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Jersey Number 27
Ben Smith
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- South St. Paul, Minn.
- High School:
- South St. Paul HS
Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2021)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
2022 SEASON (SENIOR): Made seven appearances with three starts on the mound…Tossed seven strikeouts over 18.2 innings…Fired two strikeouts with no walks over a season-high 4.0 innings at Minnesota (March 8)…Finished his career positioned tied for ninth on the NDSU all-time games started list with 33.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Granted extra year of eligibility from NCAA due to Covid-19...Started 12 games on the mound...Tallied a 6-4 record with a 6.93 ERA...Struck out 37 and walked 22, while allowing 99 hits in 62.1 innings of work...Tossed a season-high 6.1 innings at Northern Colorado (March 7)...Struck out a season-high nine at Western Illinois (March 20)...Ranks ninth in NDSU history in career walks allowed per nine innings at 3.08...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made four starts before season was cut short due to coronavirus pandemic...Went 0-3 with a 6.20 ERA in 20.1 innings of work...Struck out 12, while allowing 23 hits and six walks...Had a season-high seven strikeouts against St. Bonaventure (March 1)...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll...
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared 12 games, starting in 11 of them … Posted a 4-3 record with a 3.26 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched … Complied 38 strikeouts and 21 walks … Gave up 60 hits and 22 earned runs … Went eight innings without allowing an earned run, while striking out four against South Dakota State on May 17 … Finished third in the Summit League in ERA … Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference honorable mention sophomore year and all-conference as a junior … Tallied a 4-4 record with a 1.29 ERA in 10 appearances and 48.2 innings of work in 2017 … Compiled 61 strikeouts and only 16 walks while giving up just nine earned runs on 37 hits … Also pitched four complete games.
PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Margaret Smith … Has two brothers, Sam and Joe … Majoring in sports management, with a minor in business...
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
2022 SEASON (SENIOR): Made seven appearances with three starts on the mound…Tossed seven strikeouts over 18.2 innings…Fired two strikeouts with no walks over a season-high 4.0 innings at Minnesota (March 8)…Finished his career positioned tied for ninth on the NDSU all-time games started list with 33.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Granted extra year of eligibility from NCAA due to Covid-19...Started 12 games on the mound...Tallied a 6-4 record with a 6.93 ERA...Struck out 37 and walked 22, while allowing 99 hits in 62.1 innings of work...Tossed a season-high 6.1 innings at Northern Colorado (March 7)...Struck out a season-high nine at Western Illinois (March 20)...Ranks ninth in NDSU history in career walks allowed per nine innings at 3.08...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made four starts before season was cut short due to coronavirus pandemic...Went 0-3 with a 6.20 ERA in 20.1 innings of work...Struck out 12, while allowing 23 hits and six walks...Had a season-high seven strikeouts against St. Bonaventure (March 1)...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll...
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared 12 games, starting in 11 of them … Posted a 4-3 record with a 3.26 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched … Complied 38 strikeouts and 21 walks … Gave up 60 hits and 22 earned runs … Went eight innings without allowing an earned run, while striking out four against South Dakota State on May 17 … Finished third in the Summit League in ERA … Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL: All-conference honorable mention sophomore year and all-conference as a junior … Tallied a 4-4 record with a 1.29 ERA in 10 appearances and 48.2 innings of work in 2017 … Compiled 61 strikeouts and only 16 walks while giving up just nine earned runs on 37 hits … Also pitched four complete games.
PERSONAL: Son of Dennis and Margaret Smith … Has two brothers, Sam and Joe … Majoring in sports management, with a minor in business...
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