Kyle Schupmann

University of Illinois Graduate

Started all 55 games at third base for the Fighting Illini in 2026.
Slashed .282/.396/.413 with 58 hits, 15 doubles, four home runs, 24 RBI, and 52 runs scored.
Also tallied 34 walks and tied for the team lead with 12 stolen bases.
Posted 13 multi-hit games and four outings with multiple RBI.
Recorded a 14-game hitting streak from March 18-April 10.
Registered a .950 fielding percentage with 41 putouts and 129 assists.
Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two stolen bases on Feb. 14 at South Florida.
Tallied three hits, including a double, with three runs scored and an RBI at #6 Coastal Carolina on Feb. 22.
Registered a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a double, four runs scored, an RBI, and a career-high three stolen bases vs. UAlbany on March 1.
Went 2-for-4 with three RBI vs. Rutgers on March 20.
Logged three hits, four RBI, a home run, and three runs scored at Penn State on March 28.
Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and three runs scored on Apr. 4 at Purdue.
Turned in a two-hit, four-RBI performance and a home run vs. #19 Oregon on April 18.
Notched three hits and two runs scored vs. Roosevelt on April 28.
Went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI at Indiana on May 15.
Academic All-Big Ten.
CSC Academic All-District.

Slashed .288/.389/.545 in 52 games/starts, all coming at third base, to go along with 49 runs, 57 hits, eight doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, 44 RBI and 26 walks.
Converted 161 of his 168 fielding chances for a .958 fielding percentage.
Made Illini debut on Feb. 14 vs. Abilene Christian...went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, a triple, RBI and a walk.
Hit safely in seven of the first eight games of his Illinois career, including four multi-hit performances.
Went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, two home runs and three RBI in the first game of Illinois' doubleheader vs. Valparaiso on March 15...first multi-HR game of his career.
Also tallied mutli-HR performances on March 21 at Northwestern (G2) and on May 16 at Ohio State.
Season-high six-game hitting streak from March 21-28...went 10-for-25 (.400) with three home runs and five RBI during that span.
Had a career-high five RBI on May 16 at Ohio State.
Recorded Little League home runs on May 15 and May 17 at Ohio State.
Ended the season by hitting safely in nine of the last 10 contests...went 11-for-33 (.333) with a double, triple, three home runs and 10 RBI during that span.

Batted .136 (9-for-66) with three home runs, two doubles, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored in 32 games played.
Made 21 starts in the infield as a freshman.
Had two multi-RBI outings.
Hit a three-run homer in regular season finale against Houston (May 20).
Belted his second career home run versus Marshall (March 21).
Went 2-for-5 with three RBI at Florida (Feb. 26).
Made collegiate debut at third base in first-ever collegiate game at Georgia State (Feb. 17).

Attended Luther Prep High School.
Three-time First Team All-Conference selection (COVID-19 canceled 2020 season).
Named All-State his senior year.
Collected team MVP honors as well.
Ranked as the No. 15 player in Illinois and the No. 3 shortstop in the state according to Perfect Game.
Ranked as the No. 17 player in Illinois and the No. 3 shortstop in the state according to Prep Baseball Report.

Born on Aug. 28, 2003.
Son of Jennifer and David Schupmann.
Has one sister, Allison.
Chose Illinois because of, "the coaching staff, that family feeling, the facilities and the resources available to help you develop and help the team win. The support staff around you to helps you be the best version of yourself on and off the field every day."
Pursuing a degree in agricultural and consumer economics with a focus on agribusiness markets and management.