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2026 Baseball Roster

4 Michael Gladden

  • Weight 170
  • Height 5-11
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Position UTIL
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown River Forest, Ill.
  • High School Saint Ignatius
  • Major Cognitive Science / Business Economics

Biography

Awards:

* 2nd-Team D3baseball.com All-Region in 2025
* 3rd-Team ABCA All-Region in 2025
* 2nd-Team All-UAA in 2025
* CSC Academic All-District in 2025
* 2-time Academic All-MWC in 2023 and 2024
* Academic All-UAA in 2025

Records:

Single-Season
* Broke the school record with 54 runs scored in 2025
* Ranked 3rd in school history with 61 hits in 2025
* Ranked 5th in school history with 16 doubles in 2025
* Ranked 5th in school history with 21 stolen bases in 2025
* Ranked 5th in school history with 44 games played in 2025
* Ranked 5th in school history with 6 home runs in 2025
* Ranked 6th in school history with 47 RBIs in 2025

Team:

* Member of the first NCAA Tournament team in program history in 2025
* Team reached the Regional Finals before falling to UW-Oshkosh in a winner-take-all Regional Final

2025:

* Appeared in 44 games with 43 starts as a junior
* Recorded 61 hits, 54 runs scored, 16 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 47 RBIs, 14 walks, and 21 stolen bases
* Tallied a slash line of a .345 batting average, a .429 on-base percentage, and a .548 slugging percentage
* Broke the school record with 54 runs scored
* Ranked 3rd in school history with 61 hits
* Ranked 5th in school history with 16 doubles
* Ranked 5th in school history with 21 stolen bases
* Ranked 5th in school history with 44 games played
* Ranked 5th in school history with 6 home runs
* Ranked 6th in school history with 47 RBIs
* Tallied a career-high 5 hits in the 18-3 win over NYU on April 26
* Drove in a career-high 5 RBIs twice in wins over Illinois Tech (10-3) and NYU (18-3)
* Scored a career-high 4 runs twice in wins over Emory (21-15) and NYU (18-3)

2024:

* Appeared in 36 games with 34 starts as a sophomore
* Recorded 35 hits, 28 runs, 10 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 22 RBIs, and 11 walks
* Tallied a slash line of a .248 batting average, a .325 on-base percentage, and a .397 slugging percentage
* Scored a season-high 3 runs twice in wins over Lawrence and Monmouth
* Tallied a season-high 3 hits three times in wins over Illinois College, Lawrence, and Monmouth
* Drove in a season-high 3 RBIs twice in wins over Illinois College on March 29 (13-4) and March 30 (12-0)

2023:

* Appeared in 18 games with 17 starts as a freshman
* Recorded 26 hits, 21 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 14 RBIs, 12 walks, and 9 stolen bases
* Tallied a slash line of a .361 batting average, a .447 on-base percentage, and a .486 slugging percentage
* Made his collegiate debut with his first career run scored and RBI in the 6-1 win over Case Western on February 25
* Added his first career hit in the 9-0 win over Olivet on March 13
* Scored a season-high 4 runs and hit his first career home run in the 16-4 win over Knox on April 5
* Tallied a career-high 4 hits in the 18-8 win over Knox on April 5
* Drove in a season-high 3 RBIs in the 11-7 win over Beloit on April 11

High School:

* 11-time varsity letter award winner in baseball (4), football (2), soccer (2), track & field (1), basketball (1), and cross country (1)
* Hit .435 with 4 home runs, a .518 on-base percentage, a .663 slugging percentage, and a 1.181 OPS in 2022
* Chicago Catholic League White Player of the Year in baseball in 2022
* Saint Ignatius Athlete of the Year in 2022
* Chicago Catholic League All-Conference cornerback as a senior
* Leading scorer of freshman soccer team
* Class co-vice president in 2021 and 2022
* Club ADAM executive board from 2020 to 2022

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2023Freshman

    UTIL
    5'11" 170 lbs
    12
  • 11

    2024Sophomore

    UTIL
    5'11" 170 lbs
    11
  • 4

    2025Junior

    UTIL
    5'11" 170 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2026Senior

    UTIL
    5'11" 170 lbs
    4