2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 27
Olivier Martel
- Year:
- Jr.
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 190
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Marieville, Quebec, Canada
- High School:
- École Secondaire Fadette
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 2.1, at Indiana State, March 18, 2026
- Strikeouts: 4, 2x, last: vs. Illinois State, April 21, 2026
- Batters faced: 10, 2x, last: vs. #20 Nebraska, April 25, 2026
- Field chances: 1, 3x, last: at Indiana, May 16, 2026
- Putouts: 1, vs. Illinois State, April 21, 2026
- Assists: 1, 2x, last: at Indiana, May 16, 2026
2026 - Junior
- Appeared in 16 games out of the bullpen in 2026.
- Registered a 7.11 ERA with 21 strikeouts across 19.0 innings of work.
- Struck out multiple hitters in five outings.
- Made his Illini debut at South Florida on Feb. 15.
- Posted a scoreless frame in his Illinois Field debut vs. Lindenwood on Feb. 25.
- Tallied a season-high four strikeouts while tossing a season-long 2.1 innings at Indiana State on March 18.
- Turned in two scoreless innings at Penn State on March 28.
- Equaled his season-best strikeout total with four vs. Illinois State on April 21.
- Fanned three in his 1.1 innings of work vs. Bradley on May 6.
2025 - Sophomore (at Mineral Area College)
- 2025 NJCAA Div. 1 First Team.
- 2025 All-Juco First Team.
- Made 16 appearances while pitching 24.1 innings.
- Tallied seven saves across his 16 outings.
- Finished the year with 52 strikeouts in his 84 batters faced.
- Allowed a .107 batting average against and held an ERA of 1.11.
2024 - Freshman (at Mineral Area College)
- Appeared in 15 games while making four saves in his first collegiate season.
- Posted a 0.83 ERA with a .156 batting average against.
- Amassed 30 strikeouts while allowing just two earned runs across 21.2 innings.
PERSONAL
- Born on March 20, 2005.
- Son of Serge Martel and Marie Josée Dussault.
- Has one sister, Cloé.
- Chose Illinois because “I loved the talk I had with the coaches, it’s a good team in the Big Ten, and the facilities are fantastic.”
- Also recruited by Indiana State, Missouri State, Charleston Southern, Murray State, Miami (Ohio); talked to Purdue and Missouri.
- Pursuing a degree in kinesiology.
Wednesday, March 19
Thursday, February 13
Monday, December 09
Friday, September 22
