2024 All-Big Ten Second Team

2023 All-Big Ten Second Team

NIL Opportunities

Career Highs

• Hits: 4, vs. #24 Indiana State, April 30, 2024
• Doubles: 1, 20x, last: vs. Iowa, May 10, 2024
• Triples: --
• Home runs: 3, vs. #24 Indiana State, April 30, 2024
• Total bases: 13, vs. #24 Indiana State, April 30, 2024
• RBI: 9, vs. #24 Indiana State, April 30, 2024
• Runs scored: 3, 5x, last: at Purdue, May 18, 2024
• Walks: 3, 2x, last: at Indiana, March 22, 2024
• Hit by pitch: 3, at Southern Illinois, March 18, 2022
• Sac bunts: 1, 2x, last: vs. Southern Indiana, March 15, 2024
• Sac fly: 1, 4x, last: at Ohio State, April 29, 2023
• At bats: 6, 2x, last: at Minnesota, April 5, 2024
• Field chances: 7, at Sam Houston, March 3, 2023
• Putouts: 6, 2x, last: vs. Akron, Feb. 16, 2024
• Assists: 2, vs. Indiana State, March 15, 2023

Junior - 2024

• Second Team All-Big Ten.
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in 53 games, making 52 starts...slashed .259/.370/.580 to go along with five doubles, 19 home runs and 53 RBI.
• Ranked second in the Big Ten with 19 home runs...tied for third-most home runs in a single-season in program history...one of five players in Illini history to have at least 19 home runs in a single season.
• Slugged the second two-home run game of his career on March 22 at Indiana...also tallied five RBI in the contest.
• Homered in three-straight games from March 22-29.
• Had first-career three-home run performance on April 30 vs. No. 24 Indiana State...went 4-for-5 overall with three runs scored, three home runs and nine RBI...was just a solo home run away from completing the home run cycle...his nine RBI set a new career-high mark and was just one shy of matching the program record.
• Had a monster series at Purude to help clinch Illinois' Big Ten championship...went 6-for-14 (.429) with five runs scored, three home runs and seven RBI...homered in all three games of the series...each of his home runs gave the Illini the lead for the good in the ballgame.
• Went 2-for-4 with a run, home run and RBI in the Illini's season finale vs. Indiana State in the NCAA Lexington Regional on June 2.

Sophomore - 2023

• Second Team All-Big Ten.
• Slashed .300/.372/.547/.919 to go along with 11 doubles, 12 home runs and 44 RBI in 49 games, 48 starts.
• One of two qualifying batters on the team to hit at least .300
• Finished tied for second on the team in RBI and fourth in OPS (among team qualifiers).
• Had three games on the season with at least four RBI.
• Had first-career two-home run game on April 29 at Ohio State...collected a career-high five RBI in the contest.
• Hit a walk-off home run on May 5 vs. Michigan State.

Freshman - 2022

• Appeared in 26 games, starting 15
• Slashed .246/.387/.311/.698 to go along with four doubles and seven RBI
• Collected first hit of his collegiate career on Feb. 20 vs. Kansas
• Had five multi-hit games in his debut season

High School

• No. 13 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report 
• No. 3 shortstop in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report 
• Played for head coach Andy Satunas at Lockport Township
• Three-year letterwinner 
• Played summer ball for the Cangelosi Sparks

Personal

• Born July 22, 2003
• Son of Scott and Katy Moerman 
• Two younger brothers, Jake and Nick
• Plans to major in business
• Committed to Illinois in November 2018
• Chose Illinois over Michigan and Indiana
• Chose Illinois because, "I loved the coaching staff, it just felt like a great fit, and it was close to home."