6-34
2026 record
28%
Win rate, 3yr
$23.1k
Avg net price
68%
Grad rate
The program
Drake Sykes '17, Head coach · dsykes@knox.edu
Assistants: DeShawn Welch · Drake Sykes '17
The roster · 2026
Brayden Windy
Jr. · Utility
Bloomington, Ill.
Jacob Halseth
So. · Right-Handed Pitcher/Infielder
Elk Grove, Calif.
Charlie Madzinski
Fy. · Infielder
Naperville, Ill.
Thomas Wilmot
Sr. · Outfielder
Suwanee, Ga.
Ethan Rompala-Matthews
Sr. · Left-Handed PItcher
Chicago, Ill.
Caysen Bamford
Fy. · Catcher/Outfielder
Sterling, Colo.
Tyler Kemp
Jr. · Infielder/Outfielder
Belle Rive, Ill.
Jake Baker
Sr. · RIght-Handed PItcher
Lincoln, Ill.
Luke Mathieu
Sr. · Outfielder
Byron, Ill.
Aiden Mersinger
Fy. · Infielder
Naperville, Ill.
Aidan McMurtrie
Jr. · Infielder
Seattle, Wash.
Tyler Thiem
Jr. · Outfielder/Utility
Rock Island, Ill.
Luke Simpson
Jr. · Outfielder/Infielder
Downs, Ill.
Brady Bertrand
Sr. · Right-Handed Pitcher
Bourbonnais, Ill.
Parker Engel
Jr. · Infielder
Saint John, Ind.
Seth Baumann
So. · Infielder
Metamora, Ill.
Hayden Derlein
So. · Infielder/Catcher
Oregon, Wis.
Cameron Vroman
Fy. · Right-Handed Pitcher
Silvis, Illinois
A sample of the roster.
Roster turnover
Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.
Where they're from
Cost & academics
Net cost after aid, by family income
SAT 25-75%
1180-1440
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
71%
Enrollment
1k
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