Daniel Pacella

Class:
Senior
Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 225
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Mundelein, Ill.
High School:
Mundelein
Prev. College:
Illinois State
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team
• 2025 All-Missouri Valley First Team
• 2024 All-Missouri Valley First Team
• 2023 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• 2023 All-Missouri Valley Honorable Mention

ILLINOIS STATE: Had a highly productive three-year career for the Redbirds … Was a two-time All-MVC First Team selection, becoming the first Redbird since Ryan Cermak (2021, 2022) to be named back-to-back all-conference first team … As a junior in 2025, was named to the Midwest All-Region Second Team by ABCA/Rawlings … In 2024, was named to the CSC Academic All-District and MVC Scholar-Athlete Team … In 107 games, starting all but one, was as a career .310 hitter with 60 extra base hits in three seasons … Hammered 48 home runs in his tenure, the second-most by a Redbird in program history … Twenty of his home runs came in 2025, which is the second-most in a single season in ISU history … Had a .603 slugging percentage while driving in 176 total runs … Tied Illinois State’s freshman home run record with 16 while breaking the ISU freshman record with 56 RBIs … Named an NCAA Freshman All-American for his efforts, while also earning Illinois State Freshman Athlete of the Year … His sophomore season saw him drive in 61 RBIs, which is the seventh-most in program history … Fielded at a .990 clip with 103 putouts and one assist as a junior.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters at Mundelein High School in 2021 … Was a career .382 hitter while knocking out 21 total home runs … Drove in 68 total runs … As a junior, led the Mustangs to a 23-4-1 record, going 11-3 in conference play … Helped lead Mundelein to the third round of the IHSA Tournament Playoffs that season … Racked up First Team Accolades for All-District (1st), All-Conference (1st) and All-State (1st) … Boasted a 4.0 GPA, earning an Academic All-District nod … Played summer ball with the Top Tier Americans club.

PERSONAL: Full name is Daniel Joseph Pacella … Born Nov. 4, 2003, to Kellie and Joseph Pacella … Has two brothers, Jack and Michael … Intending to major in physical education.