2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Ben Troike
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 170
- Position:
- SS
- Hometown:
- Tinley Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way North
MLB Draft
- 2019 MLB Draft - 11th round - Tampa Bay Rays
Career Highs
- Hits: 4, at Minnesota, Apr 14, 2019 ; at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 24, 2017 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019
- Doubles: 2, vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018 ; at IOWA, Mar 29, 2019
- Triples: 1, at Furman, Mar 10, 2018 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019 ; Indiana State, Mar 31, 2017
- Home runs: 2, Illinois State, Mar 24, 2019
- Total bases: 9, Illinois State, Mar 24, 2019
- RBI: 4, at Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2018 ; Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2019
- Runs scored: 3, 5 times
- Walks: 3, at Purdue, Apr 21, 2017 ; vs Michigan State, Mar 09, 2018
- Hit by pitch: 2, vs Arizona, Mar 03, 2018 ; at Northwestern, Mar 24, 2018 ; Michigan State, Mar 26, 2017
- Sac flies: 1, 7 times
- Sac bunts: 1, 8 times
- At bats: 6, at Illinois State, Apr 09, 2019 ; at Florida Atlantic, Feb 24, 2019 ; at Southern Illinois, Mar 17, 2018
- Stolen bases: 2, at Milwaukee, Feb 18, 2017
- Field chances: 11, at Minnesota, Apr 28, 2017
- Putouts: 5, at Minnesota, Apr 28, 2017
- Assists: 8, at Lamar University, Feb 19, 2017
Junior - 2019
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played and started 45 games at shortstop
- Injured on a hit by pitch vs. Indiana 5/4/19 and missed the rest of the season
- .260 (46-177), 13 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBIs
- Team-best six hit by pitches
- Third on the team with 13 doubles
- First career two-homer game against Illinois State 3/24/19
- Ranked No. 12 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball.com
- Ranked No. 17 shortstop in the nation by D1Baseball.com
Sophomore - 2018
- All-Big Ten second team shortstop
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all 53 games at shortstop
- Reached base in the first 52 games of the season, totaling a 57-game reached base streak 5/12/17-5/25/18
- .299 (63-211), 8 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 25 BB, 10-10 SB
- .301 (28-93), 2 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 14 BB
- Led the Big Ten in assists with 192, 14 more than any other player
- Ninth in the Big Ten in fielding double plays (35)
- Third in the Big Ten in hit by pitches (13)
- Led the Big Ten in assists during conference games (90)
- Led the Big Ten in hit by pitches during conference games (7)
- Sixth in the Big Ten in runs during conference games (23)
- Ninth in the Big Ten in steals during conference games (6)
- 13th in the Big Ten in on-base percentage during conference games (.426)
- Second on the team with a .402 on base percentage
- Third on the team with a .299 batting average
- Third on the team with 63 hits
- Team-best 13 hit by pitches
- Third on the team with 211 at bats
- Tied for team-best 1.000 stolen base percentage (10-10)
- Third on the team with 17 multi-hit games
- .311 (19-61) with runners in scoring position
- Started the season with a team-best 11-game hitting streak
Freshman - 2017
- Started 50 of 51 games at shortstop (missed one game with an injury)
- .234 (45-192), 33 R, 4 2B, 3B, 20 RBIs, 10-14 SB
- Helped Illinois rank second the nation in double plays per game (1.18)
- Led Big Ten freshmen shortstops in fielding percentage (.964)
- Made just eight errors
- Led Big Ten freshmen shortstops in steals (10)
- Tied for third on the team with 33 runs
- Scored 13 runs in the season’s final 13 games
- Fifth on the team with 20 RBIs
- Tied for sixth on the team with nine multi-hit games
- Five multi-RBI games
- Season-best six-game hitting streak Mar 21-31
- Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak, including three multi-hit games
- Scored a run in seven straight games 4/28-5/7/17
- Career-high four hits vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/24/17
- Kleberg Bank College Classic All-Tournament Team after eight hits in four games
- Ranked No. 30 freshman in the Big Ten during the preseason by Perfect Game
- Hit .385 (10-26) in February
High School
- Three-year letterwinner
- .359, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 33 R as a senior
- .396, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 36 R as a junior
- .351, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 25 R as a sophomore
- Team captain as a senior
- Three-time all-Southwest Suburban Conference
- 2015 all-area honorable mention
- Scholar Athlete Award winner
- 2015 Phil Kaiser Summer League State Tournament MVP
- Selected to participate in the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation as a top student-athlete at Lincoln-Way North
- National Honor Society, AP Scholar Award, High Honor Roll
- Played with Illinois Sparks summer team
Personal
- Born February 5, 1998
- Parents are Steve and Sharon Troike
- Father, Steve Troike, and sister, Rebecca Troike, are both Illinois graduates
- Brother, Jack Troike, plays baseball at Illinois Wesleyan
- Majoring in finance
- Why Illinois: "I chose Illinois because of the family atmosphere of the baseball program. There is a lot of excitement surrounding Illini baseball right now and I am eager to become a part of this fantastic program. Illinois is an outstanding University that will help me grow both athletically and academically."
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