2013 Baseball Roster
Roster
Benji Jackson
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntersville, N.C.
- High School:
- Homeschool
2012 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 51 games andmade 44 starts in the outfield … Batted .264 with 43 hits,10 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 25 RBI … Was4-for-6 in stolen bases … Ranked third on the team with 19walks … Had 116 putouts and one outfield assist with noerrors in centerfield … Batted .600 (3-for-5) with the basesloaded … Connected on a long grand slam in the season openervs. Maryland Eastern Shore (2/17) … Was 1-for-4 with tworuns scored and a two-run home run vs. La Salle (2/26) …Doubled in four consecutive games in mid-March … Went4-for-4 with three runs scored, one double, two triples and two RBIvs. Alabama State (3/16) … Drove in three runs in the thirdgame of the series vs. Alabama State (3/17) … Went 2-for-4with three RBI at Presbyterian (5/13) … Had a pair of RBI ina 2-for-5 effort to eliminate Radford in the 2012 Big SouthTournament (5/24) … Collected at least two hits in 10different games … Had hitting streaks of six and five gameson the season.
2011 at Gardner-Webb: Made 42 starts and playedin 50 games as a true sophomore ... Batted .280 with 40 runs scoredand 21 RBI ... Had a solid .391 on base percentage, batting mainlyin the leadoff spot for the Runnin' Bulldogs ... Had eight doubles,one triple and three home runs ... Stole five bases without beingcaught on the base paths ... Grounded into just three double playsin 161 at bats ... Batted .313 with 25 hits in just 23 games in BigSouth regular season action ... Had 12 multi-hit games ... Went2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Big South Tournament winover High Point (5/24) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and threeRBI vs. Holy Cross (3/8) ... Was 1-for-2 with a three-run home runvs. Butler (2/26) ... Ranked third on the team with 27 walks ...Batted .444 when leading off an inning, which was the team's topmark for players with at least 50 opportunities.
2010 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in 39 games andmade 25 starts as a true freshman ... Batted .313 with 30 hits, 21runs scored, six doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI ... Rankedseventh on the team with 11 walks drawn ... Stole three bases infour attempts ... Collected at least two hits in nine differentgames ... Was 1-for-3 with a towering, two-run home run atCharleston Southern (4/24) ... Belted a three-run home run vs.North Carolina A&T (3/30) ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles atHigh Point (5/9) ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI double vs. CoastalCarolina (4/17) ... Made just one error in 81 chances incenterfield.
High School: Was home schooled and also played forHuntersville Post 321 In American Legion action in 2009 ... Batteda combined .440 with 18 home runs, 12 doubles, seven triples and 25steals in 52 games between home school team and American Legion in2009.
