MAHER NAMED ALL-KJCCC GOLD GLOVE

Blue Dragon sophomore first baseman Quinn Maher is named to the all-KJCCC Gold Glove at first base on Thursday.

May 22, 2025

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Hutchinson Community College baseball sophomore first baseball Quinn Maher was named to the 2025 All-KJCCC Gold Glove team on Thursday.

Named All-Jayhawk West honorable mention last week, the sophomore from Colorado Springs, Colorado, is just the sixth Blue Dragon player in program history to post a 1.000 fielding percentage with more than 150 defensive chances.

Maher started 60 games at first base this season and did not commit an error in 418 total defensive chances. Maher's 418 defensive chances ranks seventh in Blue Dragon single-season history. His 412 putouts are four-most in Blue Dragon history, third most by a Hutchinson first baseman.

Maher helped the 2025 Blue Dragons lead the Jayhawk West in defense this season with a .972 team fielding percentage.

Over his two years with the Blue Dragons, Maher committed only three errors in 467 total defensive chances.

Maher's .994 career fielding percentage breaks the old career record of .993 set by Scott Wolverton in 2017 and 2018. Maher is only the sixth Blue Dragon with a career fielding percentage of .990 with 150 defensive chances or more.

Since the KJCCC started awarding Gold Glove awards to positions instead of one overall winner before the 2021 season, Maher is the second Blue Dragon to be named to the conference Gold Glove team. Ben Men McLaughlin (2022) is the other Blue Dragon to earn conference defensive honors.

The Blue Dragons finished 40-21 this season, placing third in the Jayhawk West. The Dragons swept the Allen Red Devils in two games in the Plains District opening-round series at Hobart-Detter Field. The Blue Dragons went 1-2 in the Plains District Tournament in Salina.

Offensively, Maher hit .299 for the season (58 for 194) with 14 doubles, eight home runs, 41 RBIs and 59 runs scored.

2025 ALL-KJCCC GOLD GLOVE TEAM
1B - Quinn Maher, R-So. -- Hutchinson
1B - Eli Patrick, Fr. -- Pratt
2B - Kyle Graves, Fr. -- Barton
3B - Carter Kelley, So. -- Johnson County
SS - Owen Rush, R-So. -- Fort Scott
OF - Marcus Dierks, So. -- Kansas City
OF - Eric Bacon, So. -- Coffeyville
OF - Bo Shinkle, So. -- Johnson County
C - Cam MaCleod, So. -- Cloud County
P - Reese Kortum, So. -- Fort Scott