2018 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 35
Joey Gerber
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 215
- Position:
- RHP
- Hometown:
- Maple Grove, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata
MLB Draft
- 2018 - Seattle Mariners - 8th round
Career Highs
Last updated following the 2018 season
- Innings pitched: 3.0, at Illinois State, Apr 11, 2017
- Walks allowed: 4, at Florida Atlantic, 03/05/17
- Strikeouts: 5, Bradley, Apr 24, 2018 ; vs Missouri, Feb 26, 2017
- Batters faced: 13, at Illinois State, Apr 11, 2017
- Field chances: 1, 4 times
- Putouts: 1, Ohio State, May 06, 2018
- Assists: 1, at Tulane, Feb 20, 2016 ; vs Missouri, Feb 26, 2017 ; at Coastal Carolina, Mar 12, 2016
- Runners CS: 1, Northwestern, Apr 14, 2017 ; Concordia Chicago, Mar 28, 2018
Junior - 2018
- All-Big Ten third team relief pitcher
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Tied Illinois single-season record with 14 saves (Tyler Jay, 2015)
- Third in Illinois history with 22 career saves
- 1-1, 3.14 ERA, 28.2 IP, 18 H, 13 R, 45 K, 14 BB, 14 SV
- Fourth in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation in saves (14)
- Third in the Big Ten in saves during conference games (8)
- Team-best 25 appearances
- Team-best .182 opposing batting average
- Team-best 14.13 strikeouts per 9 average
- Team-low 14 walks allowed
- Third on the team with a 3.14 ERA
- Third on the team with 45 strikeouts
- Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
Sophomore - 2017
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Illini's closer
- 2-1, 4.36 ERA, 8 SV, 27 APP, 33.0 IP, 20 BB, 43 SO, .205 BAA
- Team-best 4.36 ERA out of the bullpen
- Team-best 27 appearances
- Team-best eight saves
- Team-best .205 batting average against
- Second on the team with 43 strikeouts
- All eight saves came between March 31-May 12
- Wins against Illinois State 4/11/17 and Maryland 4/7/17
- Career-best three innings pitched at Illinois State 4/11/17
- Career-best 5 strikeouts against Missouri 2/26/17
Freshman - 2016
- 0-0, 7.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 5 appearances out of the bullpen
- First career appearance at Tulane 2/20/16 (1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 SO)
- Appearances against Tulane, Coastal Carolina, Northern Illinois, Eastern Illinois and Ohio State
High School
- Three-time letterwinner in baseball at Wayzata
- Threw a no-hitter on the Fourth of July in 2014
Personal
- Born May 3, 1997
- Parents are Joe and Lisa Gerber
- Full name is Joseph Cliff Gerber
- Major: Accountancy
- Started considering Illinois towards the end of the recruiting process
- Chose Illinois because of the "it is a great school both academically and athletically. The business school is one of the best in the nation and the baseball team is great as well."
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