2016-17 Baseball Roster

#45 Brad Bass 2015-16 Baseball Roster

Height 6'6''

Weight 250 lbs.

Class Junior

Hometown New Lenox, IL

High School Lincoln-Way Central

Bio / Statistics

Two-time MLB Draft Pick (2017 – Seventh Round by Detroit Tigers & 2014 – 33rd Round by Chicago Cubs)
Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2015)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015)
Three-time Monogram winner (2015, 2016 & 2017)

Led the team with 80 strikeouts in a club-high 84.1 innings pitched
14 starts were tied for the most on the team, with eight of those 14 resulting in quality starts
Threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts to get first win of season over Monmouth
Went seven innings in back-to-back starts against Florida State and NC State, conceding five combined earned runs in the 14 innings
Allowed two or fewer runs in his final five starts, which included two outings against teams which advanced to the College World Series in Louisville and Florida State
Capped career with four innings of shutout, two-hit ball against Florida State at ACC Baseball Championship, earning no-decision in 13 inning Irish loss
Drafted by Detroit Tigers as the 215th overall pick (seventh round) in 2017 MLB Draft

Named No. 15 prospect in ACC by Perfect Game for 2017 MLB Draft
Rated No. 37 prospect in nation by D1Baseball.com and No. 91 by Perfect Game
Selected No. 59 sophomore in the country by Perfect Game
Missed first two months of season due to injury before making 11 appearances totaling 12.1 innings
Recorded a save in consecutive outings against Chicago State (1.1 IP, 3 K) and Boston College (2.0 IP, 3 K)
Earned lone victory of the season against BC, striking out two in 1.2 innings
Threw three scoreless innings with a strikeout against No. 11 LSU
Capped seasons with one strikeout in a three-up, three-down inning against No. 16 Clemson
Posted a 1.56 ERA in 23 innings in the Cape Cod League during summer of 2016

Battled through a mid-season injury to earn Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors thanks to a 1.91 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 33.0 innings
Allowed four extra-base hits over 33 innings, with opponents hitting .198 on the year
Posted a 1.08 ERA (2-0, 16.2 IP) during ACC play
Earned first career win against Akron by shutting out the Zips allowing just a walk with four strikeouts
Picked up a win at Georgia Tech thanks to 2.2 innings of one-hit ball
Made first career start against No. 7 Florida State, throwing 1.1 no-hit innings
Earned victory in series finale against No. 20 North Carolina, allowing one run in 3.0 innings of work
Threw 3.1 shutout innings against Wright State in NCAA regional to close out career

Earned four varsity letters in baseball, as well as three in basketball, at Lincoln-way Central
Selected by Chicago Cubs in 33rd round of MLB Draft following prep career
Rated the No. 2 righthanded pitcher in Illinois and state’s No. 5 overall player by Perfect Game
Slotted No. 64 righty nationally and No. 174 prospect in the country, also by Perfect Game
Posted 0.86 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 33 innings as a senior
Selected second team Underclassman All-American by Perfect Game entering junior season
Played summer baseball for the Illinois Sparks
Named all-conference in basketball as a junior and senior