School records/top-10 rankings: 96 career appearances, 28 career saves, 2.50 ERA (8th), 31 appearances in 2011 (T-3rd), 30 appearances in 2012 (T-5th), 13 saves in 2012, 12 saves in 2011 (2nd), six saves in 2010 (T-7th), .183 opponents batting average in 2010 (2nd), .189 opponents batting average in 2012 (4th), 1.38 ERA in 2010 (5th)

First-Team All-MVC in 2012, 2011, 2010

2012: Set a school-record with 13 saves, holding a career school record of 28 career saves ... pitched 30 times, setting a career school record with 96 career appearances ... posted a 2.29 ERA ... tallied 52 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .189 batting average, the fourth-lowest mark in program history ... opened the season with seven-straight scoreless appearances

2011: Set the program-saves record with 15 career-saves ... broke the previous record of 12 saves, held by Jeremy Accardo, on May 1 at home against Indiana State ... named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team for the second-consecutive year ... led the team with six saves ... boasted a team-low 0.92 ERA ... established a 4-1 record with 45 strikeouts through 39.1 innings ... awarded the save with 2.2 innings pitched and five strikeouts at Belmont (2/20) ... earned the save in a 3.2-inning performance with six strikeouts against Milwaukee (2/27) ... pitched a season-high 4.1 innings of relief with six strikeouts in a one-run loss at Miami (3/8) ... earned the save after pitching 1.1 innings with three strikeouts versus Indiana State (5/1) ... pitched 1.2 innings to save the game against Evansville (5/21) ... once again, played summer ball in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans, Mass., Firebirds ... recipient of the Duffy Bass Endowed Scholarship.

2010: Served as Illinois State's shut-down closer, saving a single-season record nine games (matching Tim Hallam (76) and Bill Brabec's (95) record) ... set a new single-season record with 31 appearances ... finished the season ranked third nationally with a team-low 1.38 ERA ... went 4-4 ... struck out 74 (second-most on the team) ... allowed just 22 walks ... limited opposing hitters to .183 (lowest on the team) ... named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team ... earned State Farm All-MVC Tournament Team selection ... pitched 4.2 shutout innings, striking out three, in the winning effort against Duquesne (2/28) ... threw 4.1 scoreless innings, striking out three versus Kent State (3/7) ... earned his first collegiate save at Purdue, pitching 1.1 shutout innings with a strikeout (3/24) ... tossed three shutout innings, striking out five at Indiana State to earn the save (3/26) ... threw 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out two and notching the save against Illinois (3/30) ... pitched 2.0 innings, allowing two earned runs, but securing the save at Creighton (4/10) ... tossed 1.1 innings of shutout relief with two strikeouts to earn the save at Illinois (4/20) ... pitched a career-high 6.1 innings, giving up just one earned run, but ultimately suffering the loss to Bradley (5/16) ... threw four scoreless innings of relief in ISU's quarterfinal game of the State Farm MVC Tournament against Indiana State, striking out five (5/26) ... came back the next day to pitch 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against Indiana State (5/27) ... pitched 1.2 shutout innings, striking out two to help the Redbirds beat Wichita State to win the 2010 State Farm MVC Tournament title ... matched a career-high 6.1 innings pitched out of the bullpen in Illinois State's NCAA Louisville Regional opener against Vanderbilt, giving up just one earned run, but suffering the loss (6/4) ... played summer ball in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans, Mass., Firebirds ... recipient of the Duffy Bass Endowed Scholarship ... broke school record at the time with a .183 opponents batting average (min. 45 innings).

2009: Made 13 appearances with one start ... posted a 1-1 record and 7.71 ERA ... struck out 16 batters in 28.0 innings ... limited opposing hitters to a .278 average ... struck out a career-high six batters in 3.1 innings of relief at Purdue (4/8) ... threw three pitches to record a strikeout and his first collegiate win against Missouri State (4/12) ... scattered four hits and three runs over a career-best 5.0 innings in his only start against Notre Dame (5/12) ... played summer ball for the Greeley Grays in the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League.

2008: Redshirted.

Dundee-Crown High School: Posted an 11-2 record with a 1.62 ERA as a senior ... ended the season with 121 strikeouts and walked only 22 batters in 85.6 innings of work ... named all-conference and all-area both junior and senior years ... 10-2 with a 3.67 ERA as a junior, striking out 63 batters in 70.6 innings on the mound ... named team MVP senior year ... helped his team win a school-record 28 games, as the team won conference and qualified for the state tournament ... attended the same high school as former Redbird Ryan Court.

Personal: Born 1-28-89 in Barrington, Ill. ... son of Ken and Linda Long ... has two sisters, Lisa and Heather ... major: history education