Career Honors
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2016)
- Big Ten Players to Watch List (2017)
- Big Ten Co-Pticher of the Week (Feb. 27, 2017)
- Soles4Souls Trip to Dominican Republic (Dec., 2017)
- Fifth on OSU career saves list (16)
2018 (Fifth-Year Senior Season)
- 1-4 with a 4.95 ERA with 28 strikeouts and 33 walks in 36.1 innings pitched in 18 appearances with five starts
- Picked up the win against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, working five innings and scattered two runs on four hits with two strikeouts and one walk (2/18)
- Gave up six runs on eight hits, four earned runs, with three strikeouts and two walks in four innings vs. No. 2 Oregon State (2/25)
- Struck out five over five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks in loss vs. High Point (3/10)
- Had a scoreless inning of relief vs. Georgetown (3/25)
- Fanned one with two walks and allowed one run in one inning of work vs. Nebraska (3/30)
- Struck out two in one scoreless inning of relief vs. Youngstown State (4/18)
- Fanned one and walked one in 0.2 innings of relief work vs. Campbell (5/9)
- Got the start vs. No. 1 Minnesota, throwing three innings and gave up one run on five hits with two strikeouts and three walks in a no decision (5/26)
2017 (Redshirt Junior Season)
- 2-5 with a 6.39 ERA with six starts in 16 appearances and two saves
- Big Ten Players to Watch List
- Made his first career start for the Buckeyes vs. Delaware (2/18)
- Named Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week (2/27)
- Recorded his first win as a Buckeye starter, throwing six scoreless innings and scattered three hits with four strikeouts vs. No. 5 Oregon State (2/24)
- Claimed his first save of the season as he closed out the series finale at Campbell with a scoreless ninth inning (3/5)
- Pitched a scoreless eighth inning and struck out two batters in the shutout victory over Ohio (3/28)
- Clinched his second win of the season in five innings of work, threw three strikeouts and allowed two hits vs. Purdue (3/31)
- Struck out a career-high seven in 5.1 innings with seven hits, five runs, four earned and walk at Penn State (4/8)
- Worked five innings on two runs, five hits, two walks and one strikeout in loss at Michigan State (4/14)
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
- 3-4 with a 3.03 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 29.2 innings in 29 relief appearances
- Big Ten leader in saves with a career-high 14 .
- Claimed five saves in Big Ten play
- Held opposing hitters to a .229 average
- Fanned three in 1.2 innings vs. Pitt (2/20)
- Tossed a season-high four strikeouts in the save at No. 18 Coastal (2/27)
- Struck out three batters in two frames in his third save of the year at UNLV (3/15)
- Posted two more saves in Game Nos. 2 and 3 vs. Hofstra (3/19-20)
- Notched sixth save of the year in one scoreless frame with three strikeouts at Ohio (3/29)
- Earned the win with three strikeouts in one inning of work vs. Toledo (3/30)
- Picked up his seventh save of the year in one scoreless inning vs. Morehead State (4/12)
- Boasted eighth save of the year in 0.1 inning of relief work vs. Rutgers (4/17)
- Tossed three scoreless innings of relief work with a pair of punch outs in 15-inning marathon at Illinois (4/22)
- Notched ninth save of the season with a scoreless inning in game one at Purdue (4/29)
- Claimed 10th save of the year in one scoreless inning with two strikeouts vs. Iowa (5/8)
- Closed the door on the ranked win over No. 16 FAU with one inning of scoreless work (5/11)
- Allowed one run on one hit with a strikeout and walk in 0.2 innings vs. No. 19 Michigan (5/13)
- Pitched one shutout frame in win over Eastern Michigan to pick up 12th save of the season
- Chalked up 13th save in one scoreless inning with a strikeout in series finale win at No. 24 Minnesota (5/21)
- Registered the save in one scoreless inning on one walk and one strikeout in B1G elimination game vs. Michigan State (5/28)
- Tallied the win in the Big Ten Tournament championship game, throwing 1.1 scoreless innings on two hits with a strikeout vs. Iowa (5/29)
- Pitched a scoreless frame in NCAA regional game vs. Wright State (6/5)
2015 (Sophomore Season)
- Received a medical redshirt for the Buckeyes
2014 (Freshman Season)
- 1-0 with 4.00 ERA in six appearances
- Collected six strikeouts over nine innings of work
- Made first career appearance vs. Toledo (4/2) striking out two batters in two innings
- Pitched a season-high three innings vs. Cincinnati (5/13) to claim first career win
- 2014 letterwinner
Providence Catholic H.S.
- A four-year letterwinner at Providence Catholic
- Also lettered two years on the football team
Personal
- Yianni is the son of Tom and Maria Pavlopoulos
- Has three younger siblings, Alex, George and Peter
