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Jersey Number 1
Austin Dennis
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rockledge, Fla.
- High School:
- Rockledge HS
Bio
2018 (Junior)
• First-team All C-USA as a utility player
• Drafted in the 20th round of the 2018 Draft by the Houston Astros.
• C-USA All-Academic Team
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.0-3.74 GPA)
• Earned starts in all 55 games (49 in center, six at second and also made 13 pitching appearances, all in relief)
• Among Top 100 nationally for run scored (20th, 62), stolen bases (33rd, 25) and hits (56th, 79)
• Among C-USA leaders for stolen bases (1st, 25), runs scored (3rd, 62), hits (8th, 79) and batting average (11th, .345)
• Tied for fifth on the single-season stolen base list with 25 (in 29 attempts)
• Finished 10th on the single-season runs list with 62
• Led team in batting average (.345), runs (62), hits (79), triples (3) and stolen bases (25)
• Turned in team-high 24 multi-hit games (16 2-hit, 6 3-hit and 2 4-hit)
• Third on team with nine multi-RBI games, including one four RBI game
• Had a 15-game hit streak (3/17-4/10) and hit safety in 20 of 21 games overall (3/17-4/20). The 15-game hit streak was the second longest of the season for any Blue Raider
• Reached base safely in 28 straight games, which was longest such streak on team
• Matched career high of four hits in a game twice: 4-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored vs. ETSU (3/3); and 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored vs. Belmont (4/10)
• Had three straight multi-hit games during one stretch vs. Rice (3-for-5), Lipscomb (3-for-4) and Southern Miss (2-for-4) during a stretch from 4/15-4/20
• Hit safely in 47 of 57 games
• Hitless in consecutive games just twice all season
• Earned two wins and three saves in 13 relief appearances
• Finished 12 games, which ranked tied for fifth in C-USA
• Earned first win of season with two innings of no-hit relief vs. Tennessee in extra innings
• Earned first C-USA win with 2-1/3 innings of scoreless relief vs. Rice (4/13)
• Collected back-to-back saves vs. West Virginia (3/9) and WKU (3/17). Notched third save at Louisiana Tech (5/6)
• Did not allow a run in nine of 13 relief appearances
2017 (Sophomore):
• Started 53 of 55 games, with 35 starts in right field and 18 in center field
• Second in the nation with 10 sacrifice flies
• Tops on the team with 48 RBI (13th in C-USA, 135th in the country)
• Tops on the team with 13 stolen bases (4th in C-USA) and 26 walks
• Third on the team with 13 doubles, and tied for 3rd on the team with six home runs
• Tied the second-longest hitting streak on the team with 12 games
• Ended the season on a 22-game reached base safely streak
• Had his first career multi-home run game against UAB (4/14)
• Tied a career-high with four hits against Kennesaw State (3/5) (4-for-4 with 4 RBI)
• Went 5-of-13 in the Rice series (5/12-5/14) just days after breaking his nose in practice
• Second on the team with nine multi-RBI games
•Compiled 15 multi-hit games
• Made nine appearances on the mound, compiling a 1-0 record and two saves.
• Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week (4/17)
• Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
• Recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016 (Freshman):
• Started all 55 games, earning 38 starts in right field and 17 at second base
• .290 batting average was third on team
• Second on team in RBI (29) RBI, doubles (11), runs scored (34)
• Led team with two triples
• Second on team with 19 multi-hit games, including six with three hits or more
• Tied for second on team with six multi-RBI games
• First career home run was inside-the-park grand slam vs. Southern Miss (4/10)
• Started career with three straight multi-hit performances in three-game series vs. Indiana
• Career-high five RBI at Southern Miss (4/10)
• Tied MT single-game record with three doubles vs. Charlotte (4/15)
• Career-high four hits at Austin Peay (5/10), going 4-for-4
• Career-high four runs vs. Charlotte (4/15)
• Had at least one hit in 37 games
• Named a C-USA Academic Medal Winner
Rockledge:
• Hit .440 as a senior and led the team in hits, doubles, triples and home runs
• Named the team MVP, Rockledge High Athlete of the Year, Brevard County Player of the Year, all-conference and Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American as a senior
• Held a .400 average as a junior while leading the team with 42 hits and nine doubles
• Named the team MVP, Rockledge High Athlete of the Year, and all-conference as a junior
• Had a .370 average as a sophomore while leading the team in doubles
• Was named the team’s defensive MVP and was an all-conference selection as a sophomore
• Led the team in stolen bases all three seasons
• Also pitched at Rockledge, compiling an 8-1 career record.
Personal:
• Born June 6, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga.
• Son of Dan and Charlotte Dennis
• Has two brothers, Chris and Cameron
• Brother, Chris, played baseball at Brevard CC and Florida Southern
• Major is Business Administration
• First-team All C-USA as a utility player
• Drafted in the 20th round of the 2018 Draft by the Houston Astros.
• C-USA All-Academic Team
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.0-3.74 GPA)
• Earned starts in all 55 games (49 in center, six at second and also made 13 pitching appearances, all in relief)
• Among Top 100 nationally for run scored (20th, 62), stolen bases (33rd, 25) and hits (56th, 79)
• Among C-USA leaders for stolen bases (1st, 25), runs scored (3rd, 62), hits (8th, 79) and batting average (11th, .345)
• Tied for fifth on the single-season stolen base list with 25 (in 29 attempts)
• Finished 10th on the single-season runs list with 62
• Led team in batting average (.345), runs (62), hits (79), triples (3) and stolen bases (25)
• Turned in team-high 24 multi-hit games (16 2-hit, 6 3-hit and 2 4-hit)
• Third on team with nine multi-RBI games, including one four RBI game
• Had a 15-game hit streak (3/17-4/10) and hit safety in 20 of 21 games overall (3/17-4/20). The 15-game hit streak was the second longest of the season for any Blue Raider
• Reached base safely in 28 straight games, which was longest such streak on team
• Matched career high of four hits in a game twice: 4-for-6 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored vs. ETSU (3/3); and 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored vs. Belmont (4/10)
• Had three straight multi-hit games during one stretch vs. Rice (3-for-5), Lipscomb (3-for-4) and Southern Miss (2-for-4) during a stretch from 4/15-4/20
• Hit safely in 47 of 57 games
• Hitless in consecutive games just twice all season
• Earned two wins and three saves in 13 relief appearances
• Finished 12 games, which ranked tied for fifth in C-USA
• Earned first win of season with two innings of no-hit relief vs. Tennessee in extra innings
• Earned first C-USA win with 2-1/3 innings of scoreless relief vs. Rice (4/13)
• Collected back-to-back saves vs. West Virginia (3/9) and WKU (3/17). Notched third save at Louisiana Tech (5/6)
• Did not allow a run in nine of 13 relief appearances
2017 (Sophomore):
• Started 53 of 55 games, with 35 starts in right field and 18 in center field
• Second in the nation with 10 sacrifice flies
• Tops on the team with 48 RBI (13th in C-USA, 135th in the country)
• Tops on the team with 13 stolen bases (4th in C-USA) and 26 walks
• Third on the team with 13 doubles, and tied for 3rd on the team with six home runs
• Tied the second-longest hitting streak on the team with 12 games
• Ended the season on a 22-game reached base safely streak
• Had his first career multi-home run game against UAB (4/14)
• Tied a career-high with four hits against Kennesaw State (3/5) (4-for-4 with 4 RBI)
• Went 5-of-13 in the Rice series (5/12-5/14) just days after breaking his nose in practice
• Second on the team with nine multi-RBI games
•Compiled 15 multi-hit games
• Made nine appearances on the mound, compiling a 1-0 record and two saves.
• Named Conference USA Hitter of the Week (4/17)
• Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
• Recipient of the C-USA Academic Medal
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2016 (Freshman):
• Started all 55 games, earning 38 starts in right field and 17 at second base
• .290 batting average was third on team
• Second on team in RBI (29) RBI, doubles (11), runs scored (34)
• Led team with two triples
• Second on team with 19 multi-hit games, including six with three hits or more
• Tied for second on team with six multi-RBI games
• First career home run was inside-the-park grand slam vs. Southern Miss (4/10)
• Started career with three straight multi-hit performances in three-game series vs. Indiana
• Career-high five RBI at Southern Miss (4/10)
• Tied MT single-game record with three doubles vs. Charlotte (4/15)
• Career-high four hits at Austin Peay (5/10), going 4-for-4
• Career-high four runs vs. Charlotte (4/15)
• Had at least one hit in 37 games
• Named a C-USA Academic Medal Winner
Rockledge:
• Hit .440 as a senior and led the team in hits, doubles, triples and home runs
• Named the team MVP, Rockledge High Athlete of the Year, Brevard County Player of the Year, all-conference and Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American as a senior
• Held a .400 average as a junior while leading the team with 42 hits and nine doubles
• Named the team MVP, Rockledge High Athlete of the Year, and all-conference as a junior
• Had a .370 average as a sophomore while leading the team in doubles
• Was named the team’s defensive MVP and was an all-conference selection as a sophomore
• Led the team in stolen bases all three seasons
• Also pitched at Rockledge, compiling an 8-1 career record.
Personal:
• Born June 6, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga.
• Son of Dan and Charlotte Dennis
• Has two brothers, Chris and Cameron
• Brother, Chris, played baseball at Brevard CC and Florida Southern
• Major is Business Administration
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
