2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team

2024 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team

2024 All-Big Ten First Team

NIL Opportunities

Career Highs

• Hits: 5, vs. UT Martin, May 19, 2023
• Doubles: 2, 2x, last: vs. Iowa, May 10, 2024
• Triples: 1, 3x, last: vs. Michigan, May 24, 2024
• Home runs: 1, 18x, last: at Purdue, May 17, 2024
• Total bases: 7, 3x, last: vs. Eastern Illinois, Feb. 27, 2024
• RBI: 4, 3x, last: at Purdue, May 17, 2024
• Runs scored: 4, vs. #24 Indiana State, April 30, 2024
• Walks: 2, 13x, last: at Purdue, May 18, 2024
• At bats: 6, 4x, last: at Minnesota, April 5, 2024
• Stolen bases: 1, 2x, last: vs. Ohio State, May 4, 2024
• Field chances: 15, 2x, last: vs. Missouri, March 26, 2024
• Putouts: 15, vs. Youngstown State, Feb. 17, 2023
• Assists: 3, vs. Ohio State, May 5, 2024

Junior - 2024

• ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team.
• ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team.
• All-Big Ten First Team.
• Academic All-Big Ten.
• Appeared in all 56 games for the Illini, making 55 starts...slashed .356/.440/.533 to go along with 15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 49 RBI.
• Ranked among Big Ten leaders in hits (80, T-6th) and average (10th).
• Struck out just 11 times in 225 at-bats...was tied for the second-toughest batter to strikeout in the country...had a 20.5 K/AVG...was highest mark among catchers...fewest strikeouts in the country by any player with at least 225 at-bats on the season.
• Allowed just seven stolen bases in 16 attempts (9 CS).
• Had a career-long 33-game on-base streak from March 24 - May 31.
• Had a season-high four hits on March 24 at Indiana.
• Had four-straight multi-hit performances from April 26-30...went 9-for-15 (.600) during that stretch.
• Crushed a grand slam on May 17 at Purdue in the seventh inning to help Illinois clinch the 2024 Big Ten championship...was the team's 100th of the year.

Sophomore - 2023

• Slashed .308/.435/.514/.949 in 51 games, 50 starts.
• Tallied nine doubles, one triple and nine home runs, and collected 27 RBI.
• Recorded at least one hit in 39 of 51 games played.
• Had a career-high five hits on May 19 vs. UT Martin.
• Collected a career-high four RBI on May 6 vs. Michigan State.
• Began season with a 10-game hitting streak...reached base safely in first 17 games of the season.

Freshman - 2022

• Appeared in 11 games, starting one
• Went 5-for-13 (.385) at the plate, with two home runs
• Hit both of his home runs in consecutive games (April 19, 22)
• Made his Illini debut on Feb. 19 vs. Kansas
• Collected the first hit of his collegiate career on March 15 vs. Butler
• Caught one baserunner stealing in two attempts

High School

• No. 14 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report 
• No. 2 catcher in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report 
• Played for head coach Clay Kovac at Wauconda
• 2019 all-conference
• 2019 all-area 
• 2019 Wauconda Team MVP
• 2018 and 2019 Team Defensive MVP
• 2019 Team Offensive MVP
• Slashed .417/.510/.666 as a sophomore 
• National Honor Society 
• Honor Roll all semesters of high school
• Also played football in high school 
• Played summer ball for the Chicago Scouts Association

Personal

• Born July 16, 2002
• Son of Ron and Cherie Janik
• Father, Ron Janik, played baseball at Lewis University from 1990-95
• One older brother, Ty, and one younger sister, Calli
• Plans to major in business management
• Committed to Illinois in October 2019
• Chose Illinois because, "I loved the culture the coaches created at Illinois. It is a program passionate about each other and to winning. When I was able to visit the campus, I knew Champaign-Urbana was where I wanted to play."