GRINNELL, Iowa – University of Chicago's baseball program used an eight-run ninth inning to pull off a comeback victory over Grinnell College on the road in Midwest Conference (MWC) play on Tuesday.

The Maroons trailed by three headed into their final at-bats in a pivotal matchup for tournament seeding before exploding for eight runs in the last frame. Jack Goldstein got things started with a single and eventually came around to score on a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to two.

Down to its final out, UChicago's Jack Sharp delivered with a game-tying two-run single to right field. Brady Miller then gave the Maroons their first lead of the game with a two-run single, which scored Sharp and Devan Johnson. Drew Bryan came in to save the game in the ninth and, after walking the leadoff batter, retired the side in order. 

Hayden Leiderman (5-0) earned the victory in relief of Dylan White, allowing just one earned run in 4.0 innings while striking out three. The Maroons scored all four of their runs prior to the ninth on home runs. Erik Rindner and Johnson both hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively. Richard Lu added a two-run shot in in the seventh.

UChicago continues MWC play on Wednesday, May 3 with its final home game of 2023, taking on Knox at 3 p.m. CT.