Chase Illig

Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
Played in 41 games with 23 starts, 12 as catcher and 11 as the designated hitter
Finished fifth on the team with five home runs, hit .206 with 21 hits, 17 RBIs, four doubles, 14 runs scored, 10 walks, a .392 slugging percentage, a .277 on-base percentage and two stolen bases in four attempts
Tied for the team lead with four game-winning hits, three coming when WVU was trailing or tied
Was fifth on the team with six multi-RBI games and had two multi-hit contests
Recorded a career-high six-game hit streak, from April 6-15
Had two hits, two RBIs and a run scored on April 14 vs. Oklahoma State
Hit a 10th-inning, walk-off RBI single at PNC Park in a 3-2 win over Penn State on April 10
Came off the bench and had a pinch-hit, three-RBI double on April 6 in a win over UNLV
Hit a two-run home run that proved to be the game-winner in WVU’s 2-0 win over Canisius on March 17
Drove in the tying and game-winning runs with a three-run homer in the eighth inning to lead West Virginia to a 7-5 win at Western Kentucky on March 2, and added a two-run home run the following day
Homered for the eventual game-winning run and added a double and a walk in a 5-4 win on Feb. 16 at Jacksonville

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Played in 39 games with 24 starts, 22 as catcher and two as the designated hitter
Posted a .995 fielding percentage, which ranks No. 9 in a single season in program history
Hit .242 with 22 hits, 18 RBIs, 19 walks, three home runs, three doubles and a triple while posting a .396 slugging percentage and a .389 on-base percentage
Had two game-winning hits
Had seven multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests
Had a three-game hitting streak and reached base in 10 consecutive games in 2017
Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double on May 20 at Texas
Drove in the game-winning run with a fourth-inning double while notching two hits and two RBIs in WVU’s win at PNC Park against Penn State on May 10
Hit a grand slam, had a career-best four RBIs, walked twice and scored two runs in WVU’s series-clinching win at No. 23 Oklahoma State on April 2
Homered, walked and was 2-for-2 on March 25 vs. Jacksonville
Had his first career hit and RBI driving in the game-winning run with a triple as part of a 2-hit game at Nicholls on March 2

Redshirted after transferring to WVU from the College of Charleston prior to the spring semester

Played at IMG Academy for coach Chris Sabo
Played at Tuzewell High for coach Lou Peery
Named a Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and to the Atlantic All-Region Second Team by Perfect Game
Earned Underclass Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2014
Ranked No. 10 in the state and No. 2 among catchers by Perfect Game