2025 (SENIOR)
Season: Played in 39 games, making 14 starts…Batted .305 with 18 hits, including three doubles, four RBI and 15 runs…Added eight walks and six steals…Had four multi-hit games, two multi-run games and one multi-RBI game…In Big Ten games, had a .375 average with nine hits, two doubles, two RBI, nine runs and four steals.
Game-by-Game: vs. UConn (2/16): Tallied a hit and a run. at Longwood (2/22-23): Recorded a pinch-hit single and scored a run in the series opener…Added a single and a steal in the series finale. at Richmond (2/28): Registered an RBI, a run and a walk. at VCU (3/1): Singled and scored a run. vs. Indiana (3/9): Scored as a pinch-runner. at Georgetown (3/12): Recorded a stolen base. at Northwestern (3/14): Tallied a run as a pinch-runner. vs. Rider (4/30): Collected an RBI double and a run. vs. Maryland (5/2-4): Collected a double, a run, two walks and a steal in the series opener…Tallied four hits, two runs and a walk in game two…Recorded two RBI singles and stole a base in the series finale. at Rutgers (5/9): Doubled and scored three runs, while stealing a base. vs. USC (5/22): Secured two hits. vs. Washington (5/24): Tallied two singles and a run.
2024 (JUNIOR)
Season: Played in 27 games, making one start…Batted .333 with four hits, one RBI and nine runs. Added two stolen bases…Made one appearance on the mound…Played in 14 games in conference play.
Game-by-Game: vs. Monmouth (2/16): Entered as a pinch-runner and scored a game-tying run in the ninth. at Stanford (2/23): Registered a single in the ninth. UMass Lowell (3/16): Made a start and had an RBI single in the first. St. Bonaventure (3/19): Tossed a scoreless inning on the mound and struck out one batter. Northwestern (4/6): Scored a run in the eighth as a pinch-runner. FDU (4/9): Recorded a steal and a run in the seventh. vs. Georgetown (5/3): Scored a run in the seventh…Had a leadoff single in the ninth and scored a run. at Maryland (5/17): Tallied a single and scored two runs…Added a stolen base. Big Ten Tournament (5/22-26): Scored a run in each game against Illinois (5/22) and Michigan (5/23).
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Season: Played in 17 games, including two starts in the outfield…Collected four hits, including three doubles, three RBI and five runs…Had a .467 slugging percentage.
Game-By-Game: vs. Brown (3/10): Entered the game as a pinch-runner and scored a run. Binghamton (3/21): Recorded a pinch-hit single and scored a run. Indiana (4/2): Scored a run as a pinch-runner. Delaware State (4/8): Ripped a two-run double to left-center in the sixth. at Purdue (4/14): Scored a run as a pinch-hitter and lined a double in the ninth. at Omaha (5/10): Notched an RBI double and scored a run in the seventh.
2022 (FRESHMAN)
Awards: Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (5/4).
Season: Played in 42 games, including 28 starts, mostly at second base…Collected 21 hits, including two doubles, 17 runs and seven RBI…Added 19 walks and three steals…Had five multi-hit games...Made one appearance on the mound vs. Monmouth (2/18).
Game-By-Game: at VMI (3/8): Recorded a double and a run. Rutgers (3/25): Drew a walk and scored a run. Bucknell (4/6): Collected two hits, two runs and a stolen base. Purdue (4/14): Notched a single and a run. at Minnesota (4/23): Registered an RBI single and a run. Bucknell (4/26): Had an RBI single and a walk. Omaha (4/29-30): Notched two hits, including an RBI single, two runs and two walks in game one…Recorded two hits, two runs and a steal in game two. Michigan State (5/8): Drove in a run with an RBI single, adding a run and a walk, in game one of a doubleheader…Tallied two hits, including a double and an RBI single, a run and a steal in game two. vs. Pitt (5/17): Collected three hits, including a pair of RBI singles. vs. Iowa (5/28): Had a single, a run and two walks.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played three years at Greater Nanticoke Area High School for head coach Joe Yudichak…Was an All-Conference selection…Batted .400 as a senior…Hit .317 with 51 hits as well as a 3.63 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 98 innings in his prep career…Played travel ball for North East Pride…Named Diamond Nation MVP and Team MVP three times for North East Pride…Finished the 2020 summer with a 1.03 ERA and led the team in stolen bases and runs, while batting .400.
PERSONAL
Son of Laura and Jim Cease…Has a brother, Ben…Intending to major in communications…Planning to pursue a career in real estate.