2025 Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Jacob Schroeder
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 196
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Homewood-Flossmoor
- Prev School:
- John A. Logan CC
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 2024 College Baseball Foundation All-American Second Team |
 2025 All-Big Ten Third Team; 2025 All-Big Ten Defensive Team; 2024 All-Big Ten First Team |
 2024 NCAA Player of the Week - Week 9 |
CAREER HIGHS
- Hits: 3, 6x, last: at Ohio State, May 17, 2025
- Doubles: 2, vs. Penn State, March 29, 2024
- Triples: 1, 2x, last: vs. #15 Texas, March 2, 2025
- Home runs: 3, vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
- Total bases: 12, vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
- RBI: 8, vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
- Runs scored: 3, 4x, last: vs. Northern Illinois, April 14, 2024
- Walks: 2, 2x, last: at Ohio State, May 16, 2025
- At bats: 5, 21x, last: vs. Michigan, May 20, 2025
- Stolen Bases: 2, 2x, last: vs. Maryland, April 6, 2025
- Field chances: 18, vs. Illinois State, April 4, 2023
- Putouts: 16, vs. Illinois State, April 4, 2023
- Assists: 3, 2x, last: vs. Abilene Christian, Feb. 15, 2025
GRADUATE STUDENT - 2025
- All-Big Ten Third Team at-large selection.
- All-Big Ten Defensive Team (catcher).
- Slashed .267/.389/.570 with 26 runs, six doubles, a triple, 11 home runs, 24 RBI and 18 walks in 43 games, 40 starts.
- Finishes Illini career with 129 games played, 122 starts, and an overall slash of .287/.411/.611...totaled 101 runs, 123 hits, 18 doubles, two triples, 39 home runs, 105 RBI and 65 walks.
- His 39 home runs rank tied for fourth-most all-time in program history...his career slugging percentage of .611 ranks ninth all time in program history.
- Posted a career-high 11 game hitting streak from April 5 to May 2...went 14-for-37 (.378) with five doubles, one home run and six RBI during that span.
- Went 3-for-5 with two runs, two home runs and four RBI on May 17 at Ohio State...first two-home run game of the season...season-high four RBI.
- Slugged a go-ahead solo home run in the 10th inning of the Illini's 6-5 win over Michigan on May 20 in the Big Ten Tournament.
REDSHIRT SENIOR - 2024
- College Baseball Foundation All-American Second Team.
- All-Big Ten First Team.
- Academic All-Big Ten.
- NCAA Baseball Week 9 Player of the Week.
- Appeared in 47 games, starting 44...slashed .306/.434/.613 to go along with seven doubles, 14 home runs and 41 RBI.
- Set new career-high marks in games played, games started, runs (46), hits (49), doubles, RBI, walks (26) and OBP.
- Ranked tied for ninth in the Big Ten in home runs...also ranked among conference leaders in slugging (8th) and OPS (10th).
- Was named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 1 after slashing .533/.632/1.333 along with a 1.964 OPS during the Illini's three-game sweep of Penn State from March 29-30...homered twice on March 30 vs. Penn State, driving in a total of six runs.
- Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors again on April 15 following the Illini's sweep of Northern Illinois from April 12-14...went 7-for-11 (.636) with four home runs and 11 RBI...on April 14, went 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored, three home runs and eight RBI...first-career three-home run game while also setting a new career high in RBI...was one of two Illini batters to homer three times in that contest (Westcott).
- Homered in four-consecutive at-bats from April 14-19...went yard in his last three plate apperances vs. Northern Illinois on April 14 and then homered in first at-bat vs. Northwestern on April 19.
- Had season-long 10-game hitting streak from March 16 - April 6...went 17-for-38 (.447) during that span with four doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR - 2023
- Slashed .284/.405/.649/1.054 in 39 games, 38 starts in his first season at Illinois...would have led the team in OPS if he had qualified (min. 2 PA/G + 75% GP).
- Slugged 14 home runs, which ranked second on the team, and drove in 40 runs (4th).
- Had first-career two home run game on March 18 vs. Southern Illinois.
- Picked up at least one RBI in a season-high five-straight games from March 4-19...had four games with two RBI during that span.
- Collected career-high four RBI on April 2 vs. Michigan...later matched that mark on April 21 vs. Minnesota.
- Crushed an eighth-inning go-ahead three-run home run on April 14 vs. Indiana.
- Launched a walk-off two-run home run against Minnesota on April 23...also posted his second multi-homer game of the season in that contest.
SOPHOMORE - 2022 (JOHN A. LOGAN CC)
- Batted .387 with 16 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs to go along with 39 RBI and 43 runs scored in 50 games
- Reached base at a .515 clip and slugged .780 to post an OPS of 1.295
- Drew 22 walks while striking out 35 times
- Went 4-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI vs. Lincoln Trail College on April 23
FRESHMAN - 2021 (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)
- Played in 15 games, making 10 starts
- Went 1-for-4 with two RBI in NIU's 7-4 win at Evansville on Feb. 28
- Had a hit in both games against Rice March 12 and March 13
- Drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Central Michigan on April 3
FRESHMAN - 2020 (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)
- Played in eight games, starting five in COVID-19 pandemic shortened season
- Was 2-for-3 with a walk at Southeast Missouri on Feb. 22
- Went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win over Omaha on Feb. 28
- Was 1-for-4 against Omaha (Feb. 29) and at Missouri (March 11)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Two-time All-Southwest Suburban Conference selection at Homewood-Flossmoor
- Played for head coach John McCarthy
- Member of the Chicago White Sox ACE Team
- Played in the Double-Duty Classic
PERSONAL
- Born on Oct. 10, 2000
- Son of James and Laurie Schroeder
- Has one brother, Zach, and one sister, Emily
- Chose Illinois because, "Illinois was the first school that I felt was right in my heart immediately. I knew the second I got off the phone that I wanted to be an Illini."
- Plans on majoring in psychology
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Thursday, February 13
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Monday, December 09
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