University of South Alabama Athletics

2025 (Gr.): Made 17 appearances all in relief carding a 3.71 ERA in 26.2 innings of work … surrendered 11 earned runs on the season with a career-high 27 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .238 in 117 batters faced … struck out a season-high four batters in six faced in the final game of the year at ULM (5/16) … shut the door with 3 total saves: at SIUEdwardsville (2/14), Texas State (4/17), and at Troy (5/3) … made two assists on three chances defensively. 

SOUTH ALABAMA
2024 (Redshirt Senior): Made nine appearances with two starts for 15.0 innings on the mound … Accrued a 7.2 ERA on a 1.8 WHIP and 8.4 K/9 ratio … Reached season-high three strikeouts at New Orleans (4/2), then again in his first career start at Texas State (4/21) … Reached a career 5.0 innings pitched while facing the Bobcats allowing only one run and earring his second win of his career … First career win came against Southern Miss in 1.2 innings (4/7) … Recorded a pickoff at Louisiana (5/18).

2023: Exercised a medical redshirt year

2022 (Redshirt Junior): Took the mound in five games for 6.1 innings … Recorded a 2.84 ERA with a .261 opponent batting average with only one extra-base hit allowed … Played a season-high 2.2 innings at Tulane allowing no runs against 11 batters faced.
  Junior College:  Lettered two years at Northwest Florida State JC in Niceville, Fla. ... Went 0-2 with a 3.60 ERA in nine relief appearances in 2021 ... Recorded 18 strikeouts against 10 walks in 15 innings pitched ... Made five relief appearances in Covid-shortened 2020 season ... Struck out 12 batters and issued two walks in 8 2/3 innings ... First-Team Academic All-American both years at NFS.

High School:  Lettered in baseball at Crestview HS in Crestview, Fla.

Personal:  Full name is John Michael Gillis ... Born Nov. 22, 2000, in Crestview, Fla. ... The second of two children to Tim and Amy Gillis ... Has an older brother, Matthew ... Father, Tim, played baseball at West Alabama (1986-89), and played professionally five years in the Atlanta Braves organization ... Mother, Amy, was a cheerleader at West Alabama (1986-89) ... Brother, Matthew, played baseball at New Orleans (2017-18) and Coastal Alabama East (2015-16) ... Majoring in sport management.