• 2024 Coastal Plain Summer League, First-Team
• 2024 Coastal Plain Summer League All-Star
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll (2022)

2024 SUMMER
Played for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League…Was a CPL All-Star after an absurd offensive performance…Batted .437 with 33 runs, six doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 31 RBI in only 87 AB…Walked 18 times…Posted a .551 OBP and .805 slugging mark for a 1.356 OPS…Had an extra-base hit every five AB and six games of at least three RBI.

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Appeared in 56 games with 40 starts at Campbell, the same school that produced fellow transfer Cameron O’Brien from the 2024 College World Series team at Kentucky…Batted .267 with an .823 OPS in 165 at bats…Has hit nine doubles and six career home runs with 35 driven in…Has stolen four bases and been hit by 16 pitches.

2024 (CAMPBELL)
Appeared in 35 games this year, making 32 starts at first base, second base and DH … Had six home runs on the year, slashing .295/.406/.488 … Recorded 31 RBI and 26 runs … Had season-highs with three hits and three RBI against William & Mary (5/16).

2023 (CAMPBELL)
Redshirted.

2022 (CAMPBELL)
Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll… Served as a two-way player for Campbell, working as an infielder and relief pitcher… Appeared in 21 games and made eight starts on the season… Batted .167/.348/.222 with four RBI and two doubles… Made his Campbell debut with a pinch-hit single against App State on 2/20… Made his first start against West Virginia on 3/19, going 0-3 in the game… Went 1-2 with a double and two HBP against Presbyterian on 3/25… Went 1-4 with a double, two HBP and three runs scored against PC on 3/27… Made his first pitching appearance against Air Force on 2/28, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings… Surrendered five runs across 1.1 innings of work against Pitt on 3/6…

PERSONAL
Full name is Dylan Ray Koontz…Son of Michael and Renee…Has a brother, Tyler…Attended William Amos Hough High School, where he played all over the diamond…Family-owned business called Koontz Plumbing and Construction…Nickname is “Big Biscuit” because he makes biscuits and homemade gravy for teammates every Sunday…Major is Human Communication.

*Campbell athletic communications contributed to this bio