2019 MLB Draft Pick

2018 Gold Glove Award Winner

Three-Time All-Big Ten

MLB Draft

• 2019 MLB Draft - 4th Round - Kansas City Royals

Career Highlights

• Highest drafted infielder in Illinois history (2019, 4th round, Kansas City)
• Fifth-highest drafted position player in Illinois history
• .324 career batting average ranks 48th in Illinois history
• 21 career doubles in Big Ten games tied for the fifth most in Illinois history
• 2019 All-Big Ten first team second baseman
• 2018 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner for second base
• 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
• 2018 All-Big Ten second team second baseman
• Collected his 200th career hit in his 152nd game (vs. Purdue 5/12/19)
• 60 straight games without an error (April 22, 2017-May 12, 2018)
• 2017 Baseball America Freshman All-America second team
• 2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team
• 2017 All-Big Ten third team second baseman
• 2017 Big Ten All-Freshman Team second baseman

Career Highs

• Hits: 4, Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019 
• Doubles: 2, 5 times
• Triples: 1, 5 times
• Home runs: 2, vs Missouri, Apr 04, 2017 
• Total bases: 9, vs Missouri, Apr 04, 2017 
• RBI: 4, vs Missouri, Apr 04, 2017 ; Rutgers, Apr 15, 2018 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018 
• Runs scored: 3, Western Michigan, Apr 18, 2017 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018 
• Walks: 2, at Florida Atlantic, Feb 22, 2019 ; Illinois State, Mar 24, 2019 
• Hit by pitch: 1, 8 times
• Sac flies: 1, 10 times
• Sac bunts: 1, at Indiana, Apr 28, 2018 ; at Wake Forest, Feb 16, 2019 ; at Coastal Carolina, Mar 10, 2017 
• At bats: 6, at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019 ; at Minnesota, Apr 29, 2017 ; Purdue, May 10, 2019 
• Stolen bases: 2, at Rutgers, May 14, 2017 
• Field chances: 11, at Indiana, Apr 28, 2018 ; at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 24, 2017 ; at Northwestern, Mar 24, 2018 
• Putouts: 7, at Indiana, Apr 28, 2018 
• Assists: 8, at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 24, 2017 

Junior - 2019

• All-Big Ten first team second baseman
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in 55 games, starting at DH for the first 28 games of the season due to an injury not allowing him to play defense before moving back to second base
• .317 (69-218), 14 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 28 RBIs
• Did not commit an error with 75 assists and 51 putouts at second base
• Ninth in the Big Ten in batting average (.317)
• 10th in the Big Ten in hits (69)
• Team-best 69 hits
• Team-best .323 average in conference games
• Team-best 30 hits in conference games
• Team-best eight doubles in conference games
• Second on the team with 31 runs
• Second on the team with 14 doubles
• Second on the team with five home runs
• Second on the team with 100 total bases
• Third on the team with a .317 batting average
• Second on the team with a .459 slugging percentage 
• Fifth on the team with 28 RBIs
• Homered in three straight games March 9-16, 2019
• Recipient of the Lee and Euline Eilbracht Memorial Baseball Scholarship
• D1Baseball.com Preseason All-America Third Team
• Baseball America Preseason All-America Third Team
• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-America Third Team
• Ranked No. 79 MLB Draft prospect (fourth-round pick) in college baseball by D1Baseball.com
• Ranked No. 189 MLB Draft prospect by Baseball America
• Ranked No. 2 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com
• Ranked No. 3 second baseman in the nation by D1Baseball.com
• Rated "Best Pure Hitter" in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• Ranked No. 38 hitting prospect in college baseball by D1Baseball.com 
• Ranked No. 81 junior in the nation by Perfect Game

Sophomore - 2018

• ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner for second base
• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region first team
• All-Big Ten second team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 60 straight games without an error (April 22, 2017-May 12, 2018)
• Started all 53 games at second base
• .326 (71-218), 17 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 46 RBI, 12 BB
• .356 (37-104), 9 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 4 BB in Big Ten games
• Led the Big Ten in hits during conference games (37)
• Second in the Big Ten in RBIs during conference games (25)
• Fourth in the Big Ten in doubles during conference games (9)
• Second in the Big Ten in triples during conference games (2)
• Third in the Big Ten in total bases during conference games (62)
• Fifth in the Big Ten and 127th in the nation in doubles (17)
• Fifth in the Big Ten in triples (3)
• 11th in the Big Ten in RBIs (46)
• 12th in the Big Ten in hits (71)
• 12th in the Big Ten in total bases (112)
• Fourth in the Big Ten in assists (166)
• 12th in the Big Ten in fielding double plays (33)
• Eighth in the Big Ten in batting average during conference games (.356)
• Eighth in the Big Ten in slugging percentage during conference games (.596)
• Top 150 in the nation in strikeout rate (8.7 AB/SO)
• Team-best 17 doubles
• Team-best three triples
• Team-best 71 hits
• Team-best 16 two-hit games
• Team-best six three-hit games
• Second on the team with a .514 slugging percentage
• Second on the team with 46 RBIs
• Second on the team with a .326 batting average
• Second on the team with 112 total bases
• Second on the team with 11 multi-RBI games
• Big Ten Player of the Week (March 6)
• I Fund Scholar-Athlete of the Week (May 8)
• I Fund Scholar-Athlete of the Week (March 7)
• DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac-12 Challenge MVP
• DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac-12 Challenge All-Tournament Team
• .500 (6-12), .750 slugging percentage and .538 on-base percentage while getting multiple hits in all three games of the DQ Classic/Big Ten-Pac-12 Challenge 
• .338 (24-71) with runners in scoring position
• .429 (3-7) with the bases loaded
• Ten Innings Preseason All-Big Ten second team

Freshman - 2017

• Baseball America Freshman All-America second team
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team
• All-Big Ten third team second baseman
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team second baseman
• Illinois Athletics Newcomer of the Year nominee
• Only the fifth Big Ten freshman to win back-to-back Freshman of the Week awards since the award began in 2011
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (May 1)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (April 24)
• Started all 51 games at second base
• .330 (69-209), 12 2B, 3B, 6 HR, 36 RBIs, 4-7 SB
• .354 (35-99), 4 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBIs in Big Ten games
• Fourth-most hits all-time for an Illinois freshman (69)
• Led Big Ten qualifying second basemen in batting average during conference games (.354)
• Helped Illinois lead the nation in double plays per game (1.16)
• Led Big Ten second basemen in hits during conference games (35)
• Led Big Ten freshmen in hits (69)
• Fourth-most homers by second basemen nominated for Freshman All-America
• Fourth among Big Ten freshmen in batting average (.330)
• Second in the Big Ten in strikeout rate (13.1 AB/SO)
• Team-best .354 (35-99) in Big Ten games
• Team-best 15-game hitting streak April 9-May 2
• Tied for team-best 19 multiple hit games
• Team-best 12 multi-RBI games
• Team-best 21 two-out RBIs
• Third on the team with 101 total bases
• Third on the team with 36 RBIs
• Fourth on the team with six home runs
• .429 (3-7) with the bases loaded
• .429 (42-98), 5 HR, 27 RBIs in Illinois wins
• .371 (39-105) with runners on
• .367 (29-76) with two outs
• .356 (21-59) with runners in scoring position
• Made just six errors
• First career home run vs. Missouri in Corpus Christ, Texas 2/26/17
• Ranked No. 12 freshman in the Big Ten during the preseason by Perfect Game

High School

• Three-year letterwinner
• Team captain as a senior
• .380, 8 HR, 42 RBI, 17 SB, .965 fielding percentage as a senior
• .365, 5 HR, 33 RBI as a junior
• .333, team-best 18 SB, .978 fielding percentage as a sophomore
• No. 13 prospect in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
• 2016 all-state third team
• 2015 and 2016 All-Chicago Catholic League
• 2016 all-area
• 2014 The Reporter Newspaper All-Area

Personal

• Born March 22, 1998
• Parents are Lisa and Keith Massey
• Father, Keith Massey, played baseball at Illinois from 1983-86
• Double major in business management and marketing
• Uncles, Jeff Massey, Scott Massey and Ken Massey attended Illinois
• Brother, Andrew Massey, plays baseball at Concordia University Chicago
• Why Illinois: "I chose Illinois because I wanted to attend a university with a prestigious reputation for academics and baseball. I also chose Illinois because of the great coaching staff and top-notch playing facilities.  My father played at U of I back in the mid-1980's so I was excited to have an opportunity to follow in his footsteps as he's been the biggest role model in my life."