THE FIGHTING ILLINI THE FIGHTING ILLINI 14 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASEBALL // FIGHTINGILLINI.COM // @ILLINIBASEBALL // #ILLINI THE FIGHTING ILLINI 2019 ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School 2 Jimmy Burnette LHP L/L So. 6-1 195 Chicago, Ill. St. Laurence 3 Jack Yalowitz OF L/L Sr. 5-11 180 Chicago, Ill. Loyola Academy 4 Ben Troike SS R/R Jr. 5-10 170 Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln-Way North 6 Michael Massey 2B L/R Jr. 6-0 190 Palos Park, Ill. Brother Rice 7 Ty Weber RHP R/R Jr. 6-4 215 Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls 8 Ryan Haff 1B/DH R/R R-Sr. 5-11 195 Oakbrook, Ill. Hinsdale Central 9 Jacob Campbell C R/R Fr. 6-0 205 Janesville, Wis. Janesville Craig 10 Josh Garner RHP R/R Jr. 6-2 210 Plainfield, Ill. Parkland College 12 Michael Michalak 1B/3B/OF R/R Sr. 6-3 180 Rochester, Minn. Des Moines Area CC 13 Ryan Schmitt RHP R/R Jr. 5-9 205 Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead 15 David Craan C R/R Sr. 6-0 180 Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young 16 Caleb Larson RHP R/R Fr. 6-3 180 Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton-Warrenville South 18 Kellen Sarver C/1B L/R R-Fr. 6-2 200 Champaign, Ill. Centennial 19 Ryan Kutt RHP R/R So. 6-3 195 Orland Park, Ill. Brother Rice 20 Branden Comia INF S/R Fr. 5-10 195 Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg 21 Zak Devermann LHP L/L Sr. 6-2 205 Oswego, Ill. Oswego East 22 Cyrillo Watson RHP R/R Jr. 6-1 195 Cudahy, Wis. South Milwaukee 23 Tyler Engel INF/OF R/R Sr. 5-10 170 Ipava, Ill. VIT 25 Nathan Lavender LHP L/L Fr. 6-0 220 Hudson, Ill. El Paso Gridley 26 Garrett Acton RHP L/R Jr. 6-2 215 Lemont, Ill. Parkland College 27 Grant Van Scoy INF R/R Sr. 5-10 175 Papillion, Neb. Southeast CC (Neb.) 28 Andrew Dyke OF R/R R-So. 6-0 200 Alsip, Ill. Brother Rice 29 Cam McDonald INF/OF R/R Fr. 6-5 185 Ladd, Ill. Hall Township 31 Casey Dodge 1B/DH R/R R-Jr. 6-0 190 Barrington, Ill. Barrington 32 Jeff Korte C L/R Sr. 5-8 190 Melbourne, Fla. Eastern Florida State College 33 Quinn Snarskis RHP R/R Sr. 6-0 185 Chicago, Ill. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 34 Zack Jones LHP L/L Jr. 5-11 175 Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South 36 Josh Harris LHP L/L So. 6-2 195 Beecher, Ill. Kankakee CC 37 Zac Taylor OF R/R R-Sr. 6-1 185 Downers Grove, Ill. Houston 38 Andy Fisher LHP L/L R-Sr. 6-1 185 Bowling Green, Ohio Eastern Illinois 41 Aidan Maldonado RHP R/R Fr. 5-11 180 Rosemount, Minn. Rosemount 42 Riley Gowens RHP R/R Fr. 6-2 215 Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville 43 Sean Leland RHP R/R R-Sr. 6-4 210 Orland Park, Ill. Louisville 44 Quinten Sefcik RHP L/R R-Sr. 6-1 215 Wauconda, Ill. Carmel Catholic 45 Ryan Thompson RHP R/R Jr. 6-3 200 Byron, Minn. Byron PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: #24 Dan Hartleb (Southern Illinois ’89) - 14th season Dan Hartleb . .HEART-lub Sean Leland ���������������������������������� LEE-lind Assistant Coaches: #14 Drew Dickinson (Illinois ’09) - Eighth season Adam Christ �������������������������������������� KRIST Aidan Maldonado �����������MAHL-duh-nod-oh #11 Adam Christ (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ’03) - Fourth season Jacob Campbell . .(silent p) Michael Michalak ���muh-HALL-ak (silent c) Student Assistant: #30 Curt Courtwright (Missouri State ’10) - First season Branden Comia . ko-MEE-uh Quinten Sefcik . sef-SICK Director of Operations: Tom Szymoniak David Craan ���������������������������������������KRON Ben Troike . .TROY-key Zak Devermann . DEV-err-men Doran Turchin . .DOOR-in TER-chin Strength & Conditioning: Jeff Dolan Andrew Dyke ���������������������������������������� DIKE Cyrillo Watson . SUH-rill-oh Athletic Trainer: Jim Halpin Riley Gowens . .GO-ins Ty Weber ����������������������������������������WEBBER Jeff Korte . KORTY Jack Yalowitz . YAL-oh-wits RETURNERS (25) No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School 2 Jimmy Burnette LHP L/L So. 6-1 195 Chicago, Ill. St. Laurence 3 Jack Yalowitz OF L/L Sr. 5-11 180 Chicago, Ill. Loyola Academy 4 Ben Troike SS R/R Jr. 5-10 170 Tinley Park, Ill. Lincoln-Way North 6 Michael Massey 2B L/R Jr. 6-0 190 Palos Park, Ill. Brother Rice 7 Ty Weber RHP R/R Jr. 6-4 215 Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls 8 Ryan Haff 1B/DH R/R R-Sr. 5-11 195 Oakbrook, Ill. Hinsdale Central 12 Michael Michalak 1B/3B/OF R/R Sr. 6-3 180 Rochester, Minn. Des Moines Area CC 13 Ryan Schmitt RHP R/R Jr. 5-9 205 Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead 15 David Craan C R/R Sr. 6-0 180 Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young 18 Kellen Sarver C/1B L/R R-Fr. 6-2 200 Champaign, Ill. Centennial 19 Ryan Kutt RHP R/R So. 6-3 195 Orland Park, Ill. Brother Rice 21 Zak Devermann LHP L/L Sr. 6-2 205 Oswego, Ill. Oswego East 22 Cyrillo Watson RHP R/R Jr. 6-1 195 Cudahy, Wis. South Milwaukee 23 Tyler Engel INF/OF R/R Sr. 5-10 170 Ipava, Ill. VIT 27 Grant Van Scoy INF R/R Sr. 5-10 175 Papillion, Neb. Southeast CC (Neb.) 28 Andrew Dyke OF R/R R-So. 6-0 200 Alsip, Ill. Brother Rice 31 Casey Dodge 1B/DH R/R R-Jr. 6-0 190 Barrington, Ill. Barrington 32 Jeff Korte C L/R Sr. 5-8 190 Melbourne, Fla. Eastern Florida State College 33 Quinn Snarskis RHP R/R Sr. 6-0 185 Chicago, Ill. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 34 Zack Jones LHP L/L Jr. 5-11 175 Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South 37 Zac Taylor OF R/R R-Sr. 6-1 185 Downers Grove, Ill. Houston 38 Andy Fisher LHP L/L R-Sr. 6-1 185 Bowling Green, Ohio Eastern Illinois 43 Sean Leland RHP R/R R-Sr. 6-4 210 Orland Park, Ill. Louisville 44 Quinten Sefcik RHP L/R R-Sr. 6-1 215 Wauconda, Ill. Carmel Catholic 45 Ryan Thompson RHP R/R Jr. 6-3 200 Byron, Minn. Byron NEWCOMERS (10 - 7 FRESHMEN, 3 TRANSFERS) No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School 9 Jacob Campbell C R/R Fr. 6-0 205 Janesville, Wis. Janesville Craig 10 Josh Garner RHP R/R Jr. 6-2 210 Plainfield, Ill. Parkland College 16 Caleb Larson RHP R/R Fr. 6-3 180 Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton-Warrenville South 20 Branden Comia INF S/R Fr. 5-10 195 Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg 25 Nathan Lavender LHP L/L Fr. 6-0 220 Hudson, Ill. El Paso Gridley 26 Garrett Acton RHP L/R Jr. 6-2 215 Lemont, Ill. Parkland College 29 Cam McDonald INF/OF R/R Fr. 6-5 185 Ladd, Ill. Hall Township 36 Josh Harris LHP L/L So. 6-2 195 Beecher, Ill. Kankakee CC 41 Aidan Maldonado RHP R/R Fr. 5-11 180 Rosemount, Minn. Rosemount 42 Riley Gowens RHP R/R Fr. 6-2 215 Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville 2019 ILLINOIS BASEBALL RECORD BOOK // 11 THE FIGHTING ILLINI 2019 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY POSITION PITCHERS (19) No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School 2 Jimmy Burnette LHP L/L So. 6-1 195 Chicago, Ill. St. Laurence 7 Ty Weber RHP R/R Jr. 6-4 215 Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls 10 Josh Garner RHP R/R Jr. 6-2 210 Plainfield, Ill. Parkland College 13 Ryan Schmitt RHP R/R Jr. 5-9 205 Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead 16 Caleb Larson RHP R/R Fr. 6-3 180 Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton-Warrenville South 19 Ryan Kutt RHP R/R So. 6-3 195 Orland Park, Ill. Brother Rice 21 Zak Devermann LHP L/L Sr. 6-2 205 Oswego, Ill. Oswego East 22 Cyrillo Watson RHP R/R Jr. 6-1 195 Cudahy, Wis. South Milwaukee 25 Nathan Lavender LHP L/L Fr. 6-0 220 Hudson, Ill. El Paso Gridley 26 Garrett Acton RHP L/R Jr. 6-2 215 Lemont, Ill. Parkland College 33 Quinn Snarskis RHP R/R Sr. 6-0 185 Chicago, Ill. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 34 Zack Jones LHP L/L Jr. 5-11 175 Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South 36 Josh Harris LHP L/L So. 6-2 195 Beecher, Ill. Kankakee CC 38 Andy Fisher LHP L/L R-Sr. 6-1 185 Bowling Green, Ohio Eastern Illinois 41 Aidan Maldonado RHP R/R Fr. 5-11 180 Rosemount, Minn. Rosemount 42 Riley Gowens RHP R/R Fr. 6-2 215 Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville 43 Sean Leland RHP R/R R-Sr. 6-4 210 Orland Park, Ill. Louisville 44 Quinten Sefcik RHP L/R R-Sr. 6-1 215 Wauconda, Ill. Carmel Catholic 45 Ryan Thompson RHP R/R Jr. 6-3 200 Byron, Minn. Byron CATCHERS (4) No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Last School 9 Jacob Campbell C R/R Fr. 6-0 205 Janesville, Wis. Janesville Craig 15 David Craan C R/R Sr. 6-0 180 Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young 18 Kellen Sarver C/1B L/R R-Fr. 6-2 200 Champaign, Ill. Centennial 32 Jeff Korte C L/R Sr. 5-8 190 Melbourne, Fla. Eastern Florida State College FIRST BASEMEN (4) No.