Freshman - 2021

• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Did not appear in a game

Freshman - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

• Appeared in one game as a pinch-hitter
• Academic All-Big Ten

High School

• Three-year letterwinner
• Played for head coach David Cales at Peoria Notre Dame
• .446 with 12 doubles, three triples, five homers, 42 RBIs and a 1.297 OPS as a senior
• All-Big 12 Conference
• High Honor Roll
• National Honor Society
• Over 150 hours of community service
• Also played basketball in high school

Personal

• Born Sept. 10, 1999
• Son of Troy and Beth Pudik
• Two older brothers, Nick and Matthew
• Family has long history at the University of Illinois, as his mother, father, brothers, and three uncles attended the university
• Majoring in economics
• Plans to attend law school
• Chose Illinois because, "of its reputation of academic and athletic excellence."