2024 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 41
Will Lavin
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 187
- Hometown:
- Hastings, Minn.
- High School:
- Hastings
- Prev School:
- Bemidji State
 University of Illinois Graduate |
Career Highs
- Innings pitched: 3.0, vs. Iowa, May 11, 2024
- Strikeouts: 3, 4x, last: vs. Iowa, May 11, 2024
- Walks: 2, 3x, last: vs. Indiana State, June 2, 2024
- Batters faced: 15, vs. Iowa, May 11, 2024
- Field chances: --
- Putouts: --
- Assists: --
- Runners CS: 1, at Maryland, April 28, 2024
2024 - SENIOR
- Went 3-1 with a 7.48 ERA (18 ER/21.2 IP) in 19 relief appearances...amassed 21 strikeouts.
- Made Illini debut on Feb. 16 vs. Akron...worked 2.0 innings and allowed one run on two hits.
- No earned runs allowed in a four-game stretch from Feb. 24 - March 10, spanning 4.2 innings.
- Worked a season-high 3.0 innings on May 11 vs. Iowa...allowed just one run and fanned three batters.
JUNIOR - 2023 (BEMIDJI STATE)
- Spring NSIC All-Academic Team
- Went 1-8 with a 8.02 ERA over 10 starts...had 59 strikeouts in 46.0 innings of work.
- Fanned at least seven batters in four of his starts and had six or more punchouts in six of his outings.
- Tossed a complete game (7.0 IP) in game one of a doubleheader against Sioux Falls on March 26 (7 H, 1 R/ER, 2 BB, 7 SO).
SOPHOMORE - 2022 (BEMIDJI STATE)
- NSIC All-Academic Team
- Made 11 starts on the mound.
- Second on BSU with 53 strikeouts including a team-best 20 strikeouts looking.
- Totaled an 8.80 ERA in 45.0 innings with a 1-10 record.
- Earned lone win April 10 at Sioux Falls after throwing 7.0 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts, two walks, three hits allowed, no runs allowed and no extra-base hits allowed.
- Tallied at least five strikeouts in seven games.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN - 2021 (BEMIDJI STATE)
- Made eight starts in 10 appearances on the mound.
- Threw a team-high 35 strikeouts in 35.1 innings with an ERA of 8.15.
- Earned his first career win out of the bullpen May 8 versus the University of Minnesota Duluth.
- Threw a complete game March 30 at Upper Iowa University.
- Tallied a career-high eight strikeouts March 24 at Winona State University and finished with three games of at least five strikeouts.
FRESHMAN - 2020 (BEMIDJI STATE)
- Made four relief appearances on the mound during BSU's shortened season.
- Totaled 5.0 innings with four earned runs allowed.
- Totaled seven strikeouts, including three in 1.0 inning March 11 versus Valley City State.
HIGH SCHOOL
- A two-time letter winner in baseball at Hastings High School under head coach Taylor Pagel.
PERSONAL
- Born on Nov. 19, 2000.
- Son of Mike and Laurie Lavin.
- Has one sister, McKinley.
- Chose Illinois because, "The opportunity to play baseball for an amazing program while getting a great education."
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Monday, December 09
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