 2017
- Runs scored: 3, at Northwestern, Apr 04, 2015 ; Michigan State, Mar 24, 2017 ; Nebraska, May 15, 2015
- Walks: 3, Saint Louis, Apr 15, 2016
- Hit by pitch: 1, 13 times
- Sac flies: 1, Northwestern, Apr 16, 2017 ; vs Central Michigan, Mar 04, 2016 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 18, 2017
- Sac bunts: 1, 7 times
- At bats: 7, at Penn State, Apr 25, 2015
- Stolen bases: 1, 13 times
- Field chances: 21 [2nd], Penn State, Mar 26, 2016
- Putouts: 21, Penn State, Mar 26, 2016
- Assists: 3, at Indiana, May 14, 2016
Senior - 2017
- All-Big Ten second team first baseman
- Academic All-District
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all 51 games
- .309 (60-194), 42 R, 10 2B, 15 HR, 44 RBIs, 8-9 SB
- .308 (28-91), 18 R, 4 2B, 6 HR in Big Ten games
- Second in the Big Ten in home runs (15)
- Second in the Big Ten in slugging (.593)
- Eighth in the Big Ten in RBIs (44)
- Second in home runs in Big Ten games among first basemen (6)
- Second among Big Ten qualifying first basement in on-base percentage during Big Ten games (.418)
- Tied for team-best 44 RBIs
- Tied for team-best 42 runs
- Team-best .416 on-base percentage
- Team-best five steals during Big Ten games
- Team-best 21 RBIs in Big Ten games
- Tied for team-best 18 runs in Big Ten games
- Tied for second on the team with 11 multi-RBI games
- Second on the team with 115 total bases
- Second on the team with 14 two-out RBIs
- Third on the team with 16 multi-hit games
- .429 (3-7) with the bases loaded
- .371 (33-89) with runners on
- .333 (15-45) with runners in scoring position
- Tied for team-best .409 (9-22) with runners in scoring position during Big Ten games
- Walk-off home run to beat Indiana State 4/1/17
- Two home runs vs. Michigan State 2/24/17
- Career-high five RBIs at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/24/17
- Seven home runs during 10-game span March 19-April 2
- .462 (6-13), HR, 9 RBIs during series at Corpus Christi
- Kleberg Bank College Classic All-Tournament Team
- Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten at designated hitter
- Ranked No. 32 first baseman in the nation by D1Baseball.com
Junior - 2016
- Academic All-Big Ten
- 46 games played, 45 starts
- 35 starts at first base, 16 starts in right field
- .301 (58-193), 28 R, 9 2B, 7 HR, 27 RBIs, 19 BB, 38 SO
- Led the team in batting average (.347) and home runs (3) during Big Ten games
- Led the team with seven home runs
- Led the team in multi-hit games (20)
- Second on the team in RBIs (27)
- Third on the team in runs (28)
- Tied for second on the team in multi-RBI games (5)
- Illinois was 21-14 when he started at first base
- Ended the year on a season-best 12-game reached base streak
Sophomore - 2015
- Third-team All-Big Ten designated hitter
- Hit .290 with five home runs, 32 runs and 34 RBI
- Had the game-winning RBI single against Nebraska (5/20) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, extending Illinois’ Big Ten record winning streak to 27 games
- Tied a career high by scoring three runs against Nebraska (5/15)
- Launched his fifth home run of the season against Nebraska (5/14)
- Had career-best four RBI vs. Rutgers (5/10)
- Went a career-best 4-for-4 vs. Indiana (4/18)
- Belted fourth home run vs. Purdue (4/11) and tied career-best RBI (3)
- Career-best three runs vs. Northwestern (4/4)
- Hit game-winning home run vs. Northwestern (4/3) in extra innings
- Recorded three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI vs. USF (3/20)
- Belted a solo home run and recorded three hits vs. Southern Illinois (3/15)
- Had three RBI, two doubles and two hits vs. Chicago State (3/10)
- Went 3-for-5 at #10 Oklahoma State (3/8) and had two runs
- Recorded two RBI at Coastal Carolina (3/2)
- Knocked in tying run at Florida Gulf Coast (2/22) in a game that ended in a 4-4 tie due to travel curfew
- Belted Illinois’ first home run this season with a solo shot at Lamar (2/14)
- Hit .500 (4-of-8) at the season-opening Lamar Cardinal Classic with a home run, four runs and three RBI
- Academic All-Big Ten
Freshman - 2014
- Played in 21 games and started 15 times as an outfielder and designated hitter
- Hit .203 with eight runs, two doubles, a home run and five RBI
- Had a hit in his first three collegiate games
- Made collegiate debut at Georgia State (2/14), going 1-for-4
- Went 3-for-6 with two runs and an RBI at Georgia State (2/15)
- Hit first career home run at Georgia State (2/16), becoming first Illini true freshman to homer since Brandon Hohl in 2010
- Had a single and a run against Southern Illinois (4/30)
- Collected two RBI at Northwestern (4/4)
- Scored two runs vs. Purdue (3/30)
- Scored a run with an evasion slide at Coastal Carolina (2/22)
- Played for the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes League along with Illini teammate Dan Rowbottom during the summer
High School
- Earned IHSA Class 3A all-state honors as a senior
- Third-team all-state by the Chicago Sun Times in 2013
- Named Naperville Sun Player of the Year in baseball and basketball in 2013
- Collected all-area honors from the Daily Herald
- Named East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year after leading his team to the conference title
- Hit eight home runs and batted .381 with 38 RBI as a senior
- Went 7-1 with a 2.50 ERA during his senior season
- Three-year starter
- Earned four varsity letters between baseball and basketball
- Was second on team with four home runs in 2012 as team finished third in the East Suburban Catholic Conference
- Hit over .400 for Benet with five doubles, three home runs and six stolen bases during the summer of 2012
- Member of the all-tournament team at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla.
Personal
- Born September 14, 1994
- Double major: Business process management and marketing
- Full name is Patrick Joseph McInerney
- Parents are Mike and Judy
- Sister, Kaitlin, played basketball at Northwestern
- Brother, Michael, played soccer at Illinois Wesleyan
- Biggest thrill in sports was beating No.1 Simeon in basketball in 2011 in front of 8,000 people at the UIC pavilion
- Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose
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