2014 (Junior Season): Second team preseason All-American by NCBWA and third team preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball … named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list … 1-3 with a 4.91 ERA and eight saves in 33.0 innings pitched over 25 appearances … tossed 2.1 scoreless, hitless innings, earning a save at UCF Tournament (2/21-23) a?b pitched 2.0 scoreless innings over two appearances, allowing one hit and striking out a pair at Keith LeClair Classic (2/28-3-1) … claimed the victory in in contest vs. Akron in two innings of work(3/18) tossed 3.0 scoreless innings, striking out three and earning a save in Murray State series (4/18-20) a?b earned a save with a perfect inning vs. Iowa (5/5) … pitched a scoreless inning to earn save in 2-0 win at Purdue (4/26) … tossed two scoreless innings with a season-best five strikeouts vs. Miami (5/6) … three saves shy of tying the OSU all-time career saves mark of 29.
2013 (Sophomore Season): NCBWA and ABCA/Rawlings third team All-American … ABCA/Rawlings first team All-Mideast Region … unanimous first team All-Big Ten selection … went 3-0 with a 1.02 ERA and Big Ten-best 17 saves in 35.1 innings pitched … limited opponents to a .180 batting average in a Big Ten-high 31 appearances … 17 saves tied for seventh nationally … went 30.1 innings without allowing an earned run between Feb. 17 and May 17 … tossed 3.0 innings, allowing one run while striking out four and picking up a save at Snowbird Classic (2/15-17) … made two appearances, tossing a pair of scoreless innings while earning a save at Snowbird Classic (2/22-24) … tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, striking out a batter vs. Central Michigan (3/3) … earned three saves in 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts over three appearances on spring break trip (3/8-12) … picked up a pair of saves, tossing 2.0 perfect frames and striking out four against Bryant (3/15-17) … tossed a scoreless inning to earn the save in games vs. Youngstown State (4/2) and Miami (4/3) … pitched a pair of scoreless innings over two appearances against West Virginia and Marshall (4/9-10) … allowed one unearned run in 4.0 innings pitched over two appearances, picking up a save and a win at Nebraska (4/13-14) … tossed 3.0 scoreless, hitless frames, striking out three and earning a win over two appearances against Illinois (4/20-21) … pitched a perfect ninth to earn save against Northern Kentucky (5/1) … tossed a scoreless ninth inning to pick up save against Indiana (5/16).
2012 (Freshman Season): Went 3-1 with a 5.06 ERA in 19 appearances, including two starts … struck out 22 in 32.0 innings pitched … did not allow a run over his first four appearances … made his first appearance, tossing a scoreless inning to close out a win against Seton Hall (2/18) … made two scoreless relief appearances at Georgia Tech, striking out three over 2.1 innings pitched (2/24-26) … earned his first career save against Michigan (3/2) … struck out the side in a scoreless inning against Eastern Michigan (3/27) … pitched a pair of scoreless innings against Akron (4/11) … pitched 5.2 shutout innings, allowing three hits while striking out three in first career start at Oklahoma State (5/9) … pitched 3.0 innings, striking out a batter to earn win vs. Toledo (5/15).
Huntington H.S.: Lettered all four years at Huntington … a two-time first team all-state and three-time first team All-Mountain State Athletic Conference selection … went 7-1 with a 1.02 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 52.0 innings pitched as a senior … led team in ERA and wins three times in high school … 2011 Rawlings Preseason All-American … two-time NABF World Series all-tournament team selection … lettered four times in golf and basketball and was a three-time first team all-conference pick in golf.
Personal: Trace is the son of Mary Dempsey and Samuel Dick and David Dempsey … has a younger sister, Griffin.
