University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

UIS:
2023- Appeared in 33 games, with 27 starts... recorded a .394 batting average, a .578 slugging percentage, and a .463 on base percentage... collected 43 hits, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 31 RBI... D2 ADA Academic Achievement award recipient... named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team... named Second Team All-Conference.  

2022- Appeared in eight games... appeared in six games as a pinch-hitter ... named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team. 

2021- NCAA Opt Out … appeared in two games as a pinch hitter … named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
 
2020- Redshirted … named to the GLVC Academic All-Conference team.
 
High School:
Earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a senior … team MVP as a senior, and recipient of the Athletics Director Award … at the plate in his prep career, had a .300 batting average, .404 on-base percentage, and .402 slugging percentage … collected 44 hits and 34 RBI … on the mound, threw 52 innings and had a 3.23 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 52 innings … helped his team earned a second-team conference finish in his junior season, and have two regional runner-up showings … a member of the Rawlings Northern Knights club team … named the No. 12 third baseman in Illinois.

Personal:
The son of Debbie and John Yakimisky … has two siblings, Jake and Cody … a communications major.