2015 - Junior

• Drafted No. 6 overall by the Minnesota Twins, the highest draft pick in school history
• First-Team All-American relief pitcher by five publications: NCBWA, ABCA, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Baseball America, Perfect Game
• Second-Team All-American relief pitcher by D1Baseball.com
• Big Ten Pitcher of the Year (first since pitching coach Drew Dickinson in 2001) and first-team All-Big Ten (second career honor - second-team in 2014)
• NCBWA District V Player of the Year
• First-team All-Mideast Region pitcher
• College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Finalist
• NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist (award given to top relief pitcher)
• 2015 Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• Set the school record for saves in a season (14) and career (24)
• Boasted a 5-2 record with a school-record 14 saves and a 1.08 ERA in 30 appearances (66.2 IP), including 27 scoreless outings
• Ranked No. 2 in NCAA with a 0.71 WHIP, No. 3 with a 1.08 ERA, No. 3 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.86), No. 6 in walks allowed per nine innings (0.95) and No. 7 with 5.40 hits allowed per nine innings
• Led the Big Ten in ERA (1.08) and opposing batting average (.177), 2nd in saves (14), T-3rd in appearances (30), 6th in strikeouts (76) and T-12th in wins (5)
• Closed out the first Regional championship in Illinois history by throwing 4.0 scoreless innings and striking out five against Wright State (6/1) for his school-record 14th save
• Threw two scoreless outings during the Big Ten Tournament, notching his 13th save of the season against Nebraska (5/20)
• Closed out Illinois’ 2015 Big Ten title with the final five outs vs. Nebraska (5/14) for save No. 11
• Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 9 after going 1-0 with two saves, totaling 7.2 scoreless innings in relief & only allowing three hits in three appearances from March 2-8
• Earned first save of season with a perfect ninth vs. New Mexico State (2/14)
• Won first career start with six strikeouts over five scoreless innings at Lamar (2/15)
• Midseason All-American on D1Baseball.com
• USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason, Midseason and Final Watch List
• Louisville Slugger Preseason Second-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball
• Perfect Game Preseason Second-Team All-American and No. 18 Junior Prospect
• Baseball America and NCBWA Preseason Third-Team All-American
• Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch

Sophomore - 2014

• Shined for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a save, 21 strikeouts and six walks in 16.2 IP
• Second-team All-Big Ten and second-team All-Mideast Region relief pitcher
• Posted a 4-1 record and led the bullpen with a 1.94 ERA along with the most strikeouts (47) in the bullpen in a team-high 23 appearances (41.2 IP)
• Was a perfect 10-for-10 in save opportunities, which ranked fourth in the Big Ten and second in school history for saves in a season
• Did not allow a run in 17 of 23 appearances with a .190 opponent batting average
• Closed out 10th save with 2.1 scoreless innings vs. Ohio State (5/22) in the Big Ten Tournament
• Posted two saves during the Iowa series with six strikeouts in 3.1 innings
• Picked up wins in the opener and finale in the Michigan State series, allowing one run in 4.2 innings
• Closed out 2-1 win over No. 24 Indiana with 1.1 scoreless innings for seventh save
• Notched sixth save in one-run win vs. Eastern Illinois (4/22)
• Second win came at Penn State (4/18) with 1.2 scoreless innings and registered fifth save in the finale at Penn State (4/20)
• Nabbed fourth save with two scoreless innings in 1-0 victory over Michigan (4/11)
• Notched first win with two strikeouts in two innings pitched at Northwestern (4/5)
• Pitched a career-high five innings vs. Xavier (3/23) and notched a career-high eight strikeouts
• Earned third save by pitching the final 2.2 innings at Florida (3/2)
• Notched second save with two strikeouts at Coastal Carolina (2/22)
• Recorded first career save at Georgia State (2/15) with two scoreless innings and five strikeouts

Freshman - 2013

• Turned in a 3.10 ERA and went 1-3 in 20.1 innings out of the bullpen
• Tied for the second-most relief appearances (18) and recorded the second-most strikeouts (20) in the Illini bullpen
• Boasted an opposing batting average of .157 (11-for-70), which led the Illini pitching staff
• Notched his first career win in 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in the extra-inning victory at Baylor (3/9) in game one of the doubleheader, where he also only allowed one hit
• Struck out the side to end the game in the eighth at Illinois State (4/16)
• Held onto a one-run lead by retiring all four batters he faced on nine pitches at Indiana (4/7), which helped lead to a 3-2 victory that snapped Indiana's NCAA-best 18-game winning streak at the time
• Held onto the lead vs. New Mexico State (2/23), escaping the seventh inning and pitching a perfect eighth inning in the Illini's one-run victory
• Struck out both batters faced vs. Boston College (2/24)
• Made Illini debut at Tennessee Tech (2/17), tossing 2.2 innings in relief but allowing a walk-off home run
• Played for the Lombard Orioles of the Chicago Suburban Baseball League along with Illini teammates Andrew Mamlic, Rob McDonnell and Josh Ferry during the summer

High School

• Ranked the No. 25 overall player in the class of 2012 in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
• Went 4-3 with two saves in 2011, with both losses coming to eventual IHSA Class 4A runner-up Providence Catholic
• Struck out 70 in 40 innings while posting a 2.80 ERA in 2011
• Earned the win in Lemont's 2011 IHSA Class 3A regional title victory, striking out 11 against Yorkville
• Named to the 2011 Lisle Reporter honorable mention Spring South DuPage All-Area Boys Team
• Went 5-0 with a 3.03 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings as a sophomore in 2010
• Holds a career record of 9-3 with a 2.91 ERA, 102 strikeouts and 28 walks in 74 2/3 innings
• Member of Team Illinois
• Helped Lemont into the semifinals of the 2011 IHSA Class 6A state football playoffs and a 12-1 season record
• Had 28 receptions for 611 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season while also serving as Lemont's punter and primary return man.

Personal

• Born April 19, 1994
• Parents are Brian Jay and Lynn Kwasigroch
• Has six siblings: Rylie (sister), Gabby (half-sister), Peyton (brother), Addison and Teddy (step-brothers), and Chloe (step-sister)
• Cousins, Andrew Jay and Nicholas Leffler, both played football at Monmouth (2007-10)
• Uncle, Rick Jay, played football at University of South Dakota (1978-80)
• Majoring in communication
• Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose
• His cousins most influenced his athletic career because they all play competitive sports and work hard, so he has always looked up to them.