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2025 – Junior Season: Made 15 appearances, including three starts… Pitched 32 full innings… Struck out 18 batters… Went 0-1 on the mound with a 10.12 ERA… Walked 23 batters… Allowed 36 earned runs off 44 hits… First start came at Ball State (3/19)… Struck out a season-high three batters in his next start at Miami Ohio (3/26)… Went two innings in his lone BIG EAST start at Georgetown (4/17)… Longest outing covered 4.2 innings at UConn (5/10)… Threw 98 pitches against the Huskies, matching his season-high strikeout total with three… Tossed four innings of relief ball at Villanova (4/11)… Didn’t allow an earned run over two innings vs. NIU.

Before Butler: Went 6-2 on the mound at Harford with a 2.96 ERA… Tossed three complete games… Opponents hit just .205 with Benjamin on the mound… Made five appearances out of the bullpen as a freshman at Western Illinois in 2022… Had an ERA of 17.18 and a WHIP of 4.36… Tossed 3.2 innings, striking out four and walking eight… Allowed eight runs on eight hits.

Personal: Son of Wilken and Lori Benjamin… Has one sibling; Olivia… Economics major.

Why Benjamin Chose Butler
“I knew I could get a great education while playing baseball at a high level.”