Jacob Denner

Class:
Senior
Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 195
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
Closter, N.J.
High School:
Bergen Catholic

Fifth-Year (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten and CSC Academic All-District
• All-Big Ten First Team Relief Pitcher
• Appeared in 28 games with 4 starts
• Complied a 9-5 record over 85.2 innings
• Struck out 70 batters with 24 walks over the course of the season
• Posted a 3.89 ERA with a 1.26 WHIP
• Struck out career high nine batters in six innings in Big Ten Tournament Semifinal vs Penn State (May 25)
• Pitched 3.2 scoreless relief innings to earn win in Big Ten Tournament Opener over Iowa (May 22)
• Earned eighth win of the season pitching the final 3.1 innings scoreless in 3-2 win over Indiana (May 16)
• Recorded a win and two saves in three game series against Long Beach State (Apr. 26-28)
• Earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors with two wins and save in 9.0 innings with 10 strikeouts, allowing just two runs (April 22)
• Combined with Kurt Barr for shutout against Ohio State, earned save with final 2.2 innings (Apr. 19)
• Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings to earn win in 6-4 win over Toledo (Apr. 16)
• Earned first save of season with scoreless ninth and one strikeout in 3-1 win over Milwaukee (Apr. 10)
• Earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week Honors after 7.2 innings of one-run baseball, with six baserunners and six strikeouts in win over Maryland (Mar. 30)
• Pitched a 1-2-3 final inning against Penn State (Mar. 23)
• Pitched four innings with three strikeouts against Penn State (Mar. 22)
• Struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings of relief work in a 7-6 win over Toledo (Mar. 12)
• Pitched a complete seven inning game with five strikeouts in a 9-4 win against Western Michigan (Feb. 17)

Senior (2023)
• Academic All Big Ten
• Appeared in 24 games with nine starts
• Stuck out 75 batters in 71 innings pitched
• Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn save in win over Indiana in Big Ten Tournament (May 26)
• Earned save with 3.2 innings pitched and tallied six strikeouts in win over Illinois in Big Ten Tournament (May 24)
• Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts in loss to Ohio State (May 20)
• Struck out a career-high eight batters in 6.2 innings of work in win versus Northwestern (May 14)
• Earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors after first collegiate complete game against Minnesota, allowing just one run, seven baserunners, while striking out seven in 4-1 win. (May 7)
• Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in relief in 5-3 victory against Michigan State (April 21)
• Pitched a scoreless 1-2-3 inning against Rutgers (Apr. 16)
• Combined with Noah Rennard for a Maddux and pitched 3.1 scoreless innings and struck out three batters for save in 3-1 win over Penn State (March 26)
• Struck out five batters in three innings against UCLA (Mar. 1).
• Made his season debut tallying three strikeouts in five innings with two earned runs against UC San Diego in the MLB Desert Invitational (Feb. 17)

Junior (2022)
• Won his season debut against Kansas State (Feb. 19), scattering four hits and one earned run against five strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work.
• Earned a win over Dayton (March 20), throwing 5.0 innings in which he scattered two hits, two runs, and two walks while striking out three.
• Struck out the side in an inning of midweek work against Purdue Fort Wayne (April 6)
• Threw 2.0 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in a win at Michigan State (April 16)
• Earned a save with a scoreless inning of relief in a 6-3 win at Michigan State (April 17)
• Earned a three-pitch save against Ohio State (April 23), inducing a grounder to end a 16-13 win.
• Threw a scoreless ninth inning as part of a 13-2 win at Purdue on May 1.
• Earned the pitching victory in the Big Ten Tournament championship win vs. Rutgers (May 29), coming out of the bullpen in the second inning and throwing 4.1 innings of impressive relief in which he tied a career-high with seven strikeouts while scattering two hits and a run.
• Threw 2.1 innings of four-hit relief in an NCAA Tournament win over Louisville (June 4)

Sophomore (2021)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Started nine games and made 13 total appearances
• Posted a 4-4 record with 51 strikeouts in 51.2 innings
• Struck out seven batters against just two hits and two walks in 5.0 shutout innings to earn a win vs. Iowa (March 7)
• Struck out five batters against three hits and one run in 5.0 relief innings of an extra-inning win at Penn State (March27)
• Earned a victory with four strikeouts against five hits and two earned runs in 5.2 inning of work against Ohio State (April 11) after throwing 31 pitches in the first inning alone
• Threw 5.0 innings at Minnesota (April 18), striking out five, scattering three hits and two earned runs to earn a victory
• Turned in his best outing of the year to date in a win against No. 21-ranked Indiana (May 16). He scattered four hits and one walk while striking out six batters in 6.1 innings of work

Freshman (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Made five appearances in his debut season, picking up one save
• Posted a 3.75 ERA with seven strike outs in 12 innings of work
• Held opponents to a .265 batting average on the season
• Earned his first career save with a four-inning scoreless relief effort against UConn (Feb. 22), striking out two and scattering four hits
• Threw two innings of shutout relief at Cal (March 4), striking out a pair and allowing just one hit

Prep
• 2019 Team Captain at Bergen Catholic
• 2019 All State Third Team Selection
• 2019 All County First Team Selection
• 2019 All League First Team Selection
• North Jersey Pitcher of the Year Nominee
• 2018 All County Second Team Selection
• 2018 All League First Team Selection
•Member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, and English Honor Society

Personal
• Jacob Lawrence Denner
• Son of Evan and Mary Ann Denner
• Born Aug. 14, 2000
• Father Evan played tennis at Towson University for a year
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Sport management Major