John Lemm

2025 (Southern Illinois University)

Spent one season at Southern Illinois University, seeing time in 55 games with 49 starts
Earned Second Team All-Conference honors during his lone season in Carbondale
Posted a .272 (49-180) average with the Salukis, including 11 doubles, one triple, 19 home runs and 56 RBIs
His 19 home runs were fifth-most in the Missouri Valley Conference, while his 1.104 OPS was the sixth-highest mark in the league
His home run total stands tied for the second-most in a single season in SIU history
Ranked seventh in the MVC with 45 walks with his 56 RBI standing as the eighth-most in the conference
Reached base in the final 35 games of the 2025 season, the second-longest streak in program history
His 25-game on-base streak in league play became a new program and conference record
Produced two multi-homer games, including two home runs against Missouri State on April 7 and versus UIC on May 21
Finished 3-for-7 with a career-best five RBI at Bradley on March 28

Competed for two seasons at South Suburban Community College in South Holland, Ill.
Saw time in 97 games for the Bulldogs, managing a .300 average (90-300) with 25 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 68 RBI
Closed his junior college career with an even strikeout-to-walk ratio (59 BB/59 K)
Finished with a .322 average (55-171) with 16 doubles, two triples, four home runs, 40 RBI and 30 walks with 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts in 2024
Contributed multi-hit efforts in 12 of 52 contests, including eight games with at least three knocks
Played in 45 games during his first season at SSCC in 2023, owning a .271 average (35-129) to go with nine doubles, four home runs, 28 RBI and 29 walks
Helped the Bulldogs to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region IV Division I Baseball Championship in 2023