Illinois Career Highs

• Innings pitched: 5.0, Penn State, Apr 19, 2019 
• Strikeouts: 8, at Grand Canyon, Mar 09, 2019 
• Batters faced: 18, at Maryland, Apr 06, 2018 
• Field chances: 1, Maryland, Apr 06, 2019 ; Penn State, Apr 19, 2019 ; Purdue, May 10, 2019 
• Assists: 1, Maryland, Apr 06, 2019 ; Penn State, Apr 19, 2019 ; Purdue, May 10, 2019 

Redshirt Senior - 2019

• Academic All-Big Ten
• 6-3, 3.72 ERA, 48.1 IP, .208 BAA, 18 BB, 58 SO
• Team for team-best 30 appearances
• Second on the team with six wins
• Second on the team with 58 strikeouts
• Fourth on the team with 48 1/3 innings pitched
• Tied for fifth on the team with a .208 batting average against
• Illinois career-high five innings pitched in relief against Penn State 4/19/19
• Illinois career-high eight strikeouts at Grand Canyon 3/9/19
• 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, HBP, 2 BB, 2 K during the six-game foreign trip to Curaçao and Aruba

Redshirt Junior - 2018

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 12 games, all in relief
• 1-1, 10.22 ERA, 12.1 IP, 20 H, 14 R, 14 K, 11 BB

Junior - 2017

• Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility left
• Sat out the 2017 season due to NCAA transfer rules

Sophomore - 2016 (Louisville)

• 0-0, 3.24 ERA, 8.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 SO, 10 BB
• .143 opponent batting average

Freshman - 2015 (Louisville)

• Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
• 4-0, 2.05 ERA, 40.0 IP, 34 SO
• 20 appearances, four starts
• Perfect ninth inning against Cal State Fullerton in game two of NCAA Super Regional
• Wins against Clemson, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and Notre Dame

High School

• Three-year letterwinner in baseball and football
• 22-2 and 170 SO during high school career
• 7-2, 1.01 ERA, 1 SV, 66 SO as a senior
• 8-0, 1.63 ERA, 58 SO as a junior
• 7-0, 2.11 ERA, 47 SO as a sophomore
• All-area
• All-conference quarterback
• Academic all-area in baseball and football

Personal

• Born on June 23, 1996
• Parents are Gene and Chris Leland
• Two siblings, Ryan and Jessica
• Graduated in May 2018 with a degree in finance
• Majoring in technology management (master’s degree)
• Uncle, Bob Piecki, and cousins, Jenny Piecki, Soctt Piecki and Eric Schultz attended the University of Illinois
• Chose Illinois because of "the excellent academics paired with the competitive baseball program and a great coaching staff."