- Named First-Team All-GLVC as a relief pitcher in 2021
- Enters 2021 ranked tenth in UIS history with 41 pitching appearances
- Has a 2.96 ERA on the mound, along with a .211 opponent batting average
UIS:
2021- First-Team All-GLVC … appeared in relief in a team-high 18 games … recorded a 2-0 record with one save … had a 2.25 ERA and a .209 opponent batting average … struck out 40 batters in 24 innings … had a 1.17 WHIP … did not allow an earned run during GLVC action … inherited 20 runners on the year, and stranded 75 percent of them … had a 4.44 strikeout-to-walk ratio … made five postseason appearances and had eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings … earned the victory in the first-round win over Lewis … had a season-high three innings and six strikeouts against William Jewell, and did not allow a hit or walk in the game … also had a regular season win over Lewis, and also recorded the final out in a save against Missouri S&T … held left-handed batters to a .182 batting average … opponents batted just .220 off of him with runners on base … started one game in right field, and had 11 at-bats on the year … collected two hits and two runs, both in the William Jewell series … named to the GLVC All-Academic team.
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2020- Appeared in six games … a relief pitcher in four games … had a 0.00 ERA and held opposing batters to a .067 batting average … struck out eight batters in 5 1/3 innings … allowed one hit, one walk, one hit by pitch, and one unearned run … had a 0.38 WHIP … held opposing batters to 0-for-13 batting with bases empty … had three at-bats, and hit two doubles, scored once, and drove in three batters … had a .750 on-base percentage and 1.333 slugging percentage … entered the win over Saginaw Valley with the bases loaded, and got out of the inning without allowing a run … pitched a season-high two innings in the second game with Saginaw Valley, and against Southern Indiana … had a season-best four strikeouts versus Southern Indiana … pitched a scoreless inning against McKendree … went two-for-two at the plate with one run, three RBI, and two doubles against Purdue Northwest … named to the GLVC All-Academic team.
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2019- Appeared in 14 total games … made 12 appearances on the mound, including two starts … pitched 14 1/3 innings, and had a 6.28 ERA, a 0-3 record, and a .246 opponent batting average … averaged 14.4 strikeouts per nine innings, after striking out 23 on the year … had a 4.00 ERA in relief appearances, and did not allow a run in relief in eight of his ten games … pitched a season-high 4 1/3 innings against Parkside, and had nine strikeouts … struck out the side in his one inning on the mound in a 4-3 win over Missouri-St. Louis … was a pinch hitter in two games this season … had a RBI double against Oakland City … recorded four assists on the mound … appeared in two postseason games, and struck out two batters in one innings … named to the GLVC All-Academic team.
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2018- Appeared in relief in seven games … did not allow a run in five innings … had a 1.80 WHIP … struck out nine batters in five innings … opposing teams hit .235 off of him … had a season-high three strikeouts versus Missouri-St. Louis … did not allow a runner in 1 1/3 innings in that game … named to the GLVC All-Academic team.
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High School:
An all-state player in 2017 … a two-time all-conference player and once named all-area … a career .300 hitter with 10 homers, 78 walks, and 78 RBI … as a senior, struck out 116 batters in 52 innings … helped his team to two state championship games … a member of the Decatur Commodores club team … also lettered in football and basketball.
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Personal:
The son of Jannah and Geoffrey Coon … has one sibling, Aiden … an exercise science major.
