University of North Carolina Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 10
Tom Chmielewski
- Position:
- LHP
- B/T:
- L/L
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Needham, Mass.
- High School:
- Needham
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2025)
• Appeared in 13 games for the Diamond Heels.
• Recorded a 0.87 ERA across 10.1 innings with seven strikeouts and a .189 opposing batting average.
• Part of the pitching staff that had the third best ERA in the nation (3.47) and the best in the ACC for the second straight season.
• Made his Carolina debut and return from injury with two strikeouts in 1.0 IP against NC A&T (2/26).
• Logged his first save at UNC in the win over Elon (4/08), throwing a flawless 1.0 frame to finish it off.
• Went 2.0 hitless frames against Virginia Tech (4/19).
• Threw 2.0 shutout innings in the Chapel Hill Super Regional against Arizona (6/06).
AT PRINCETON (2022-2024)
• Did not pitch in 2024 due to injury.
• Made 24 starts across the 2022-23 seasons, throwing three complete games.
• His numbers all around improved dramatically in his sophomore season, including ERA (8.61 to 3.40), runs allowed (62 to 38), hits allowed (91 to 74), batting average against (.363 to .246), and strikeouts (45 to 73) while increasing his innings pitched from 54.1 to 76.2.
• Named First Team All-Ivy in 2023.
• Two-time Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 20, 2023, May 2, 2023).
HIGH SCHOOL
• Named captain as a senior at Needham.
• Two-time conference All-Star.
• Division I South Sectional MVP in 2018.
• Won 16 games with a 1.82 ERA along with 168 strikeouts in 169 innings.
• Team won the 2018 MIAA Division I state and conference titles.
• Boston Globe All-Scholastic.
PERSONAL
• Son of Kara and Steve Chmielewski.
• Has two sisters, Jamie and Sydney.
• Lettered in ice hockey at Needham.
• Grandfather, Ed, played baseball and ice hockey at Northeastern.
• Appeared in 13 games for the Diamond Heels.
• Recorded a 0.87 ERA across 10.1 innings with seven strikeouts and a .189 opposing batting average.
• Part of the pitching staff that had the third best ERA in the nation (3.47) and the best in the ACC for the second straight season.
• Made his Carolina debut and return from injury with two strikeouts in 1.0 IP against NC A&T (2/26).
• Logged his first save at UNC in the win over Elon (4/08), throwing a flawless 1.0 frame to finish it off.
• Went 2.0 hitless frames against Virginia Tech (4/19).
• Threw 2.0 shutout innings in the Chapel Hill Super Regional against Arizona (6/06).
AT PRINCETON (2022-2024)
• Did not pitch in 2024 due to injury.
• Made 24 starts across the 2022-23 seasons, throwing three complete games.
• His numbers all around improved dramatically in his sophomore season, including ERA (8.61 to 3.40), runs allowed (62 to 38), hits allowed (91 to 74), batting average against (.363 to .246), and strikeouts (45 to 73) while increasing his innings pitched from 54.1 to 76.2.
• Named First Team All-Ivy in 2023.
• Two-time Ivy League Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 20, 2023, May 2, 2023).
HIGH SCHOOL
• Named captain as a senior at Needham.
• Two-time conference All-Star.
• Division I South Sectional MVP in 2018.
• Won 16 games with a 1.82 ERA along with 168 strikeouts in 169 innings.
• Team won the 2018 MIAA Division I state and conference titles.
• Boston Globe All-Scholastic.
PERSONAL
• Son of Kara and Steve Chmielewski.
• Has two sisters, Jamie and Sydney.
• Lettered in ice hockey at Needham.
• Grandfather, Ed, played baseball and ice hockey at Northeastern.
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