The University of Mississippi Athletics
2024 Baseball Roster
Dennis, Gunnar
Jersey Number 32
Gunnar Dennis
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 220
- Experience:
- JC
- Hometown:
- Pearl, Miss.
- High School:
- Pearl
- Prev. College:
- Meridian CC
- Major:
- Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Bio
2025 (Senior): Made 18 appearances, starting in four of them ... Posted a record of 4-1 with 32 strikeouts over 29 innings of work ... Earned the win with one scoreless inning of relief against Arkansas State (2/18) ... Worked a scoreless 1.1 innings of relief with three strikeouts against Murray State (3/5) ... Worked three scoreless innings with two strikeouts against Jackson State (4/1) ... Earned the win with four scoreless innings and five strikeouts at Memphis (4/8) ... Picked up the win with 2.1 hitless innings in win over LSU in SEC Tournament semifinals (5/24) ... Worked a scoreless inning of relief against Murray State at the Oxford Regional (5/30)
2024 (Junior): Made 16 appearances on the year, starting eight games good for fourth most on the staff... Tied for most wins on the team with a 4-2 record... Worked 40.0 innings, striking out 46, walking just 21... Made his Ole Miss debut on 2/17 and picked up his first career win against Hawaii, working 4.0 innings, allowing only two runs... Went 3-0 over his first four outings... Threw 5.0 innings over three consecutive starts, striking out 20 hitters, walking just six... Struck out a season-high eight batters against High Point (2/24) and Iowa (3/1)... Threw 5.0 innings in his SEC debut on 3/15 against South Carolina, striking out seven... Made three consecutive appearances in SEC play allowing zero earned runs
MERIDIAN CC: Two-year letterwinner for Meridian CC … Earned First Team All-MACC … Pitched for 70 innings for a 3.50 ERA, striking out 74 batters his sophomore season … Threw 22.2 innings for a 3.97 ERA, striking out 26 batters in his freshman campaign … Coached by Dillon Sudduth.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Pearl High School … Threw a career 136 strikeouts in 67 innings … Senior season was cut short due to COVID … Earned All-State honors his junior and senior year … Also played football and basketball.
PERSONAL: Full name is Gunnar Keith Dennis … Son of Alison and Keith Dennis … Born on February 4, 2002 … Majoring in multi-disciplinary studies … Mother attended Ole Miss.
2024 (Junior): Made 16 appearances on the year, starting eight games good for fourth most on the staff... Tied for most wins on the team with a 4-2 record... Worked 40.0 innings, striking out 46, walking just 21... Made his Ole Miss debut on 2/17 and picked up his first career win against Hawaii, working 4.0 innings, allowing only two runs... Went 3-0 over his first four outings... Threw 5.0 innings over three consecutive starts, striking out 20 hitters, walking just six... Struck out a season-high eight batters against High Point (2/24) and Iowa (3/1)... Threw 5.0 innings in his SEC debut on 3/15 against South Carolina, striking out seven... Made three consecutive appearances in SEC play allowing zero earned runs
MERIDIAN CC: Two-year letterwinner for Meridian CC … Earned First Team All-MACC … Pitched for 70 innings for a 3.50 ERA, striking out 74 batters his sophomore season … Threw 22.2 innings for a 3.97 ERA, striking out 26 batters in his freshman campaign … Coached by Dillon Sudduth.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Pearl High School … Threw a career 136 strikeouts in 67 innings … Senior season was cut short due to COVID … Earned All-State honors his junior and senior year … Also played football and basketball.
PERSONAL: Full name is Gunnar Keith Dennis … Son of Alison and Keith Dennis … Born on February 4, 2002 … Majoring in multi-disciplinary studies … Mother attended Ole Miss.
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