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Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2023 Baseball

36 Cade Denton

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Position RHP
  • Hometown Rowlett, Texas
  • High School Rowlett HS
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Career Honors
2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year
2023 Baseball America First Team All-American
2023 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-American
2023 Perfect Game First Team All-American
2023 NCBWA First Team All-American
2023 D1 Baseball Second Team All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American
2023 Stillwater Regional Most Outstanding Player
2023 Summit League Pitcher of the Year
2023 All-Summit League First Team
2023 Preseason Summit League Pitcher of the Year (Perfect Game/D1 Baseball)
2023 NCBWA Preseason First Team All-American
2022 NCBWA Third Team All-American

2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team
2022 All-Summit League Second Team 

 

2022 (Sophomore)
Made 24 appearances in relief for the Golden Eagles, totaling 43.2 innings of work ... Registered a microscopic 0.41 ERA and an 0.78 WHIP ... Finished the season with a 4-0 record and a team-best/career-high six saves ... Struck out 55 batters, including a season-high seven in an extra inning victory over South Dakota State on March 25 ... Allowed only two earned runs all season and held opponents to a .155 batting average against ... Tossed 18.2 scoreless frames in Summit League action ... Threw three perfect frames against No. 18 TCU in the College Station Regional ... Over his final 32.2 innings on the mound, Denton allowed only one run, which was unearned, en route to helping guide the Golden Eagles to their 20th Summit League Championship and 29th NCAA Regional appearance.

2021 (Freshman)
Made 16 relief appearances for ORU, totaling 27.2 innings of work ... Earned his first collegiate win on April 1 at Western Illinois ... Earned his first collegiate save on May 9 against Western Illinois ... Tossed 5.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against North Dakota State on March 26, striking out a season-high eight hitters  ... Did not allow a run in his first four collegiate appearances ... Threw 2.2 innings on February 24 in his collegiate debut against Missouri State, allowing just a walk and two hits while striking out three.

High School
Played high school baseball for Rowlett High School and Dallas Christian School ... Graduated in the top 10% of his class ... Summer ball team placed second at the Perfect Game WWBA National Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.

Personal
Son of Collins and Rachel Denton ... Has an older brother, Dustin ... Plans to study mechanical engineering while attending ORU ... Chose ORU for the “great baseball and great academics.”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2021Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'3" 180 lbs
    36
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