2016 (Freshman Year): Redshirted … named to the Missouri Valley Conference and AFNI honor rolls … earned the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

Morris HS: Was a four-year member of the baseball team, and a starter his junior and senior seasons … earned All-Northern Illinois Big 12 honors as a senior … named an all-area selection by the Morris Herald-News following his final prep season … batted .356 with eight doubles, two home runs and 27 RBIs as a senior … named his team’s most valuable player as a senior … served as a team captain as a senior … hit .286 with nine doubles, three home runs and 22 RBIs as a junior … went 2-0 with a 4.55 ERA and 31 strikeouts as a junior … earned high honor roll status each year … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born June 6, 1997 in Morris, Illinois … son of Bill and Kathy Cheshareck … has an older sister, Bernadette ... parents and sister all attended Illinois State … father played baseball at Joliet Community College … majoring in business administration.