Schaumburg HS: Three-year member of the baseball team … named a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason High School All-American … earned all-area honorable mention status all three years … posted a 3-2 record with two saves, a 2.54 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP as a senior … went 5-4 with a 2.81 ERA as a junior, and 3-1 with a 3.06 ERA as a sophomore … earned Daily Herald Prep Sports Award senior year … named an Illinois State Scholar.

Personal: Born Sept. 7, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois … son of Jeffrey and Claudia Bellinger … has three siblings: Genevieve, Julia and Patrick … older brother, Patrick, played college baseball at Tiffin University … majoring in political science.