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2 Jacob Benson
2 - Jacob Benson
Height: 5-7
Weight: 160
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Sr.
Hometown: San Diego, CA
High School: Mt. Carmel
Position: SS
Major: Business Administration
gp 11
avg .258
hr -
rbi 6
r 4
sb -

Why La Verne: "I chose it because it gave me an opportunity to play baseball along with having high-quality academics. I also felt really comfortable here when I came on my visit."

At La Verne: Dean's List... National Honor's Society..SCIAC All-Academic 2017 and 2018.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2014 Lions Tournament Champion ...2014 CIF DIII Finalist ...2015 San Diego play of the Week...2015/2016 Defensive MVP...2014 All-Palomar League Honorable Mention...2016 Second Team All-Palomar League...made Honor Roll all four years...maintained a 3.6 GPA.

PERSONAL: Son of Pamela and Giovanni Benson.

Recent Games
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 5-4
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 8-2
Mar 1 Centenary (La.) L, 10-7
Mar 6 Whitman W, 11-4
Mar 7 Whitman W, 4-3
Mar 7 Whitman W, 7-5
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 11 3
Plate appearances 37 11
At Bats 31 9
Runs 4 1
Hits 8 1
Doubles 1 -
Triples 1 1
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 6 1
Total bases 11 3
Walks 4 2
Hit by pitch 2 -
Strikeouts 3 1
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play 1 1
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .258 .111
On Base Percentage .378 .273
Slugging Percentage .355 .333
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 30 4
Put Outs 13 2
Assists 14 1
Errors 3 1
Fielding Percentage .900 .750
Double Plays 5 -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 1 Alumni   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Lewis & Clark W, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Pacific (Ore.) L, 14-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 vs. No. 3 Trinity (Tex.) L, 2-1 4 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 14 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) L, 13-5 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Feb 15 vs. LeTourneau L, 8-5 2 1 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Feb 16 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) W, 10-3 4 1 4 1 - - 3 - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 1 Chapman L, 4-2 2 0 0 - - - 0 2 - - -
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman L, 8-6 3 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Pomona-Pitzer L, 9-5 4 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Centenary (La.) L, 10-7 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 6 Whitman W, 11-4 4 1 1 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 7 Whitman W, 4-3 3 0 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 7 Whitman W, 7-5 2 0 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 10 Ithaca   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Carleton   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 1 Alumni   - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Lewis & Clark W, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Pacific (Ore.) L, 14-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 vs. No. 3 Trinity (Tex.) L, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - 1 3 0.33 4
Feb 14 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) L, 13-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Feb 15 vs. LeTourneau L, 8-5 1 - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Feb 16 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) W, 10-3 1 - - 5 1 - - - - 5
Feb 21 at No. 1 Chapman L, 4-2 - - - 0 0 - 2 - - 4
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman L, 8-6 - - - 0 0 - 2 1 2.00 3
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Pomona-Pitzer L, 9-5 - - - 3 1 1 2 - - 4
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Centenary (La.) L, 10-7 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Mar 6 Whitman W, 11-4 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 5
Mar 7 Whitman W, 4-3 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 3
Mar 7 Whitman W, 7-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 2
Mar 10 Ithaca   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Caltech   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Carleton   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Redlands   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Whittier   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 1 Alumni   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Lewis & Clark W, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Pacific (Ore.) L, 14-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 vs. No. 3 Trinity (Tex.) L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 14 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) L, 13-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 15 vs. LeTourneau L, 8-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 16 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) W, 10-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 1 Chapman L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman L, 8-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Pomona-Pitzer L, 9-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Centenary (La.) L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 6 Whitman W, 11-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 7 Whitman W, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 7 Whitman W, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 10 Ithaca   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Carleton   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 1 Alumni   - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Lewis & Clark W, 11-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Puget Sound W, 12-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Pacific (Ore.) L, 14-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 vs. No. 3 Trinity (Tex.) L, 2-1 4 1 3 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
Feb 14 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) L, 13-5 6 2 3 1 .833 1 - - - - -
Feb 15 vs. LeTourneau L, 8-5 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 16 at No. 23 Concordia (TX) W, 10-3 8 4 4 0 1.000 2 - - - - -
Feb 21 at No. 1 Chapman L, 4-2 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman L, 8-6 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 22 No. 1 Chapman W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Pomona-Pitzer L, 9-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 at Pomona-Pitzer L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 Centenary (La.) L, 10-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 6 Whitman W, 11-4 3 1 1 1 .667 1 - - - - -
Mar 7 Whitman W, 4-3 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 7 Whitman W, 7-5 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 10 Ithaca   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 Caltech   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 Carleton   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Cal Lutheran   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Redlands   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Occidental   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Whittier   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 at Claremont-M-S   - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2016-17 36 81 10 16 1 - - 10 13 10 1 1 .198 .375 .210
2017-18 43 140 31 35 6 - - 19 16 20 5 - .250 .357 .293
2018-19 43 149 41 44 4 1 - 26 14 19 3 3 .295 .376 .336
2019-20 11 31 4 8 1 1 - 6 4 3 - - .258 .378 .355
Total 133 401 86 103 12 2 - 61 47 52 9 4 .257 .369 .297
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2016-17 36 10 - 9 17 1 3 47 14 3.36 113
2017-18 43 10 5 8 41 6 5 58 34 1.71 179
2018-19 43 6 1 2 50 5 6 58 24 2.42 172
2019-20 11 2 - - 11 2 1 11 9 1.22 37
Total 133 28 6 19 119 14 15 174 81 2.15 501
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2016-17 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2019-20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2016-17 36 123 58 60 5 .959 17 - - - - -
2017-18 43 178 55 115 8 .955 17 - - - - -
2018-19 43 196 65 123 8 .959 25 - - - - -
2019-20 11 30 13 14 3 .900 5 - - - - -
Total 133 527 191 312 24 .954 64 - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 11 31 4 8 1 1 - 6 4 3 - - .258 .378 .355
Conference 3 9 1 1 - 1 - 1 2 1 - - .111 .273 .333
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 17 2 4 - 1 - 3 1 1 - - .235 .278 .353
Away 3 8 1 4 1 - - 3 2 2 - - .500 .636 .625
Neutral 2 6 1 0 - - - 0 1 - - - .000 .250 .000
-
Wins 4 13 2 7 1 - - 5 1 - - - .538 .600 .615
Losses 7 18 2 1 - 1 - 1 3 3 - - .056 .227 .167
-
February 7 21 3 5 1 1 - 4 3 3 - - .238 .385 .381
March 4 10 1 3 - - - 2 1 - - - .300 .364 .300
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 11 2 - - 11 2 1 11 9 1.22 37
Conference 3 - - - 3 1 1 6 1 6.00 11
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 6 - - - 6 1 1 7 5 1.40 18
Away 3 1 - - 5 1 - 2 - - 11
Neutral 2 1 - - 0 0 - 2 4 0.50 8
-
Wins 4 1 - - 8 1 - 2 4 0.50 15
Losses 7 1 - - 3 1 1 9 5 1.80 22
-
February 7 2 - - 8 2 1 8 5 1.60 26
March 4 - - - 3 0 - 3 4 0.75 11
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
February 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 11 30 13 14 3 .900 5 - - - - -
Conference 3 4 2 1 1 .750 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 9 4 4 1 .889 1 - - - - -
Away 3 15 6 7 2 .867 3 - - - - -
Neutral 2 6 3 3 0 1.000 1 - - - - -
-
Wins 4 14 6 7 1 .929 3 - - - - -
Losses 7 16 7 7 2 .875 2 - - - - -
-
February 7 24 11 11 2 .917 4 - - - - -
March 4 6 2 3 1 .833 1 - - - - -