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CHICAGO, Ill. -- The University of Chicago baseball team continues their inaugural run in the NCAA Baseball Tournament with Regional semifinal matchup on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM CT againstĀ #14 Gustavus Adolphus in an elimination game. With a win, the Maroons will play #25 UW-Oshkosh on Saturday at 11 AM CT in the Regional Finals.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NOTES:
*Ā The University of Chicago sits at 27-15 overall and 12-8 in the UAA this season.
* The Maroons broke the 2018 program record with their 27th win of the season over Beloit in Saturday's elimination game.
*Ā UChicago dropped their inaugural NCAA Tournament game on Friday with a 34-8 loss to UW-Oshkosh. The 34 runs allowed are the most in a game in program history, topping the 31-5 loss to Yale in 1896.
* The Maroons bounced back with a 17-7 win over Beloit for their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. The team hit five home runs in the win, the most in a game since 2013, with
Richard Lu leading the way with two long balls.
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Russell Kwinter is just the eighth pitcher in school history to record seven wins in a single season. He has 7-0 with a 4.68 ERA in his nine starts this season. Kwinter was named the UAA Pitcher of the Year and the UAA Rookie of the Year.
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Braden Jirovec,
Erik Rindner, and
Michael Gladden all joined Kwinter on the All-UAA Team after outstanding seasons.
*Ā Gladden has been hitting out of his mind in the past eleven games with a .553 batting average and a .957 slugging percentage. He is 26-47 at the dish with 21 runs scored, 11 extra-base hits, 21Ā RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.
*Ā Jirovec leads the team in hits this season with 63. He ranks second in program history for hits in a season,Ā and he is five from tying the all-time program record of 68 hits.
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Max Wiesner has had a breakout freshman campaign for the Maroons. His 50Ā RBIs in 2025 ranks as the 3rd-most in school history, just 7 shy of Mark Mosier's single-season record set back in 1997.
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Drew Bryan currently sits at 247Ā career strikeouts which ranks 2nd all-time in UChicago history, just 49 away from the school record.
#14 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS NOTES:
* Gustavus Adolphus enters the second Regional Semifinal at 37-8 on the season after winning the MIAC with a 17-3 record on the year.
* The Gusties are making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament this season, and they won their first-ever tournament game on Friday against Beloit, 7-5.
* The team fell to #25 UW-Oshkosh in the first Regional Semifinal 15-10Ā on Saturday afternoon.
* Gustavus Adolphus had won 18 of their last 19 games prior to their Regional Semifinal game against UW-Oshkosh.
* Danny Gavin leads the team with a 0.431 batting average and a 1.152 OPS this season.Ā
* Brayden Kohls adds a .417 batting average with 53 RBIs and 75 hits on the year.
SERIES HISTORY:
* This would be the first-ever meeting between UChicago and Gustavus Adolphus.
* Both teams are looking for their first-ever Regional Finals appearance in their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
SINGLE-SEASON STATS NOTES:
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Landon BriceĀ - 2nd in Appearances (19)
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Michael GladdenĀ - 2ndĀ in Runs (51), 3rd in Hits (61), 5th in Home Runs (6), 5th in Stolen Bases (21), 5th in RBIs (46), and 5th in Doubles (16)
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Braden JirovecĀ - 3rd in Stolen Bases (24), 2nd in Hits (63), and 8th in Runs (45)
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Russell KwinterĀ - 5th in Wins (7) and 5th in Starts (10)
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Hayden LeidermanĀ - 5th in Starts (10)
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Brady MillerĀ - 7th in Stolen Bases (19)
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Erik Rindner - 10th in Walks (26)
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Jack SharpĀ - 10th in Walks (26)
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Jackson Slipock - 7th in RBIs (44)
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Kirk WallerĀ - 6th in Appearances (16)
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Max WiesnerĀ - 3rd in RBIs (50)
CAREER STATS NOTES:
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Drew BryanĀ - 2nd in Strikeouts (247), 2nd in ERA (3.64), 2ndĀ in Wins (19), and 9th in Innings Pitched (190.2)
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John ButkaĀ - 7th in Saves (5)
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Jack GoldsteinĀ - 6th in Home Runs (14)
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Braden JirovecĀ - 3rd in Stolen Bases (57) and 10th in Triples (6)
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Hayden LeidermanĀ - 6th in Appearances (43)
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Erik RindnerĀ - 2nd in Home Runs (17), 6th in Walks (76), 7th in RBIs (118), and 9th in Doubles (34)
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Kirk WallerĀ - 2nd in Appearances (54)
NCAA DIVISION III REGIONAL SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY
Game 1 -Ā #25 UW-Oshkosh 34,Ā
UChicagoĀ 8
Game 2 - #14 Gustavus Adolphus 7, Beloit 5
SATURDAY
Game 3 -
UChicagoĀ 17,Ā BeloitĀ 7
Game 4 - #25 UW-Oshkosh 15,Ā #14 Gustavus Adolphus 10
Game 5 -
UChicagoĀ at #14 Gustavus Adolphus - Saturday at 3:30 PM CT
SUNDAY
Game 6 - #25 UW-OshkoshĀ vs. Winner of G5 - Sunday at 11 AM CT
Game 7 - #25 UW-Oshkosh vs. Winner of G5Ā - Sunday at 2:30 PM CT (If UW-Oshkosh loses Game 1)