Dennis Wuorenma
3 # Pitcher
Opening Day Age: @ EXP: 18 Years
Full Name: Dennis Joseph Wuorenma
Birthplace: Zion, IL
Born: November 7th, 1969
High School: Zion-Benton Township
College: College of Lake County
MLS debut: May 5th, 1992
Nickname: Dennis
Bats: Left / Throws: Right
Height: 5’10” / Weight: 220
Sanctions: N.S.A. / A.S.A.
League Level: Recreational
Tourney Level: Rookie
| Gms | P.A. | A.B. | Runs | O.B. | Hits | O.B.P | 1H | 2H | 3H | 4H | S.L.G | X.B. | RBIs | KO | BB | A.V.G | O.P.S | RE | RFC | R / G | OB / G | H / G | BI / G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Stats | 16 | 51 | 44 | 13 | 25 | 18 | .490 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .812 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .409 | 1.302 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Career | 97 | 328 | 281 | 80 | 159 | 120 | .485 | 114 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .452 | 6 | 63 | 6 | 28 | .427 | .937 | 5 | 10 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Playoffs | 7 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .368 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .474 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .842 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Tournaments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fall League | 42 | 148 | 134 | 36 | 87 | 63 | .588 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .560 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 14 | .470 | 1.148 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Scouting Grades:
Hit: 45 | Power: 40 | Run: 30 | Arm: 55 | Field: 58 | Overall: 46
First Pro Contract: Men’s Adult Softball Team
WHAT? Acquisition: Signed as a Free Agent, Summer 2001
Team debut: 6-28-01 vs. Clover Bar II, at. Belvidere, North’ going ( 1 for 2 , RBI )
Last Game: 6-16-14 vs. Bombers Softball, at SportsPark, D’ going ( 0 for 2 )
Safely Reaching Base:
First Base Hit: Tuesday, June 28th, 2001 vs. Colver Softball, Gm 1 at Belvidere, North’
First Double: Tuesday, June 17th, 2003 vs. City of Wkgn Squad, Gm 2 at Dugdale Park
First Triple: Thursday, June 5th, 2003 vs. Wall Street Softball, Gm 2 at Dugdale Park
First Home Run: *
Scouting Report
Hitting
With his inside-out swing, Dennis Wuorenma prefers to guide the ball through the infield and at times, to the opposite side of the field. His extra base hits, rare at best, comes from balls that find the seams of the defense. He’s a fairly disciplined hitter, rarely offering at balls out of the zone, and he rarely swings and misses. More than a third of his strikeouts come on called strikes, well above the MLS average. Wuorenma looks outside and makes solid contact on just about anything on the outer half. Not surprisingly, flat-pitches inside give him the most trouble. Wuorenma is fairly helpless against a shift-outfield, making him more of a platoon player than a regular. Dennis will draw some walks and is a viable option as a ninth hitter.
Base-Running & Defense
Dennis Wuorenma employs a five-pitch arsenal that might have the biggest velocity disparity in all of softball. Dennis will go from a 15ft. -arch to a 10ft. -arch. His change-up, curveball and slider fall somewhere in between. Along with the velocity differences come an assortment of arm angles that make him particularly tough on righthanded batters. Wuorenma has slightly below average speed; he is a base-clogger who struggles to go from first to third on most singles. Dennis Wuorenma’ defense is above average. Dennis doesn’t have much range and doesn’t charge balls in front of him particularly well, but he’s sure handed and comfortable playing either side of the mound.
Awards
Come Back Player of the Year 2012
Cy Young Award 2012
Come Back Player of the Year 2008
Come Back Player of the Year 2002
Gold Glove 2001
