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Wayne State University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Denny Sinnock

47 Brennan Cox

47 Brennan Cox

  • Position:
    LHP
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    222
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Taylor, Mich.
  • High School:
    Riverview Gabriel Richard

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Finished his career with 68 appearances (12 starts) across six seasons ... ranks second all-time in games pitched (68) and in relief appearances (56) ... is third all-time in strikeouts per nine innings (9.93) ... his seven saves is tied-for-10th in program history

2023:  Team Co-Captain ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... made the most appearances of any Wayne State pitcher with 18, including 16 in relief (most on the team) and two starts ... finished with a 5.30 ERA, 3-1 record, 35.2 innings pitched, 31 strikeouts, 16 walks, and a batting average against of just .243, which was good for second on the team ... led the team in and ranked in a tie-for-second in the GLIAC in saves with five ... longest outing of the season was against Parkside on March 26 with 5.1 innings pitched, four earned runs given up on three hits, two free passes and five punchouts ... that was his first start of the spring, the other being on May 3 at Saginaw Valley State (3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) ... didn't give up an earned run in his first four appearances of the season and seven of his first nine ... also had a stretch of four-straight outings without allowing an earned run at the end of April and into May ... along with that Parkside start, struck out five batters in two other outings, including March 6 vs. Ohio Dominican (3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) and March 10 against Wayne State College (2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) ... pitched three times in the postseason, including twice in the GLIAC Tournament, May 11 against Parkside (2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO) and May 14 vs. Grand Valley State (0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB) ... final appearance of his career was on May 18 against Northwood in the NCAA Midwest Regional (2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO) ... recorded eight strikeouts looking during the season ... stranded all three inherited runners ...  Game-By-Game Stats.

2022:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... pitched in 17 games (ranked 10th in the GLIAC) and made two starts ... went 2-2 with a save ... posted a 3.82 ERA and struck out 39 batters in 35 and a1/3 innings ... the left-hander held opponents to a .248 batting average ... did not allow a run in an inning and 2/3 at Findlay (3/22) ... tossed a scoreless inning at Hillsdale (3/30) ... struck out three batters and did not allow a run in an inning and 2/3 at Davenport (4/2) ... made first start of the season and struck out a season-best six batters against Parkside (4/5) in three innings, allowing two runs ... earned first win of the season over Saginaw Valley State (4/8), not allowing a run in three innings of relief ... started at Findlay (4/19) and struck out five over four innings, while not allowing a run to improve to 2-2 on the year ... matched season-high with five Ks in three innings out of the bullpen against Purdue Northwest (5/1) ... closed out a win at Lewis (5/8) for a save by not allowing a run in an inning and a 1/3 with three strikeouts ... allowed an unearned run int he GLIAC Tournament vs. Northwood (5/13) ... worked an inning and 2/3 of scoreless baseball with three Ks vs. Walsh (5/19) in the NCAA Midwest Regional ... did not allow a run or a hit in two and 2/3 innings vs. Illinois-Springfield (5/22) in the NCAA Midwest Regional ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2021:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... started vs. Webber (3/10) and did not allow a run or a hit in four and 2/3 innings with five strikeouts ... missed the rest of the season due to an injury ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2020:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... made three starts before the final 32 regular-season games were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic ... went 1-2 with a 4.20 ERA and a team-high 24 strikeouts over 15 innings ... opponents hit .211 against him ... tallied one complete game ... struck out seven batters to start the season vs. Notre Dame College (2/17) and did not allow a run over four innings ... posted a complete game with a career-high 12 strikeouts against Minnesota Duluth (3/8) and allowed five runs (three earned) ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2019:  Was a GLIAC All-Academic Team selection ... named Weight Room Warrior at team's awards banquet ... appeared in 20 games and made four starts ... went 5-1 with a 3.33 ERA ... struck out 54 batters in 48 and 2/3 innings ... opponents hit .226 against the left-hander ... recorded one save ... walked 30 hitters ... made one error in 15 chances to finish with a .933 fielding percentage ... started vs. Hillsdale (2/16) and allowed one earned run with five strikeouts ... pitched five innings of relief against West Chester (3/12) and struck out a career-best eight batters to win his first game of the season ... improved to 2-0 with a win over Grand Valley State (3/24), where he did not allow a run on no hits and struck out seven batters ... did not allow a run in two innings at Northwood (3/29) ... continued to baffle NU (3/31) and did not allow a run in two and a 1/3 innings to improve to 3-0 ... tallied first career save versus Purdue Northwest (4/5) with two innings of scoreless relief ... pitched a career-high six and 2/3 innings against Ashland (4/12) and struck out seven batters, while allowing two earned runs ... won fourth game of the season vs. Saginaw Valley State (5/4) striking out four batters in two innings ... tossed two scoreless frames with three strikeouts vs. SVSU (5/5) ... pitched two innings versus Davenport (5/10) in the GLIAC Tournament ... worked three and 2/3 innings vs. Quincy (5/16) in the NCAA Tournament and allowed an unearned run to go with four punch outs ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2018:  Pitched in nine games out of the bullpen ... went 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 12 innings ... opponents hit .250 against him ... made collegiate debut vs. Gannon (2/27) and allowed two runs in an inning with two strikeouts ... worked a season-high three innings against Ohio Dominican (3/3) and allowed three earned runs ... tossed scoreless innings with a K versus Pace (3/14), at Davenport (3/25) and DU (3/25) ... was untouched against Saginaw Valley State (4/22) ... garnered first victory against Hillsdale (4/24) by working two and a 1/3 innings with a season-high three strikeouts ... Game-by-Game Stats.

High School:  A 2017 graduate of Riverview Gabriel Richard High School ... was a four-year letterwinner and a team captain for the Pioneers and head coach Mike Magier ... was an All-Catholic League selection in 2016 ... received D3 First-Team All-State honors ... went 7-1 as a senior with one save, while posting a 0.69 ERA in 64 innings ... struck out 89 batters and threw a no-hitter in the district championship game against rival Cabrini ... lone defeat was a complete-game effort against eventual-state champ Bishop Foley ... played summer baseball for Detroit Little Caesars ... was also a football letterwinner.

Personal:  Full name -- Brennan M. Cox ... born on May 7, 1999, in Detroit ... son of Guy and Michelle Cox ... has one brother, Jared ... earned a bachelor's degree in Exercise and Sport Science ... currently pursuing a master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020, Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Winter 2023 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2018 and Fall 2022.
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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2018Freshman

    LHP
    6'0" 185 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2019Sophomore

    LHP
    6'0" 215 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2020Junior

    LHP
    6'0" 215 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2021Senior

    LHP
    6'0" 215 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2022Redshirt Senior

    LHP
    6'0" 222 lbs
    47
  • 47

    2023Graduate Student

    LHP
    6'0" 222 lbs
    47