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2019: Appeared in 11 games with nine starts ... Tallied 27 strikeouts in 37.2 IP ... Tossed a scoreless inning of relief on Senior Day against Youngstown State (May 12) ... Fanned four in 3.0 IP against Chicago (May 7) ... Allowed one earned run in 4.0 IP against Illinois State (April 16) ... Threw career-high 5.1 IP, allowing two hits with four strikeouts against Northwestern (April 3) ... Struck out career-high six in 5.0 IP against Northern Illinois (March 26) ... Made 2019 debut as the starting pitcher at Kennesaw State (Feb. 16).

2018: Appeared in 13 games and made four starts ... Posted 3.70 ERA in 24.1 IP ... Struck out 26 batters ... Did not allow a run in first eight relief appearances ... Allowed one hit and two baserunners with seven strikeouts over 3.1 IP in three-game series against Youngstown State (May 17-19) ... Fanned four in 2.2 IP of relief against Northwestern (April 24) ... Earned first victory against Northern Illinois (March 14) ... Struck out season-high five Huskies that day ... Made UIC debut as a starter vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 18).

PRIOR TO UIC: Attended Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Okla. ... Helped Pioneers post record of 42-12 in 2017 ... Appeared in 22 games out of the bullpen as a sophomore and registered record of 5-0 with 4.62 ERA ... Struck out 50 in 39,0 innings of work.

PREP/PERSONAL: Prepped at Sutherland Secondary School in North Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Helped Sabres win BCPBL League and Provincial championships ... Led BCPBL with 10 wins ... Named All-BCPBL First Team ... Also played basketball and helped team win AAA Howe Sound League title ... Named All-AAA Howe Sound First Team on the hardwood ... Born Sept. 2, 1996 ... Son of John and Sylvia Toikka ... Has one sibling, Kurtis ... Enjoys snowboarding and fishing ... Majoring in physics at UIC.