Drew Bryan

Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Sanford, N.C.
High School:
Southern Lee
Prev School:
University of Chicago

Career Honors: Stagg Medal Winner (2025)… J. Kyle Anderson Award recipient (2025)… D3baseball.com National Rookie of the Year (2021)… First Team D3baseball.com All-American (2021)… Fourth Team ABCA All-American (2023)… First Team D3baseball.com Preseason All-American (2021)… D3baseball.com Regional Pitcher of the Year (2021)… ABCA Regional Pitcher of the Year (2023)… D3baseball.com Regional Rookie of the Year (2021)… Two-time First Team D3baseball.com All-Region (2021, 2023)… First Team ABCA All-Region (2023)… Two-time Midwest Conference Pitcher of the Year (2021, 2023)… Three-time All-MWC selection (First Team in 2021 and 2023; Second Team in 2022)… Two-time CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2025)… Two-time Academic All-MWC (2021, 2022)… Academic All-UAA (2025)… D3baseball.com Team of the Week (5/11/23)… UAA Pitcher of the Week (3/31/25)… Three-time MWC Pitcher of the Week.

2025 (Chicago): Returned to UChicago for a graduate season… Appeared in 13 games with nine starts on the mound… Finished the year 4–3 with a 5.86 ERA and 59 strikeouts… Struck out a season-high 10 batters against Eastern Connecticut State (3/19)… Threw a season-high 7.0 innings in back-to-back wins over Brandeis and WashU… Helped lead UChicago to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, advancing to the Regional Final.

2024 (East Carolina): Transferred to East Carolina for his senior season… Appeared in two games before missing the remainder of the year due to injury… Made his ECU debut with 1.0 inning and one strikeout in a 7–0 win over Rider (2/17).

2023 (Chicago): Made 11 appearances with 10 starts as a junior… Posted a 7–2 record with a 2.43 ERA… Broke the school’s single-season strikeout record with 89… Struck out a career-high 15 batters twice in wins over Illinois College and Lawrence… Threw a season-high 8.0 innings in the MWC Tournament win over Ripon (5/12)… Earned ABCA Regional Pitcher of the Year honors.

2022 (Chicago): Made eight appearances, all starts… Finished 2–2 with a 4.79 ERA and 52 strikeouts… Threw his only career complete game, going 9.0 innings with 10 strikeouts against Illinois College (4/15).

2021 (Chicago): Delivered one of the most dominant freshman seasons in Division III history… Went 6–0 with a 0.00 ERA and 46 strikeouts… Led NCAA Division III in ERA (0.00) and hits allowed per nine innings (2.79)… Ranked fourth nationally in WHIP (0.69) and fifth in strikeouts per nine innings (14.28)… Made collegiate debut with four innings and five strikeouts against Wheaton (3/13)… Earned first career save with three perfect innings against Ripon (4/24).

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner… Tri-County All-Conference and Academic All-Conference selection… Ranked the No. 40 player in North Carolina by Perfect Game… Valedictorian… National Honor Society member… AP Scholar… Participated in Quiz Bowl and Math Club.