High School: Lettered three years at Lincoln-Way ... finished with a 7-2 record and 3.01 ERA as a junior ... struck out 63 in 61 IP that season ... helped lead Lincoln-Way East to a conference a regional championship in 2007.

Personal: Born March 9, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. ... son of David and Kristi Macek ... has three siblings, Teage (16), Trevor (13) and Paige (12).