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University of The Ozarks Athletics

38 Blake Benson
38 - Blake Benson
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Bats/Throws: L/L
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Springdale, Ark.
High School: Har-Ber HS
Position: LHP
B/T: L/L
gp 5
avg -
hr -
rbi 0
r 0
sb -

2019: Posted a 2-3 record in 51.1 innings of work. Ended the season with a 5.96 ERA and 38 strikeouts. Started in ten games and appeared in 11. Threw two complete games. Named D3Baseball.com Pitcher of the Week after he delivered a complete game shutout against Westminster College in his first collegiate start. In tha game, went eight innings, fanned eight and scattered five hits. In his second start, threw 7.0 innings and struck out four against East Texas Baptist. Threw five innings and struck out five against Mary Hardin-Baylor. Limited the Crusaders to two earned runs in that outing to pick up the win.

Har-Ber HS: Went 8-0 on the mound and posted a 1.64 ERA his senior season. Recorded 60 strikeouts. Named All-Conference and All-State. Helped team to a state championship and a 31-4 record.

Recent Games
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons W, 3-2
Feb 29 at Hardin-Simmons L, 13-12
Mar 3 at Hendrix L, 8-3
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 9-4
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 16-7
Mar 7 Sul Ross St. L, 7-3
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 5 3
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
Appearances 5 3
Games started 5 3
Wins 4 3
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 1 -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 33.1 21.0
Hits 26 18
Runs 12 9
Earned Runs 7 5
Walks 12 6
Strikeouts 27 16
Strikeouts per Game 7.29 6.86
Doubles Allowed 3 2
Triples Allowed 1 1
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows 1 1
At Bats Against 121 79
Batting Average Against .215 .228
Earned Run Average 1.89 2.14
Wild pitches 1 1
Hit Batters 2 1
Balks 2 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 1 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 1
Total Chances 19 10
Put Outs 1 1
Assists 18 9
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays 2 2
Stolen Bases Allowed 1 -
Runners Caught Stealing 1 -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .500 -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 8 at Austin W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Austin L, 2-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 3-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 16 Westminster (Mo.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Hendrix W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 4-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 22 McMurry W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons W, 3-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 29 at Hardin-Simmons L, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Hendrix L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 16-7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 7 Sul Ross St. L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Harding   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Hendrix   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 8 at Austin W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Austin L, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 16 Westminster (Mo.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Hendrix W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 22 McMurry W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons W, 3-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 29 at Hardin-Simmons L, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Hendrix L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 16-7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 7 Sul Ross St. L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Harding   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Hendrix   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 8 at Austin W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Austin L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 5.1 5 1 0 0.00 - 3 5 -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 7.0 3 2 2 2.57 - 3 6 -
Feb 16 Westminster (Mo.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Hendrix W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 7.0 2 0 0 0.00 - 3 8 -
Feb 22 McMurry W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 8.0 8 2 1 1.13 - 0 4 -
Feb 29 at Hardin-Simmons L, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Hendrix L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 16-7 1 1 0 0 6.0 8 7 4 6.00 - 3 4 1
Mar 7 Sul Ross St. L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Harding   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Hendrix   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 8 at Austin W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Austin L, 2-1 5 0 5 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Westminster (Mo.) W, 3-2 4 0 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 16 Westminster (Mo.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 19 Hendrix W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 13-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 McMurry W, 4-1 3 1 2 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Feb 22 McMurry W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Hardin-Simmons W, 3-2 3 0 3 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Feb 29 at Hardin-Simmons L, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Hendrix L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 9-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Sul Ross St. W, 16-7 4 0 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 7 Sul Ross St. L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 Grinnell   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Harding   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Howard Payne   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Louisiana Col.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 East Tex. Baptist   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Hendrix   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 LeTourneau   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Belhaven   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Texas-Dallas   - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2018-19 11 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2019-20 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2020-21 9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2021-22 12 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 37 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2018-19 11 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 12 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2018-19 11 10 2 3 0 2 51.1 67 41 34 9 38 6.66 7 5.96 1.48
2019-20 5 5 4 0 0 1 33.1 26 12 7 12 27 7.29 1 1.89 1.14
2020-21 9 8 2 2 0 2 44.2 59 21 17 15 33 6.65 2 3.43 1.66
2021-22 12 11 5 4 0 4 62.1 86 50 36 21 70 10.11 9 5.20 1.72
Total 37 34 13 9 0 9 191.2 238 124 94 57 168 7.89 19 4.41 1.54
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2018-19 11 12 1 10 1 .917 - 3 - - - -
2019-20 5 19 1 18 0 1.000 2 1 1 .500 - -
2020-21 9 11 2 9 0 1.000 - 6 4 .400 - -
2021-22 12 15 2 13 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Total 37 57 6 50 1 .982 2 14 5 .263 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Away 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
February 4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
February 4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 5 5 4 0 0 1 33.1 26 12 7 12 27 7.29 1 1.89 1.14
Conference 3 3 3 0 0 - 21.0 18 9 5 6 16 6.86 1 2.14 1.14
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 3 3 3 0 0 1 20.0 13 9 6 9 18 8.10 1 2.70 1.10
Away 2 2 1 0 0 - 13.1 13 3 1 3 9 6.07 - 0.67 1.20
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 4 4 4 0 0 1 28.0 21 11 7 9 22 7.07 1 2.25 1.07
Losses 1 1 0 0 0 - 5.1 5 1 0 3 5 8.44 - 0.00 1.50
-
February 4 4 3 0 0 1 27.1 18 5 3 9 23 7.57 - 0.99 .99
March 1 1 1 0 0 - 6.0 8 7 4 3 4 6.00 1 6.00 1.83
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 5 19 1 18 0 1.000 2 1 1 .500 - -
Conference 3 10 1 9 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 11 1 10 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Away 2 8 0 8 0 1.000 1 1 1 .500 - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 14 1 13 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Losses 1 5 0 5 0 1.000 - 1 1 .500 - -
-
February 4 15 1 14 0 1.000 2 1 1 .500 - -
March 1 4 0 4 0 1.000 - - - - - -