Bio

In the storied history of the UW-Oshkosh baseball program, few players have enjoyed the success and accolades of Chris DeLarwelle.

The Southern Door High School graduate played in the infield for the Titans from 1987-90, and compiled statistics that still rank among the finest in UW-Oshkosh and NCAA Division III history. DeLarwelle hit .404 during his 154-game UW-Oshkosh career with 206 runs batted in, 176 runs scored and 49 home runs. His home run count currently ranks fifth in NCAA Division III history, while his runs batted in total ranks 10th.

DeLarwelle played in 40 games for UW-Oshkosh during his freshman season, hitting .408 with 12 home runs, 58 runs batted in and 44 runs scored. DeLarwelle helped UW-Oshkosh compile a NCAA Division III record .411 batting average that season with 99 home runs. The trio also guided the Titans to a 37-5 record, a WIAC championship and a second-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series.

In 1988, DeLarwelle received All-WIAC first team honors after hitting .336 with eight home runs, 43 runs batted in and 37 runs scored. The Titans registered a 28-8 record that year, won the WIAC championship and finished second at the NCAA Division III World Series.

The following year, the 1989 campaign, DeLarwelle hit .422 with 13 home runs, 54 runs batted in, and 50 runs scored, all team bests. His performance awarded him All-WIAC first team status and mention on the NCAA Division III All-America first team. The Titans went 28-12 that season and claimed another WIAC crown.

DeLarwelle capped his UW-Oshkosh career with his finest season, a 1990 campaign that would see him receive All-WIAC first team, NCAA Division III All-America first team and NCAA Division III Player of the Year accolades. DeLarwelle hit .444 with 16 home runs, 51 runs batted in and 45 runs scored, all team highs. The Titans recorded a 22-16 record with a second-place finish in the WIAC and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III World Series.

Following his senior campaign, DeLarwelle was invited to try out for the United States National Baseball Team. He was one of only three NCAA Division III players to earn the prestigious invitation, and only the second player from UW-Oshkosh to ever be asked.  Later that summer he signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Twins and spent the next three years playing in the minor leagues.

When his professional baseball career ended, DeLarwelle returned to UW-Oshkosh as an assistant to head baseball coach Tom Lechnir. He coached with the Titans in 1995 and 1996 before landing duties as the head baseball coach at Oshkosh North High School in 1997 and 1998 and Wrightstown High School in 1999. He also was the girls junior varsity head basketball coach at Fall River High School in 2000 and 2001.

Still participating in sports, DeLarwelle won a silver medal in men's fastpitch softball at the 1999 Pan Am Games and a bronze medal at the 2000 International Softball Congress World Championship, both as a member of the USA Men's Fastpitch Softball Association.

The 1990 UW-Oshkosh graduate resides in Kimberly, where he teaches mathematics at J.R. Gerritts Middle School.