2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Ben Hampton
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- De Pere, Wis.
- High School:
- West De Pere HS
2022 (Jr.)
- All-Big 12 First Team
- Made 16 starts on the mound
- Went 5-3 with a 4.45 ERA
- Struck out 66 batters in 85.0 innings
- Became 20th Mountaineer to reach 200 career strikeouts
- Struck out eight in season opener at Georgia Southern (Feb. 17)
- Allowed just one run in 7.2 innings with seven strikeouts against Canisius (March 4)
- Picked up the win against UNC Greensboro, striking out five in 5.0 innings while allowing just one run (March 18)
- Had a season-high 10 strikeouts at Kansas State in 6.2 innings to earn the win (March 31)
- Allowed three runs in 6.0 innings at Oklahoma State to earn the win (April 14)
- Collected the win against TCU with 6.0 innings while allowing just two earned runs and striking out four
- Allowed just one run in 6.0 innings against Oklahoma to earn the win (May 5)
- Gave up just two unearned runs in 6.0 innings against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship (May 25)
2022 (So.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Went 8-5 with a 4.66 ERA in 15 appearances, all starts
- Tallied a team-best 90 strikeouts with just 41 walks in 83 innings
- His 90 strikeouts were good for No. 8 in the Big 12
- Logged eight quality starts, including six straight from March 5, to April 9
- Fanned at least five batters in 13 of his 15 outings
- Allowed two runs or fewer in each of his first six starts of the year
- Earned the win and threw a career-high 10 strikeouts in 5.0 innings on Feb. 19, against Kent State
- Recorded nine strikeouts in 6.0 innings against Illinois on March 5
- Struck out eight in a winning effort against Kansas State on May 20
2021 (Fr.)
- Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-America Second Team
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Earned a 4-3 record with a 4.83 ERA in 54.0 innings in 14 appearances (10 starts)
- Struck out 47, while yielding just 15 walks on the year
- Awarded his first career win after 3.0 innings of shutout ball out of the bullpen on Feb. 21, at Georgia State
- Made first career start against Morehead State on March 16, earning the win
- Logged a season-best 6.2 innings in a win at Baylor on April 11
- Struck out six against Miami (Ohio) on May 15, a season high
- Did not allow a run in 5.1 innings of action against TCU on May 2; finished with five strikeouts and no walks
High School
- Played at West De Pere High for coach Joe Rukamp
- Bay Conference Pitcher of the Year
- District player of the year
- All-state selection
- Team MVP after leading West De Pere to state tournament as a junior
- Struck out 112 hitters in 58 innings in 2019
- 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Senior Preseason All-America High Honorable Mention
- 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America High Honorable Mention
- Ranked as the No. 22 overall prospect in Wisconsin by Perfect Game
Personal
- Son of Jeffery and Katie Hampton
- Has one brother
- Birthday is Aug. 2
- Majoring in sport management
- Dean’s List
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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