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Georgia College

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2017 Baseball

5 Brandon Benson

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Loganville, Ga.
  • Highschool Grayson

Biography

2016: All-PBC Second TeamStarted all 47 games … Hit .323 in 192 at-bats, with 62 hits and 43 RBIs … Tied for team high stolen base percentage, going 5-for-5 … Racked up 10 doubles, 10 homers and a .542 slugging percentage ... Scored 46 runs … Turned 38 double plays and posted a .940 fielding percentage … Hit .292 in-conference in 130 at-bats, with 38 hits, 22 RBIs and a .485 slugging percentage…PBC Silver Scholar.

2015: Georgia College Presidential Scholar...Started all 52 games for the Bobcats...Hit .313 with 66 hits in 211 at-bats...scored 61 runs...Hit 6 home runs and knocked in 31 RBI...Stole 4 bases

2014: Played in 47 games with 42 starts ... Hit .338 on 53 hits, scoring 39 runs and driving in 36 ... Hit five home runs, five triples and nine doubles for .554 slugging ... Stole 5 bases and had a .973 fielding percentage ... Hit .500 (7-14) with the bases loaded ... Had 17 multi-hit games with seven multi-RBI contests ... Knocked game-winning home run against Flagler Feb. 23 for his first college hit ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs at Francis Marion March 15 ... Drove in four against North Greenville March 13 ... Hit .364 with 24 hits, two home runs 19 RBI and 13 runs in the first half of the season (26 games) ... Hit .340 in PBC games on 34 hits, hitting three home runs, driving in 20 and scoring 24 times ... Was chosen PBC Freshman of the Week three times (April 28, April 1, March 17) ... Played summer ball for Rockville Express of the Cal Ripken League, where he was chosen for the All-Star Game.

High School: Graduated from Grayson High in Loganville, Ga., where he played for head coach Jed Hixson ... Lettered in baseball and football ... Played club ball for Team Elite and head coach Brad Bouras.

Personal: Majoring in marketing ... Son of Lisa and Randy Benson ... Born June 13 ... Favorite athlete is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels ... Chose GC because it was a good program ... His biggest sports thrill is a walkoff home run ... Favorite movie is Never Back Down, TV show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

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201447.33815739535365-7
201552.31321161666314-7
201650.309204486310435-5
TOTAL149.3185721481822111014-18

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2014Freshman

    IF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    15
  • 5

    2015Sophomore

    IF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016Junior

    IF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017Senior

    IF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    5