Stats: 2021| 2020 | 2019 | 2018
2021: Earned NCBWA Preseason All-American Third Team honors ... Ranked 27th in D1Baseball's Preseason Top 50 Relief Pitchers list ... Named to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's Top Players to Watch in the OVC preseason list ... Tabbed to the Preseason All-OVC Team by the OVC and Perfect Game ... Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List ... Completed the regular season in the top 30 in NCAA Division I Baseball in appearances with 27 ... Held an earned run average of 3.63, collecting a 4-3 record with three saves ... Struck out 47 batters in 44.1 innings of work ... Finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference in appearances, games in relief and games completed ... Climbed to fourth on the program’s all-time career appearances list with 89, fifth on the program’s all-time career saves list with 17 and moved into a tie for ninth on the program’s NCAA Era career wins list with 16 ... Earned first save of the season on Opening Day on Feb. 23 against North Alabama, not allowing a hit in the final two innings ... Second save of the season came on Feb. 26 against Northern Kentucky ... Snagged first win of the season on March 26 at Austin Peay ... Collected second win of the season on April 6 against Lipscomb, pitching three innings while striking out six batters ... Third win of the season came on April 25 at Tennessee Tech ... Followed that up with a save on May 1 against the OVC Champions and NCAA Tournament qualifier, SEMO ... Struck out five batters in four innings of work on May 5 at Murray State ... Final win of the season occurred on May 21 against Morehead State.
2020: Led NCAA Baseball pitchers with five wins on the season ... Projected OVC Pitcher of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ... Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List ... Co-led the OVC in saves with three ... Climbed into a tie for seventh with Dom Veltri (2013-17) on the program’s all-time career saves list with 14 ... Moved to 10th on the program’s best career winning percentage list in the NCAA era with a .600 mark ... Finished in the top 10 in 12 OVC statistical categories, including ERA, opposing batting average and runs allowed ... Posted a 1.45 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched ... Came up with a season high of five strikeouts in his first 2020 appearance on Feb. 16 against Kansas ... Combined for seven strikeouts, two wins and two saves in the Turface Classic on Feb. 20-23, earning OVC Pitcher of the Week honors on Feb. 24 ... Earned his third win of the season on March 1 against UNC Asheville, striking out four batters in the final three innings ... Tabbed for his third save of the season on March 3 at Western Kentucky, coming up with a pair of strikeouts in two innings ... Collected fourth win of the season on March 7 at Morehead State ... Pitched the final two innings on March 10 against Toledo, picking up his fifth win of the season ... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: Finished the season with nine saves, good for the ninth-most in a single season in program history ... Made two starts with 25 appearances, earning four wins on the season ... Finished the year with 59 strikeouts and a 3.44 ERA in 55.0 innings of work ... Earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors on April 22 after collecting three saves and seven strikeouts on April 18-20 in a road sweep at Murray State ... Struck out five batters in his two starts on Feb. 16 against Illinois State and Feb. 23 against Northern Illinois ... Tallied first save of the season on March 6 at Middle Tennessee State ... Collected a career-high 10 strikeouts on April 13 at Jacksonville State ... Came up with his ninth save of the season on May 16 at Eastern Kentucky, coming up with two strikeouts and not allowing a hit ... Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2018: Earned All-OVC Freshman Team honors ... Cracked the starting lineup in four games and appeared in 36 overall ... Made five appearances at shortstop ... Saw time on the bump in 28 contests ... Saw his first collegiate action on the mound on opening weekend against Youngstown State (2/17 )... Earned first collegiate start at shortstop against Bradley (3/3) ... Recorded first career hit and RBI against Bradley (3/3-4) ... Picked up first win of the season against Eastern Kentucky (3/10) ... Struck out four batters against No. 8 Vanderbilt (3/21) ... Picked up first career save against UT Martin (3/23) ... Threw six innings against Jacksonville State (4/21) ... Struck out a season-high five batters at Northwestern (5/18) ... Sat down 38 batters in 47.2 innings of work.
Prior to Belmont: Played at Centennial High School for Head Coach Rob Baughman ... Earned All-District honors his sophomore, junior, and season seasons ... Led his team in innings pitched, strikeouts, and batting average his junior season.
Personal: Studying Business Administration at Belmont ... Son of Steve and Susan Brennan ... Has one sister, Katie ... Born in Franklin, Tenn. ... Also played golf in high school and averaged a 40 on nine holes his senior season ... Lists playing in the regional championship his sophomore year as his greatest sports thrill ... Lists Steve Nash and Mookie Betts as his favorite athletes ... Enjoys golfing, bowling, and swimming ... Favorite vacation place is Cabo.
