School Records (PDF)
R-Junior (Game-by-Game): Selected by Oakland A's in 24th round of MLB Draft ... joins RHP Matt Festa (7th round - Seattle) as first ESU teammates drafted in same year in program history ... ESU's 6th and 7th MLB Draft picks ... joins brother Joe Bennie (2013 - 28th round) as ESU players selected by Oakland ... named All-America by the ABCA (2nd team) and D2CCA (3rd team) ... Tino Martinez Award national semifinalist ... PSAC East Athlete of the Year ... ABCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year ... NCBWA Region Co-Player of the Year ... ABCA, D2CCA and NCBWA All-Atlantic Region 1st team ... All-PSAC East 1st team ... set school single-season records for hits (89), runs (67) and total bases (144) ... ranks t-8th in runs in PSAC history ... ESU's Co-Team MVP (with R-Sr. RHP Matt Festa) ... helped Warriors to school record 38 wins and 3rd NCAA Tournament in last 6 years.
Started all 56 games - 33 in left field, 20 in center field and 3 at DH ... hit .397 (89-for-224) with .461 on-base percentage and .643 slugging percentage ... 21 doubles, 2 triples, 10 HR, 54 RBI and 67 runs ... 22 walks, 6 HBP ... 23-for-26 on stolen bases.
ESU single-season ranks: along with records for hits, runs and total bases, ranks t-1st in doubles (21), t-3rd in HR (10), 3rd in extra-base hits (33) and t-5th in stolen bases (23).
PSAC ranks: 1st in total bases (144) ... 1st in runs (67) and 3rd in runs per game (1.20) ... 4th in hits (89) ... 2nd in doubles (21) and 3rd in doubles per game (0.38) ... t-8th in RBI (54) ... 12th in batting average (.397) and 11th in slugging percentage (.643) ... t-9th in HR (10) ... 8th in stolen bases (23) and 9th in stolen bases per game (0.41).
DII ranks: 24th in hits (89) and 30th in total bases (144) ... 20th in runs (67) ... 44th in runs per game (1.20) ... 26th in doubles (21) and 60th in doubles per game (0.38) ... 49th in stolen bases (23) and 84th in stolen bases per game (0.41) ... 71st in batting average (.397) and 92nd in slugging percentage (.643) ... 79th in RBI (54).
18-game hitting streak to open season (tied for ESU's longest since 2003) ... 28 multi-hit games (tied for ESU's most since 2003) ... two 4-hit games and one 5-hit game ... 5-for-6, 2 doubles, triple, 3 RBI, run at Philadelphia U ... had multiple hits in all 4 games of 3-1 series vs. Shippensburg, going 9-for-14 with 3 doubles, HR, 10 RBI, 4 runs ... 5-for-12, 3 walks, double, 2 RBI, 2 runs in 3 games in PSAC Tournament ... 2-for-5, double, run in 6-3 loss vs. Mercyhurst in NCAA Tournament opener.
Background: Transferred to ESU from Division I Virginia ... played in 23 games (4 starts) over 2 seasons in 2013 and 2014 ... 6-for-35, triple, 5 RBI, 8 runs, 3 walks and 4 sacrifice bunts ... member of 2013 that reached NCAA Super Regional ... All-State in baseball and football at Stroudsburg HS ... Mountain Valley Conference MVP in baseball in 2011 and 2012 (MVC MVP in football in fall 2011) ... set school record for career hits (130) ... hit .550 as a junior (school record) and .452 as a senior ... played shortstop and outfield ... 2011 and 2012 Pocono Record Male Athlete of the Year ... 3-year starter at quarterback and safety in football ... set school records for season (3,049) and career (6,026) total offense ... rushed for 1,786 yards and passed for 1,263 yards in 2011 ... 1st team All-MVC safety with 136 tackles and 6 interceptions ... contributed to Special Olympics and field day as member of Sports Club ... Honor Roll student ... brother Joe was All-PSAC 1st team and ABCA All-Region 1st team second baseman on ESU's 2013 PSAC championship team (28th round MLB Draft choice by Oakland A's) after transferring to ESU from La Salle ... majoring in Business Management.
| Year |
avg |
gp-gs |
ab |
r |
h |
2b |
3b |
hr |
rbi |
tb |
slg% |
bb |
hbp |
so |
gdp |
ob% |
sf |
sh |
sb-att |
po |
a |
e |
fld% |
| 2016.... |
.397 |
56-56 |
224 |
67 |
89 |
21 |
2 |
10 |
54 |
144 |
.643 |
22 |
6 |
41 |
5 |
.461 |
2 |
0 |
23-26 |
64 |
2 |
2 |
.971 |
| TOTAL... |
.397 |
56-56 |
224 |
67 |
89 |
21 |
2 |
10 |
54 |
144 |
.643 |
22 |
6 |
41 |
5 |
.461 |
2 |
0 |
23-26 |
64 |
2 |
2 |
.971 |
