2017 Baseball Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
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8 Ben Bengtson

8 Ben Bengtson

  • Position:
    Shortstop
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Concord, NH
  • Highschool:
    Concord

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights

  • Drafted in the 23rd Round (No. 688 overall) of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • NEIBA All-New England First Team (2017)
  • America East All-Conference First Team (2016 and 2017)
  • America East Honor Roll (2017)
  • ABCA All-Northeast Region Second Team (2016)
  • NEIBA All-New England Second Team (2016)
  • America East Player of the Week (4.25.17 and 4.26.16)
  • America East All-Rookie Team (2015)

 
JUNIOR (2017)
Started 43 games at shortstop … batted .323 with 54 hits and five home runs … finished the year with a .479 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .401 … had 13 multi-hit games … Led the team in assists with 121 … 4-for-4 with a home run and six RBI at Arizona (3/12) …  3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI vs. UMBC (4/15) … 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI vs. Stony Brook (4/23).

SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played and started 50 games at shortstop in his sophomore campaign … hit .316 for the year and had 19 multi-hit games … drilled 14 doubles, five triples, and tied with a team-high six home runs ... led the team and America East with 51 runs batted in while scoring 41 times … went 5-for-9 on the bases … ended the year with a 14-game reached base streak … recorded 60 putouts and a team-high 152 assists in the field … went 3-for-4 with a double and a homerun, driving in three and scoring twice at Villanova (3/24) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and triple driving in three and scoring twice against Maine (4/24) … went 2-for-2 with two doubles, driving in two and crossing the plate three times against Army (5/7) … blasted two grand slams (eight RBIs, two runs) against UMass Lowell (5/14).

FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in 44 games as a freshman, starting 42 games at shortstop … made the America East All-Rookie team and won an America East Rookie of the Week award … whacked 42 hits and drove in 20 runs, including 11 doubles and two triples … swiped six bases and crossed the plate 22 times in his freshman campaign … ripped four hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs in a game vs. Binghamton (4/12) … played for the Nashua Silver Kings in the Futures Collegiate League during the summer … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

BEFORE HARTFORD
Played four years of baseball and golf at Concord High School … was a four-year letter-winner in golf and a three year letter-winner in baseball … named to All-State Second Team during his junior season and All-State First Team his senior season … named Concord Monitor Player of the Year in 2014 … named USA Today’s New Hampshire shortstop of the year in 2014 … helped lead his team to a state championship as a sophomore … broke a high school record with a .526 batting average during his senior season … named a New Hampshire Scholar Athlete … a liberal studies major in Hillyer College.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, at Arizona (3.12.17)
RBI: 8, vs. UMass Lowell (5.14.16)
Doubles: 2, vs. Army (5.7.16)
Triples: 1 (7x), Last: vs. Rhode Island (4.19.17)
Home Runs: 2, vs. UMass Lowell (5.14.16)
Runs Scored: 3, vs. Army (5.07.16)
Walks: 4, vs. Rhode Island (4.19.17)
Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Bryant (2.21.17)
Putouts: 6, vs. Army (5.7.17)
Assists: 8 (3x), Last: at Fairfield  (4.2.17)

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    2015Freshman

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    6'1" 198 lbs
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    2016Sophomore

    Shortstop
    6'1" 200 lbs
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    2017Junior

    Shortstop
    6'1" 205 lbs
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