Eastern Illinois baseball head coach
Jason Anderson has announced the addition of eight new players that will join the Panthers for the upcoming 2026-27 academic year.
The group includes a mixture of both junior college and 4-year transfer players that join the ten players the Panthers announced during the fall signing period.
EIU won 33 games last season marking the fourth time in the last five years the Panthers have won 30 or more games in a season.
Listed below are bios on the incoming players...
Tyson Greenwood (New Carlislie, Ind.) (6-2, 200, L/L, LHP) pitched the 2026 season at Mineral Area College in Missouri after beginning college career with one season at Purdue Fort Wayne… in 2026 appeared in 14 games finishing season with an 8-5 record and 5.46 ERA… collected 49 strikeouts with just 19 walks issued in 59.1 innings of work… helped team win 41 games during the season reaching the NJCAA Region 16 Championship game… as a freshman in 2025 at Purdue Fort Wayne appeared in 16 games making six starts on the mound… ended season with an 0-4 record with a 8.08 ERA… finished season with 15 strikeouts in 39 innings of work… played high school baseball at New Prairie High School… was a two-time All-Northern Indiana Conference selection… pitched team to school's first IHSSA State Championship in baseball as a senior…
Kyle Hartmann (Sycamore, Ill.) (5-11, 180, R/R, Catcher) played the 2026 season at nearby Lake Land College after beginning career at Northern Illinois University… at Lake Land appeared in 50 games hitting .294 with eight home runs and 51 RBI…. added seven doubles while scoring 43 runs for a Lakers team that won 39 games… began college career appearing in 20 games with ten starts at Northern Illinois in 2024… ended season hitting .154 with a home run against Western Michigan for first college hit… turned in a season high three RBI game against Eastern Michigan… played high school baseball at Sycamore High School… was an All-Area selection as well as All-Interstate 8 pick… hit .371 with two home runs and 24 RBI as a senior…
Nick Hockemeyer (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (5-8, 160, L/L, OF) played the 2026 season at Arkansas Pine Bluff… played in 48 games with 35 starts during the season hitting .360 for the Lions… finished the season with seven doubles, one home runs and 31 RBI… scored 34 runs while posting a .488 on-base percentage… played the 2025 season at Purdue Fort Wayne… played in 34 games with 24 starts during the year… finished season with five doubles, one home run and nine RBI while hitting .185… first collegiate hit came at LSU… began collegiate career in 2024 playing at Dallas College Richland earning NJCAA Division III All-America honors… hit .389 with 57 runs scored and 65 RBI during the season… was named Dallas Athletic Conference MVP and a All-Region selection… ranked sixth in the NJCAA Division III with 20 doubles and ninth with 70 hits… played the summer of 2024 with Elizabethton in the Appy League hitting .296 in 18 games… redshirted 2023 season at Ivy Tech CC… played high school baseball at Homestead High School…
Caleb Malloy (Newport, Ore.) (6-8, 240, R/R, RHP) pitched for Lane Community College in Oregon during the 2026 season… made 20 appearances out of the bullpen finishing year with a 2-1 record and nine saves… had a 2.83 ERA picking up 41 strikeouts in 28.2 innings of work while issuing just seven walks… began college career as a two-year member of NCAA Division II Western Oregon University… redshirted freshman season before appearing in four games during the 2025 season helping in a combined shutout… finished season with five strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work… played baseball at Newport High School… earned honorable mention 4A-3 Oregon West Conference honors…
Sean McConachie (Columbia, Ill.) (5-8, 180, R/R, C) – Played two seasons at Frontier CC in Illinois... played in 43 games during the 2026 season hitting .248 with nine doubles, three home runs and 29 RBI… drew 27 walks to post an on-base percentage for .401… helped team post 35 wins... as a freshman in 2025 appeared in 43 games hitting .310 with eight doubles and 25 RBI… played high school baseball at St. John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Mo… lettered in both baseball and football…
Gavin Parkerson (Armstrong, Ill.) (5-11 / 205 / R/R, RHP) did not pitch at the college level during the 2026 season but did return during the summer of 2026 playing in the Northwoods College Baseball League… was named a Northwoods All-Star playing for the Bismarck Larks… prior to that pitched two seasons at Parkland College… in 2025 started 13 games finishing the season with a 7-5 record and 3.32 ERA… picked up 83 strikeouts during 57.0 innings on the mound… earned honorable mention All-Region honors… during 2024 freshman season made 16 appearances with four starts… posted a 5-5 record with a 8.67 ERA finishing with 71 strikeouts in 45.2 innings… pitched at Armstrong Township High School earning All-County honors three times… named to the All-Conference team as a sophomore and junior missing a portion of senior season due to injury… also lettered in basketball…
Garrett Patterson (Upland, Calif.) (5-10 / 170, R/R, Catcher) played the 2026 season at Citrus College in California… saw time as both a catcher and right-handed pitcher… at the plate hit .392 over the course of 43 games with ten doubles and 24 RBI… on the mound pitched in 11 games finishing the year with a 5-1 record and 1.85 ERA… collected 21 strikeouts in 39 innings… redshirted the 2024 season at UC San Diego… in 2025 appeared in five games as a position player scoring two runs with two walks… pitched in two games with 0.2 innings of work… played at Bonita High School earning 2023 Palomares League MVP honors along with San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year… All-CIF second team as a junior… helped lead team to back-to-back Palomares League championships as a junior and senior… hit .315 over three varsity seasons… had a 1.48 ERA as a senior after a 0.76 ERA as a junior tossing a no-hitter during senior year…
Jimmy Spellman (Chicago, Ill.) (6-4, 220, L/R, 1st Base) played 2026 freshman season at Lewis University in Illinois… started 42 games hitting .338 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 50 RBI… went 2-for-3 with a double and triple in first collegiate game against Saginaw Valley… earned Academic All-GLVC honors… played high school baseball at Notre Dame College Prep… hit .366 with ten doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI as a senior…
