2023-24 Baseball Roster

#42 Bennett Flynn Baseball Roster

RHP


Height 6-1
Weight 190
B/T R/R
Class Graduate Student
Hometown Mill Valley, CA
High School Tamalpais/Davidson
Twitter @BennettFlynn14
Bennett Flynn - Baseball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS & AWARDS

  • NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List (2024)
  • Named 24th relief pitched D1Baseball (2023)
  • Atlantic 10 First Team (2022)
  • Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team (2020)

GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON (2024)

  • Appeared in the first and third games of the season-opening sweep of Rice (February 16-18). Allowed just one run over 2 ⅓ innings of work while striking out four Rice hitters over both contests. 

Prior to Notre Dame

At Davidson College

SENIOR SEASON (2023)

  • Finished the season with a 5-1 record, a 3.36 ERA through 56.1 innings pitched, and 82 strikeouts.
  • Only allowed 7 home runs, 40 hits, and 35 walks in 20 appearances as a Wildcat this season.
  • Had 4 saves, becoming a go-to relief pitcher tallying 2 or more innings pitched in 18 out of 20 appearances. 
  • Tied his career-high of 5 innings pitched against Saint Louis and VCU. (5/12/23, 5/6/23)
  • Threw 8 strikeouts against VCU, again tying his career-high in strikeouts per game. (5/6/23)

JUNIOR SEASON (2022)

  • Utilized in relief, finished 3-1 with a 1.41 ERA, 6 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). 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021)

  • Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen, finishing 0-2 and covering 17.1 innings 
  • Struck out 28, including a high of 5 at Wofford (3/23) 
  • Held opposing hitters to a .273 average.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020)

(Shortened by COVID-19)

  • 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.

PREP & PERSONAL 

  • Earned Marin County Athletic League Pitcher of the Year honors in 2019 
  • 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
  • Son of Andrew and Kristin, has 2 younger brothers, Tommy and Rory.
  • Kristin played lacrosse at Colgate.
  • Andrew played golf at Princeton.