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34 Dan Bass

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 215
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Berkeley Heights, N.J.
  • High School Governor Livingston
  • Position RHP

Biography

SENIOR (2026): Appeared in 14 games, making 10 starts for Ursinus on the mound … Led the Centennial Conference with 75 innings pitched, ranking second in ERA (3.72) and strikeouts (62) … Finished with a 6-4 record, including three complete games … Named First Team All-Centennial, Second Team All-Region (D3baseball.com) and Third Team All-Region by the America Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) … Named to the CSC Academic All-District Baseball Team …Ranks Second all-time in career innings pitched (230.2) and third in career strikeouts (203) … Pitched four shutout innings, allowing three hits in his season debut versus Misericordia (2/20) … Tallied a season-high eight strikeouts over six innings of work against Johnson & Wales (3/14) … Pitched eight shutout innings, striking out six batters and earned the victory over Wesleyan (3/18) … Allowed an unearned run on two hits in a seven-inning complete game victory over Washington College (3/28) … Pitched seven innings, allowing just three hits and striking out six batters in a Bears’ victory over Swarthmore (4/3) … Pitched four shutout innings, allowing three hits to earn his first career save against Franklin & Marshall (4/7) … Threw a complete game allowing one earned run and struck out five batters in the Bears’ Centennial Conference Playoff victory over Washington College (5/2).

JUNIOR (2025): Made 10 starts on the mound for the Bears, finishing with a 3-5 record, and ranked second on the team with 51.1 innings pitched … Led the team in strikeouts (50) and complete games (1) … Allowed just one hit, pitching three innings in his season debut against No. 4 Misericordia (2/22) … Sturck out six batters over six innings on the mound and allowed just one earned run against Delaware Valley (3/1) … Pitched a complete game and struck out a career-high 12 batters in the Bears’ victory over Wilmington (3/14) … Fanned five batters over six innings of work against Washington College (3/29) … Allowed one earned run on five hits and pitched six innings against McDaniel (4/5).

SOPHOMORE (2024): Appeared in 12 games, making seven starts on the mound for the Bears … Led the pitching staff in ERA (4.20), Innings Pitched (55.2), and Strikeouts (50) … Finished with a 3-5 record … Pitched 2.2 innings, allowing just one earned run in season debut versus Arcadia (2/21) … Pitched five shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out a career-high nine batters in the team’s victory over Rutgers-Camden (3/24) … Allowed just one earned run over 4.1 innings pitched, earning a victory over Gettysburg (3/30) … Pitched seven or more innings in the final three starts of the season from April 13th through April 26th … Allowed just one earned run over seven innings of work in the Bears’ victory over Washington College (4/13) … Pitched a complete game, allowing three runs and striking out seven batters against Muhlenberg (4/26).

FRESHMAN (2023): Shined in his first year in Collegeville, leading the pitching staff in ERA (3.70), WHIP (1.44), Complete Games (1), while ranking second on the team in innings pitched (48.2), and third in strikeouts with 41 … Fanned four batters over two innings of work in collegiate debut against Washington & Lee (2/19) … Earned his first career victory in the Bears’ victory over Stevenson (2/26) … Scattered five hits over seven innings of work without allowing a run and reaching a career best eight strikeouts in a victory over John Carroll (3/6) …     Struck out three batters over three innings of action without allowing a run against WPI (3/10) … Pitched six innings, striking out seven batters, without a run scored against Immaculata (3/17) … Accumulated three consecutive starts without allowing a run from March 6th to March 17th, pitching a span of 16 innings … Struck out five batters over seven innings of work in a victory over Muhlenberg (4/25).

HONORS:

  • First Team All-Centennial (2026, RHP)
  • D3Baseball.com Second Team All-Region V (2026)
  • ABCA Third Team All-Region V (2026)
  • PhillySIDA Baseball Academic All-Area Team (2026)
  • Honorable Mention All-Centennial (2024)
  • Ranks Second All-Time in School History in Innings Pitched (230.2)
  • Ranks Third All-Time in School History in Strikeotus (203)
  • Named to the CSC Academic All-District Baseball Team (2026)
     


Before Ursinus:  Graduated from Governor Livingston HS… Won 1st team all-county and county championship… Brother (Sam) plays baseball at Thomas Jefferson… Member of the Varsity Baseball and Basketball Team.   

Personal: Born October 16, 2023… From Berkeley Heights, NJ… Son of Michael and Judy Bass… Has one sibling, Sam Bass… Part of the UC Chain Gang… Media and Communications Major. Why Ursinus?
I chose to come to Ursinus because of the small classes and community feel on campus. 

Favorite Hobbies: Fantasy Football 

Biggest Athletic Thrill: Winning County Championship 
Favorite Food: Penne vodka  

Favorite Song: 90120 – Travis Scott 
Favorite Athlete: Myself 

Career Aspiration: To become a NBA Announcer 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2023First-Year

    RHP
    6'1" 215 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2024Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 215 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2025Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 215 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2026Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 215 lbs
    34