Career Highs

• Innings pitched: 1.1, Purdue, Apr 19, 2021 
• Walks allowed: 2, Purdue, Apr 19, 2021 
• Batters faced: 10, Purdue, Apr 19, 2021  
• Field chances: 1, Northwestern, Mar 28, 2021 
• Assists: 1, Northwestern, Mar 28, 2021 

Freshman - 2021

• Pitched in two games out of the bullpen

High School

• No. 7 right-handed pitcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report and No. 13 by Perfect Game
• No. 341 right-handed pitcher in the nation by Perfect Game
• No. 24 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report and No. 31 by Perfect Game
• Top 500 recruit in the nation by Perfect Game
• Three-year letterwinner
• Played for head coach Darren Perdun at Jersey Community
• 8-6, 2.85 ERA, 95.2 IP, 142 SO combined between sophomore and junior years
• 2019 High School Baseball National Championship Team Illinois Selection
• Also played soccer and basketball at Jersey Community and was all-conference in basketball

Personal

• Born Sept. 16, 2001
• Son of Nathan and Kathleen Shalley
• One younger sister, Grace
• Played summer ball for the St. Louis Pirates
• Plans to major in Kinesiology
• Plans to get a job helping people in fitness or physical therapy following his playing career
• Committed to Illinois in October 2018
• Chose Illinois because, "It's been my dream school for as long as I could remember. My family always had season tickets to football and basketball games and baseball has always been my favorite sport. I grew up an Illini fan and it only seemed fitting to stay with the family. Especially because when I met the people and coaches there, that was the best part that sold it for me."