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2 Ben LaSpaluto

2 Ben LaSpaluto

  • Position:
    IF
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Hometown:
    Apex, N.C.
  • High School:
    Panther Creek HS

Summary

Biography

2020 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 16 games at shortstop ... Batted .182 with thee doubles and one triple ... Had a .273 slugging percentage and a .262 on-base percentage ... Drove in nine runs and was 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... Had two multiple-hit games, a 2-for-4 outing with a double and two RBI in an 11-8 win over North Carolina A&T (2-23) and a 2-for-4 effort with a double at Jacksonville State (3-1) ... Named to the 2019-20 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll.

2019 at Gardner-Webb: Was GWU’s starting shortstop in all 51 games … Batted .250 with eight doubles, one triple, and five home runs … Posted a .378 slugging percentage and a .326 on base percentage … Was a perfect 11-of-11 in stolen base attempts … Ranked third on the team with 15 multiple-hit games and had four games with three base hits … Went 3-for-4 in a 9-5 win over Longwood (3-17) … Was 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and two RBI, and four runs scored in a 19-11 slugfest at USC Upstate (3-29) … Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and one RBI in a 10-1 win over Davidson (4-3) … Was 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI at Clemson (5-4) … Named to the 2018-19 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll.

2018 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 40 games, including 33 starts, with 32 being at shortstop ... Batted .266 on the year with 24 hits, including two doubles, a team-best three triples, and three home runs ... Tallied 15 RBI throughout the season ... Swiped five bases ...  Had eight multiple-hit games, including two three-hit outings ... Batted .284 in Big South Conference play ... Hit first collegiate home run in a 2-for-3 performance against USC Upstate (4-4) ... Home run against Winthrop at the 2018 Big South Baseball Championship helped lift GWU past Winthrop in an elimination game (5-24) ... Named to the 2017-18 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

High School: Played at Panther Creek (N.C.) High School where he was a four-year letter winner under head coach Dan Hall … Earned All-Conference honors twice … Also a member of the track and field team, earning All-American honors in the sprint medley relay in indoor track.
 
Personal: Born April 3, 1999 … Son of Denis and Suzanne LaSpaluto … Has a younger brother, Grey … Graduated from Panther Creek High School in the top one percent of his class, having an overall GPA of 5.20 … Majoring in mathematics.
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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2018Freshman

    INF/OF
    5'9" 165 lbs
    26
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    INF
    5'9" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    IF
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Junior

    IF
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2