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Jersey Number 21
Dante DeNiro
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- HS:
- Catalina Foothills
- Phonetic:
- de-NEER-o
- Major:
- Information Technology
Bio
Grand Canyon
2019 | Freshman
- Made collegiate debut at No. 18 TCU on Feb. 23.
- Drew a pair of walks in return to hometown of Tucson, a GCU win over Arizona on April 23.
- Picked up first career base hit at New Mexico on May 1.
Summer League
- 2019 - Bend Elks (West Coast)
High School
Catalina Foothills High School - Tucson, Ariz.
- Was named the 4A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2018. Also earned first team 4A All-State honors.
- Helped lead his team to the 4A State Championship game as a senior, what he cites as his top high school sports memory.
- Hit .377 in 114 career games highlighted by a .471 average as a sophomore in 2016. Over his career, hit 12 home runs and drove in 86.
- Student-athlete scholar.
- Won the Sophomore Fall Classic with Baseball Northwest in 2016. Appeared at the Perfect Game World Series in Jupiter, Fla. in 2017.
- As a freshman, had the chance to play one high school season with his two older brothers, Anthony and Dom. Anthony was labeled "The Baseball Junkie", Dom "The Funny Guy", and Dante "The Prospect" in an Arizona Daily Star article about the DeNiro trio.
Personal
- Parents are Tim and Nancy DeNiro.
- Older brother, Anthony, played college baseball at Chapman (2015-17).
- A computer science major who cites music, computers and blogs as off-the-field hobbies.
- Chose GCU for, in part, the "community, facilities and coaching staff."
- Favorite TV shows include Last Chance U, Chicago Med and The Resident.
- Favorite place to visit is The Bahamas.
- Favorite sports team is the San Francisco Giants.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up: Buster Posey, Yadier Molina, Derek Jeter.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
