PERSONAL: Max was born August 25, 2004... son of Emily Gildea and Darrell Gildea... varsity Baseball member at Archbishop Moeller High School.
MAJOR: Sports Management & Business Finance
MINOR: Data Analytics
Freshman Season (2024):
Appeared in all 34 games for the Quakers…Led the team with183 total fielding chances, 165 putouts, 28 RBI and three homeruns…Tied for third on the team with 46 total bases and 32 hits…Had 13 fielding assists, scored 12 runs, had eight extra base hits, walked six times, and hit five doubles…Had seven multi-hit games, two three-hit games, and one four-hit game…Tied for the team lead with six starts on the mound…Threw 28 innings and struck out 22 batters.
Sophomore Season (2025):
Started all 36 games for the Quakers, including nine starts on the mound…Tied for fifth in the OAC with one complete game on the mound…Led the team with 214 fielding chances, a 5.62 earned run average (ERA), and 189 putouts…Second on the team with 29 strikeouts, nine doubles, two wins on the mound, and two homeruns…Third on the team with 47 total bases, 41.2 innings pitched, and 32 hits…Scored 15 runs, drove in 11 runs, walked nine times, and was hit by four pitches…Had two games with five or more strikeouts, including an eight strikeout performance vs. FDU Florham on March 11th…Had nine multi-hit games…Named CSC Academic All-District…Named Academic All-OAC.
Junior Season (2026):
Two-way player for the Quakers…Started all 38 games for Wilmington as a hitter…Made seven appearances as a pitcher, starting in all seven. Bat .231 across 108 at bats, recording 25 hits, 11 runs, four doubles, five walks,16 runs batted in, and a team-high five home runs…Finished third on the team with 32 innings pitched, striking out 18 batters while walking only seven and recording a 6.19 ERA…Finished 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI and a home run against Oberlin on March 14…Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a season-high three RBI at Muskingum on April 25…Recorded three three-hit games and five multi-hit games…Posted a quality start of a season-high six innings and three earned runs allowed at Ohio Wesleyan on March 31…Struck out a season-high four batters en route to a five-inning outing with just one earned run allowed against Olivet on March 1…Named to CSC Academic All-District Team for the second consecutive season…Tabbed his second Academic All-OAC recognition
