Army West Point Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ben Smith
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers
2016: Team co-captain … missed senior campaign due to injury.
2015: Played and started in 46 games as a junior … made 43 starts at catcher and three at designated hitter … second on the team with a .310 batting average with 48 hits in 155 at bats … second on the squad with a .439 hitting percentage and .404 on-base percentage … tied for second on the team with 13 doubles and two triples … second on the squad with 17 walks … third on the team with 27 runs scored and 23 RBI … hit one home run … second on the team with 13 multiple-hit games, including two three-hit games … third on the squad with six multiple-RBI games … seven-game hitting streak and 12-game reached base streak … picked off seven runners and caught 23 stealing … went 2-for-3 with an RBI in consecutive games opposite Coppin State (3/7) … homered and drove in three runs against UMass (3/14) … doubled twice and singled, drove in one run and scored two runs against Harvard (4/20) … went 2-for-4 in game two of the doubleheader opposite the Crimson (4/20) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI in the series opener at Lehigh (3/28) … closed the series with the Mountain Hawks with a 2-for-4 performance (3/29) … registered two hits in three straight games against Lafayette (4/5) and Hofstra (4/8) … went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in the series finale at Bucknell (4/12) … went 6-for-15 in the series against Navy (4/25-4/26).
2014: Played in 31 games as a sophomore, making 28 starts … saw action behind the plate in 30 games … registered a .250 batting average (21-for-84) … drove in eight runs and scored seven … drew 10 walks and was hit by three pitches … registered a .351 on-base percentage … stole one base in two attempts ... registered five multi-hit games … three-game hitting streak … reached base safely in five straight games … drove in two runs on one occasion … threw out 16 baserunners in 35 chances … had two hits and two RBI with two runs scored against Massachusetts (2/22) … recorded two hits in a 7-4 win over Massachusetts (3/16) … had two hits in a 5-1 win at Holy Cross (4/19) … posted two base hits against Cincinnati (5/2) … registered a pair of base knocks in game two of the Patriot League Tournament Semifinal victory against Lehigh (5/10).
2013: Appeared in three games late in the season ... made career debut against Holy Cross (April 28) ... ripped a two-run single in his first career at-bat ... finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored ... also appeared as a defensive replacement against Nyack (May 4) and Chestnut Hill (May 5).
High School: Played for head coach Buster Kelso at Christian Brothers High ... four-year varsity letterwinner ... helped lead team to the 2011 Tennessee Division II state championship as a junior ... named all-metro three years in a row (2010-12) ... twice named all-state, earning the honor in 2010 and 2012 ... collected all-district accolades in 2011 and 2012 ... selected as an All-West Tennessee Coaches All-Star ... member of the National Honor Society ... named to the school's honor roll all four years.
