2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Dennis Boatman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Roseville, Calif.
- High School:
- Woodcreek HS
2019
Redshirted in his first season at UCLA.ย
2018 (Summer)
Pitched for the Corvallis Knights of the West Coast League ...ย Made 12 appearances out of the pen for Corvallis, crafting a 9.92 ERA in 16 1/3 innings โฆ Struck out 13 batters โฆ Earned a save against Cowlitz on Jun. 15, allowing just one hits over 3 1/3 shutout innings to close out the game.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Woodcreek High School (Roseville, Calif.) under head coach Eric Valencia โฆ Ranked No. 48 in the 2018 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ Ranked No. 311 in the 2018 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American โฆ Named to the Rawlings Top Prospect Team at the 2017 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ competed for Team Brave in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars and threw 3.0 shutout innings with five strikeouts โฆ Played for the Oakland Athletics at the 2017 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass Honorable Mention All-American โฆ 2016 All-Sacramento Bee honorable mention โฆ As a junior at Woodcreek HS, went 3-2 with a 1.36 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 56.2 innings โฆ As a sophomore, went 5-1 with a 1.23 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 45.2 innings.
Personal
Dennis Robert Boatman was bornย in Roseville, Calif. to parents Dave and Erin ... Has two older sisters, Kathleen and Teresa ... Plans on majoring in business economics ... Chose to attend UCLA because "it's an amazing opportunity to continue my education and to get better at baseball with the incredible coaching staff and facilities at UCLA" ... Describes pitching against Matt Manning, the No. 9 overall selection in the 2016 MLB Draft, during high school playoffs as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Favorite athletes include Gerrit Cole and Jason Heyward ... Enjoys restoring cars in his free time ... Is colorblind.ย
