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Chad Sadowski was a standout baseball player at UWM from 1997-2000. On offense, he compiled a career average of .330 in 182 games, with 28 home runs and 150 RBI. Upon graduation, he was UWM's career RBI leader while he stood second in career home runs and fourth in total bases. He was also a standout pitcher, posting a 22-16 record and a 4.57 ERA in 258.0 innings pitched. Upon graduation, he held UWM records for games started (42), complete games (17), strikeouts (213) and wins (22).
Sadowski's list of honors includes three MCC First Team honors as a field player and a pair of First Team All-MCC accolades as a pitcher. He was also on the league's all-newcomer team as a freshman, was a second-team honoree in the field once and earned MCC Tournament MVP honors in leading the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament in 1999. Sadowski was the starting pitcher when UWM upset top-ranked Rice in the tournament that season, tossing a complete game.
He was drafted twice by Major League Baseball, with the Brewers selecting him in the 23rd round in 1999 before the Phillies chose him in the same round the next year. Sadowski wound up playing three years in the minor leagues.
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