2013: Earned First-Team All-Missouri Valley
Conference honors ... appeared in 27 games for Illinois State, all in relief, going 2-1
with a team-best six saves ... posted a 1.54 ERA ... struck out 37 batters in 41.0 innings
of work, limiting opponents to a .224 batting average-against ... worked 0.2 perfect
innings, with one strikeout, to earn first save versus Bowling Green (3/17) ... earned a
safe with one perfect inning at Wichita State (3/30) ... struck out three batters in three
innings of work against Morehead State (4/13) ... picked up a three-inning save against
Indiana State (4/20) ... earned the victory in relief, working a career-best 4.1 perfect
innings, with three strikeouts, as Illinois State defeated Southern Illinois to secure the
first outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season title in school history (5/18) ...
struck out five batters and earned one save in six innings of work in the Missouri Valley
Conference Championship at Duffy Bass Field (5/23-5/25).
2012:Appeared in 16 games, making four starts ...
went 4-4 with a 4.57 ERA ... threw 45.1 innings and struck out 32 batters ... worked two
scoreless innings in relief, adding one strike out at Austin Peay (2/19) ... tallied his
first victory of the season after throwing three scoreless innings, with a career-best five
strikeouts at Southeast Missouri (3/3) ... earned a victory in relief against Illinois,
working three scoreless innings with four strike outs (3/27) ... pitched two scoreless
innings against Bradley (4/22) ... defeated Creighton with 4.2 innings of work, with three
strike outs (5/24).
Wheaton Warrenville South High School:Two-year
starter ... as a senior, amassed a 2.21 ERA and a 6-4 record through 69.1 innings pitched
... struck out 81 ... All-DuPage Valley Conference selection ... All-Area honoree ... named
most valuable pitcher ... also was a two-year starter on the golf team.
Personal:Born 2-12-93 in Atlanta, Ga. ... son of
John and Susann Rhoades ... has two siblings, Taylor and Ryan ... Taylor played baseball at
Bowling Green ... major: Business Administration.
