University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

• UIS’s number one starting pitcher in 2020, and started four games
• Ranked 31^st in NCAA Division II in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (13.50)
• Had a 1-0 record in 2020 with a 5.40 ERA

UIS:
2020- UIS’s number one starting pitcher … started four games and had a 1-0 record … ranked 31^st in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per nine innings and 83^rd in strikeout-to-walk ratio … ranked third in the GLVC in strikeouts per nine innings and sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio … had a team-high 25 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings of work … finished the year with a 5.40 ERA … allowed an inning’s leadoff hitter to reach base just 23.5 percent of the time … opponents batted just .158 off of him with two outs … earned his win against Purdue Northwest, throwing five innings, striking out eight, and walking no one … threw a season-high 5 2/3 innings and struck out season-best nine batters … did not allow an earned run in three innings against Newman.
 
Prior to UIS:
A transfer from Howard College … had a 2-2 record in six starts … struck out 31 batters in 30 2/3 innings … played one year at NCAA Division I Western Illinois … had a 3-1 record and one save in 18 appearances … had a 4.38 ERA and held opposing batters to a .245 batting average … struck out 32 hitters in 24 2/3 innings.
 
High School:
First-team all-conference and all-area … batted .330 with ten home runs … recorded two wins and a save as a senior … struck out 46 batters in 41 innings … had a 1.74 ERA.
 
Personal:
The son of Shelly Adler and John Mikel.