2021 Baseball Roster
Flynn, Bennett
Jersey Number 42
Bennett Flynn
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Mill Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Tamalpais
Bio
Career Highlights
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2022, 2023)
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team (2020)
• Set Davidson program mark for strikeouts per nine innings in a career (13.4)
2023: Earned his second Atlantic 10 First Team honor • Made 20 appearances, including four starts • Was 5-1 with four saves, a league-best 3.36 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 56.1 innings • Held opposing hitters to a .197 average • Led the A-10 and ranked eighth nationally with 13.10 strikeouts per nine innings • Ranked second in the league and 20th in the nation with 6.39 hits allowed per nine • Earned A-10 Pitcher of the Week honors (5/15) after a five-inning, one-hit performance against Saint Louis • Struck out a high of eight against VCU (5/6) • Struck out six and allowed just one hit in a three-inning save against Fordham (3/31) • Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List • Named the 24th relief pitcher by D1Baseball.
2022: Earned Atlantic 10 First Team honors • Utilized in relief, finished 3-1 with a 1.41 ERA, six saves and 58 strikeouts in 22 appearances and 38.1 innings • Held opposing hitters to a .150 average and finished with a 0.97 WHIP • Was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week (4/25) after throwing 7.1 scoreless innings that week, which included highs of five innings and eight strikeouts against Rhode Island (4.24).
2021: Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen, finishing 0-2 and covering 17.1 innings • Struck out 28, including a high of five at Wofford (3/23) • Held opposing hitters to a .273 average.
2020 (Shortened by COVID-19): Named to Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-American Team • Posted an 0.90 ERA and led the Atlantic 10 with four saves in seven appearances, covering 10.0 innings • Allowed four hits, while striking out 13 and holding opponents to an .125 average • Made his debut against Lehigh (2/16) • Earned his first save against N.C. Central (2/19) • Struck out a season-high four while earning a save against Lafayette (3/1) • Threw a season-high three innings against Charleston Southern (3/3), which was the second of three straight hitless appearances.
Before Davidson: Played at California’s Tamalpais High, where he earned Marin County Athletic League Pitcher of the Year honors in 2019 • Was named Second-team All-State and the Marin Independent Journal Player of the Year as a senior • Posted an 0.54 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 60 innings • Set a school record with 18 strikeouts in a game.
Personal: Son of Andrew and Kristin • Born May 29, 2001 • His mother played lacrosse at Colgate • His father played golf at Princeton • Has two younger brothers.
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2022, 2023)
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team (2020)
• Set Davidson program mark for strikeouts per nine innings in a career (13.4)
2023: Earned his second Atlantic 10 First Team honor • Made 20 appearances, including four starts • Was 5-1 with four saves, a league-best 3.36 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 56.1 innings • Held opposing hitters to a .197 average • Led the A-10 and ranked eighth nationally with 13.10 strikeouts per nine innings • Ranked second in the league and 20th in the nation with 6.39 hits allowed per nine • Earned A-10 Pitcher of the Week honors (5/15) after a five-inning, one-hit performance against Saint Louis • Struck out a high of eight against VCU (5/6) • Struck out six and allowed just one hit in a three-inning save against Fordham (3/31) • Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List • Named the 24th relief pitcher by D1Baseball.
2022: Earned Atlantic 10 First Team honors • Utilized in relief, finished 3-1 with a 1.41 ERA, six saves and 58 strikeouts in 22 appearances and 38.1 innings • Held opposing hitters to a .150 average and finished with a 0.97 WHIP • Was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week (4/25) after throwing 7.1 scoreless innings that week, which included highs of five innings and eight strikeouts against Rhode Island (4.24).
2021: Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen, finishing 0-2 and covering 17.1 innings • Struck out 28, including a high of five at Wofford (3/23) • Held opposing hitters to a .273 average.
2020 (Shortened by COVID-19): Named to Collegiate Baseball’s Freshman All-American Team • Posted an 0.90 ERA and led the Atlantic 10 with four saves in seven appearances, covering 10.0 innings • Allowed four hits, while striking out 13 and holding opponents to an .125 average • Made his debut against Lehigh (2/16) • Earned his first save against N.C. Central (2/19) • Struck out a season-high four while earning a save against Lafayette (3/1) • Threw a season-high three innings against Charleston Southern (3/3), which was the second of three straight hitless appearances.
Before Davidson: Played at California’s Tamalpais High, where he earned Marin County Athletic League Pitcher of the Year honors in 2019 • Was named Second-team All-State and the Marin Independent Journal Player of the Year as a senior • Posted an 0.54 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 60 innings • Set a school record with 18 strikeouts in a game.
Personal: Son of Andrew and Kristin • Born May 29, 2001 • His mother played lacrosse at Colgate • His father played golf at Princeton • Has two younger brothers.
2024 Davidson Baseball Alumni Game Will DuBose message
Wednesday, August 14
Baseball Wins at Kannapolis
Thursday, March 16
Baseball - A-10 Regular Season Champions
Monday, January 30
Baseball - Parker Nolan Mic'd Up
Monday, January 30
