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2024 Baseball Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
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Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

22 Jayden Dentler

22 Jayden Dentler

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Otsego, Mich.
  • High School:
    Otsego

Summary

Biography

2024: Made 15 appearances on the mound for Western Michigan, including 10 starts … Posted a 4-2 record with a 5.36 ERA … Finished fourth on the team with 47.0 innings pitched … Collected 35 strikeouts … Started and worked 3.0 innings on Feb. 18 against Michigan in Bronco debut … Picked up first WMU win on Feb. 25 at Pepperdine (4.0 IP, 1R, 3K) … Gave up three runs on four hits in 6.0 innings and fanned a season-high seven to earn first MAC win on March 28 against Kent State … In next start, limited Ohio to two hits over a season-high 6.2 scoreless frames to lead the Broncos to their first shutout of the season … Struck out four in 5.1 innings to pick up the win on April 21 against Ball State … Threw a scoreless inning at Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to WMU: Spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons at Northwood University, making a total of 27 appearances, including 26 starts, for the Timberwolves ... Posted an overall record of 14-4 and threw six complete games ... In 2023, ranked eighth in the GMAC with 76.0 innings pitched ... Posted a 4.14 ERA, the eighth-best mark in the league ... Helped the team to regular season and conference tournament titles in 2023, Northwood's first season in the GMAC, and NCAA Tournament appearances in both seasons ... Selected to the 2023 GMAC All-Conference Second Team ... In 2022, ranked third in the GLIAC with a 2.87 ERA in 94.0 innings ... Threw 11.1 more innings than the next closest pitcher in the conference ... Finished fourth in the GLIAC with 69 strikeouts ... Named the 2022 GLIAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year and Second Team All-GLIAC ... Began college career at Kellogg Community College from 2020-21 ... In 2021, made 12 appearances, including three starts, on the mound ... Posted a 2.33 ERA and 0.76 WHIP in 65.2 innings ... Went 7-3 and recorded one save ... Struck out 88 batters (12.1 K/9) ... Threw three complete games ... At the plate, hit .321 in 38 games ... Tallied three doubles, two triples, three home runs, 24 RBIs and 22 runs scored ... Named to the 2021 NJCAA All-Region XII, All-MCCAA, MCCAA All-Western Conference and MCCAA Western Conference All-Freshman teams ... Two-time MCCAA Academic All-Conference and Academic All-MCCAA honoree ... Three-time team captain at Otsego High School ... Was a three-time All-Conference selection and an All-District honoree ... Academic All-State selection ... Named to the Kalamazoo Dream Team.
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