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2016 Baseball Roster

Profile

  • RHP
    Position
  • Junior
    Class
  • Arlington Heights, IL
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • 215
    Weight
  • Rolling Meadows H.S.
    High School
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Matt Dennis
#10
Matt Dennis
RHP
Position
Junior
Class
Arlington Heights, IL
Hometown

Season Stats

Season:
2016
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Career Stats

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Summary

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
MLB First-Year Player Draft:  2016 (14th round, 410 overall, by Colorado Rockies)
NCBWA All-American: 2015 (3rd Team, RP)
Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List: 2015
All-Missouri Valley Conference: 2015 (2nd Team, RP)
MVC Pitcher of the Week (2): April 20, 2015; Feb. 29, 2016
Bradley Baseball Mike Dunne Award (Best Pitcher): 2015
Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week (2): May 27, 2015 & April 22, 2015
MVC Honor Roll (2): 2014, 2015
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (4): Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '16
 
AT BRADLEY (2014-16)
Owns Bradley’s single-season (12) and career (18) saves records ... A two-time MVC Pitcher of the Week, his 3.28 career ERA is the best by a Brave with at least 100 IP in the metal bat era ... Bradley’s top closer in his first two seasons, Dennis took over as the team’s No. 1 starter as a junior in 2016 and responded by going 9-3 with a 3.89 ERA in his 14 starts … Began a 5-game winning streak with a dominant outing Feb. 26, 2016 versus Notre Dame, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts ... Shared the league lead with nine pitching victories in 2016.
 
AT ROLLING MEADOWS H.S.
A three-year varsity letterman, Dennis played for former Bradley star and Major Leaguer Jim Lindeman at Rolling Meadows ... The 2013 MSL East Player of the Year, Dennis was the captain of the Daily Herald all-area team and earned all-state honors from the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association ... Posted an 8-1 record with a 1.83 ERA during his senior season ... Averaging 12.8 strikeouts per nine innings, he fanned 16 in a single start at Bufffalo Grove ... Also hit .273 with five home runs and 20 RBI's during his senior season.
 
PERSONAL
The son of Mark and Pam Dennis, Matt was born Jan. 3, 1995 in Arlington Heights, IL ... Two older siblings: Sam and Lydia ... Mark Dennis played collegiate baseball at University of Dubuque and Matt's grandfather reached Triple-A in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.