2017 (Senior Year): Appeared in 10 games, with three starts … compiled an 0-2 record and 12.60 ERA over 15 innings of work … tallied 14 strikeouts against nine walks … made season debut as a starter at Austin Peay (2/18) … pitched a season-high 4.1 innings and struck out a season-best five batters in a start at Memphis (2/25) … pitched a scoreless inning in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game against Dallas Baptist (5/28), striking out a pair … did not allow a home run over the course of the season … named to the AFNI Honor Roll.
2016 (Junior Year): Appeared in 15 games, all but one of which were starting assignments … posted a 2-4 record and 4.84 ERA … tallied 63 strikeouts in 74.1 innings of work … led the team in strikeouts … made Illinois State debut at Belmont (2/21) … tallied a career-high nine strikeouts, while pitching a career-high seven innings, against Butler (3/12) … pitched 13-consecutive scoreless innings in back-to-back starts against Butler (3/12) and Milwaukee (3/20) … struck out five or more batters five times … allowed only one home run over the course of the season … turned in six quality starts, going six or more innings, allowing three or fewer runs … earned his first Illinois State win versus Northwestern (3/6) … tossed four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, against Evansville (4/29), in his only relief appearance of the season … walked one or zero batters in eight appearances … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
College of Lake County: Was a two-year member of the baseball team … earned first-team all-conference honors both seasons … named Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore … went 6-2 with a 2.78 ERA and 67 strikeouts as a sophomore … earned first-team all-region status and named team’s most valuable player as a sophomore … went 4-1 with a 2.47 ERA and 47 strikeouts as a freshman.
Antioch Community HS: Competed as a member of the baseball team … was a first-team all-conference and all-area selection his junior and senior seasons … named his team’s MVP as a senior … went 4-2 with a 1.49 ERA and 81 strikeouts as a senior … went 6-3 with a 1.77 ERA and 71 strikeouts as a junior.
Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois … son of John and Rosa Meade … has a younger brother, Danny … majoring in parks and recreation management.
