[1] He committed to play college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels after his freshman year, when he hit four home runs and boasted a .476 slugging percentage.
[2][3] Dunhurst did not attend baseball camps or take lessons,instead,he modeled his catching techniques after Yadier Molina and Salvador Pérez by watching YouTube videos.
[8] As a freshman at Ole Miss in 2020, Dunhurst appeared in 17 games and batted .269 with five home runs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[15] He ended the season batting .231 with six home runs and 30 RBI over 56 games, helping lead Ole Miss to their first ever NCAA Championship.
Dunhurst split the 2023 season between the ACL Royals, Single–A Columbia Fireflies, and High–A Quad Cities River Bandits.