CHICAGO – College of Chicago baseball’s Drew Bryan and Erik Rindner had been acknowledged with main awards and First Staff All-Area nods from each the American Baseball Coaches Affiliation (ABCA) and D3baseball.com.
Bryan was named Area 9’s Pitcher of the 12 months by the ABCA whereas Rindner earned Rookie of the 12 months honors from D3baseball.com. Moreover, each had been named First Staff All-Area by each organizations.
Bryan, a junior from Sanford, N.C., provides First Staff All-Area and Area 9 Pitcher of the 12 months honors to a slew of accolades from each this season and his UChicago profession. As a first-year, Bryan compiled a historic season with a 0.00 ERA, setting a college document for lowest-ever ERA, primarily out of the bullpen. He was additionally named a First Staff All-American and Nationwide Rookie of the 12 months after the 2021 season together with receiving prime honors within the area.
After transitioning to a starter in 2022, Bryan posted one other stellar stat line because the ace of the Maroon workers in 2023. The appropriate-hander struck out a school-record 89 batters over 59.1 innings, incomes Pitcher of the 12 months and First Staff All-Convention standing within the Midwest Convention (MWC). Nationally, Bryan ranks seventh in strikeouts per 9 innings (13.5), ninth in WHIP (0.91) and ninth in hits allowed per 9 innings (5.31). He struck out six or extra batters in all 10 of his begins in 2023, together with two video games with 15 strikeouts. For his profession, Bryan has totaled 187 Ks in simply 135.1 innings and has a 15-4 document with a 2.73 ERA.
Rindner, a first-year from Potomac, Md., was a pressure for UChicago on the dish whereas commanding the pitching workers as nicely in his rookie season. At catcher, he threw out eight runners and had a .995 fielding proportion whereas serving as the first backstop for the Maroon workers, which ranked second within the MWC in ERA and led the league in strikeout price.
On the plate, the righty batted principally within the third spot of the order and delivered with 10 homers and 43 RBI whereas hitting .340. He began in 41-of-43 video games and added 11 doubles and a team-high 41 runs scored. Rindner topped or tied for the staff lead within the following classes: runs scored, hits, dwelling runs, RBI, slugging proportion, walks and on-base proportion.
