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Kevin Tyrrell enters his fifth year as the Head Baseball Coach at the University of Chicago in the 2025-26 academic year.
The 2025 season of UChicago baseball was historic. Under Coach Tyrrell, the Maroons recorded a new program best 29-16 record. Russell Kwinter was named not only Rookie of the Year but Pitcher of the Year for the UAA. Chicago placed four on the All-UAA teams as well as two to the ABCA and d3baseball.com All-Region team.
In 2024, UChicago went 19-24 (16-8 MWC), reaching the conference tournament final. Rindner and Braden Jirovec earned First Team honors, while Kirk Waller and Phil Hogan made the Second Team.
The 2023 Maroons compiled a 25-18 overall record with a 15-9 record in the Midwest Conference (MWC). Drew Bryan was voted as the MWC Pitcher of the Year and was joined on the First Team All-MWC by Erik Rindner (C) and Jack Goldstein (SS).
In Tyrrell's debut season as head coach of the Maroons, they posted a 23-16 record. UChicago went 16-7 in the MWC and advanced to the MWC title game. Five players were named to the MWC All-Conference Teams, including First Team selection Carson Weekley (3B/RF).
Tyrrell spent the previous three seasons serving as an assistant baseball coach for the Maroons (2019-21). During that time, the team posted a 48-23 cumulative record (.676 winning percentage). UChicago finished first in the Midwest Conference North Division in 2019 and qualified for the MWC Tournament.
Prior to his arrival in Hyde Park, Tyrrell was Head Baseball Coach at the College of DuPage for seven seasons. The Chaparrals achieved top-10 rankings in the NJCAA national poll during each of his final four years at DuPage (2015-18). The 2016 squad won 40 games and was ranked as high as fourth in the national poll.
Tyrrell's teams at College of DuPage posted an overall record of 188-174. Seven of his players received NJCAA All-American status. In 2016, All-American catcher Javier Martinez received NJCAA Elite Hitter recognition when he led the nation with 74 RBI. The Chaparrals boasted a consistent run of offensive production under Tyrrell, hitting over .300 as a team in all seven seasons - .302 in 2012, .348 in 2013, .334 in 2014, .325 in 2015, .336 in 2016, .309 in 2017 and .319 in 2018.
Tyrrell began his head coaching career with the Upper Deck Cougars travel baseball team (2007-10). The 2008 Cougars reached the 15U USSSA National Championship game, and then followed up by winning the 16U USSSA National Championship in 2009. The 2010 team placed eighth nationally. Tyrrell coached 19 NCAA Division I athletes, 10 Major League Baseball draft picks and four players who have played on MLB rosters.
Tyrrell played high school baseball at Montini High School where he was an All-State infielder as a senior. At the collegiate level, he played for legendary coach Irish O'Reilly at Lewis University and was a three-year team captain. He graduated from Lewis in 2007 with a double major in business administration and management information systems.
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