Worth Noting
Joins the Dawgs from nearby Herrin, Ill., and adds depth to a staff, which loses four pitchers from a year ago...has a good arm and the ability to throw in the low-90s with a power slider...a player who Saluki head coach Dan Callahan and his staff followed for quite some time during the recruiting process.

Pre-SIU
All-Conference and two-time American Legion All-Star at Herrin High School...averaged 81.5 strikeouts in his last two prep seasons...went 5-4 with a 4.22 ERA and 81 Ks in 58 innings as a junior...would then cap off his high school career by going 4-3 with a 3.92 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 39 frames as a senior...also helped lead the Tigers to a 20-10 record his senior year...also garnered all-conference honors in both football and basketball.

Personal
Full name is Cody Russell Dunbar...majors in Psychology...born Dec. 4, 1985...son of Rusty and Cecilia Dunbar...has one sister, Zeppelyn.