Career Highs

• Hits: 3, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 ; at Florida Atlantic, Feb 23, 2019 
• Doubles: 2, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 
• Home runs: 1, vs Purdue, May 26, 2018 
• Total bases: 5, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 ; vs Purdue, May 26, 2018 
• RBI: 2, 4 times
• Runs scored: 2, 5 times
• Walks: 3, at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019 
• Hit by pitch: 1, 7 times
• Sac flies: 2, Purdue, May 12, 2019 
• Sac bunts: 1, at Florida Atlantic, Feb 23, 2019 
• At bats: 5, 5 times
• Stolen bases: 1, 9 times
• Field chances: 14, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 
• Putouts: 14, Rutgers, Apr 14, 2018 
• Assists: 1, Coastal Carolina, Apr 02, 2019 ; vs Georgetown, Feb 15, 2019 ; vs Northeastern, Mar 04, 2019  

Senior - 2019

• Played in 45 games with 26 starts
• .270 (31-115), 7 2B, 9 RBIs
• Third on the team with seven steals
• Sixth on the team with a .270 batting average
• .500, 7-14, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K during six-game foreign trip to Curaçao and Aruba, setting an Illinois foreign trip record for hits and batting average

Junior - 2018

• Played in 43 games with 41 starts at DH and first base
• .282 (40-142), 7 2B, HR, 17 RBI, 18 BB
• .291 (25-86), 4 2B, 10 RBI, 8 BB in Big Ten games
• Nine multi-hit games
• Tied for team-best 1.000 stolen base percentage (3-3)
• First career home run against Purdue 5/26/18 in the Big Ten Tournament

Junior College (Des Moines Area CC)

• Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility left
• .366/.456/.624, 9 HR, 17 2B, 2 3B, 46 RBI, 17 SB, 53 G as a sophomore
• .359/.442/.595, 9 HR, 15 2B, 2 3B, 50 RBI, 11 SB, 54 G as a freshman

High School

• Three-year letterwinner in baseball
• 2015 all-state
• Two-time all-conference and all-section
• Played with Illini Jackson Douglas in high school
• Also played football in high school
• Three-year starter as a wide receiver
• School-record holder for receiving yards in a game, season and career
• Associated Press All-State second team as a senior
• Football team MVP as a senior
• Mayo Fall Male Athlete of the Season
• 2014 MFCA Academic All-State

Personal

• Born July 12, 1997
• Son of Greg and Sylvia Michalak
• Older sister, Amber
• Majoring in kinesiology
• Has been on three church mission trips
• Why Illinois: "The scholarship I was offered and the situation with the baseball program and me makes it a good fit. Academically, Illinois is a prestigious school in a Power 5 conference. The campus and facilities are very impressive. On my visit, I was treated great and they made it easy for me to choose Illinois over anyone else."
• Played for the Rochester Honkers along with Illini teammate Ryan Thompson in the Summer of 2017