2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ben Hampton
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- De Pere, Wisc.
- High School:
- De Pere H.S.
- Prev School:
- West Virginia
Career Honors
• 2023 1st-team All-Big 12
• 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12
• 2022 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
• 2021 2nd-team Freshman All-American (Perfect Game)
• 2021 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2024 (Senior)
Started five games as part of nine appearances on the season... posted a 1-1 record and tallied 20 strikeouts in 20 1/3 innings of work... team was 5-4 in games he pitched and 3-2 in games he started... held opponents scoreless in two of four relief appearances... allowed just one of three inherited runners to score... served as the midweek starter early in the season... struck out six and allowed four runs (three earned) over 4 1/3 innings in TCU debut against Texas State (Feb. 20)... fanned five and surrendered three runs in 4 1/3 innings against Washington State (Feb. 27)... surrendered two runs (one earned) on four hits in 2 1/3 innings at DBU (March 12)... made first relief appearance against UT Arlington (March 19)... tossed two scoreless and fanned two at Oklahoma State (March 23)... returned to the mound as a starter at UT Arlington (April 2)... allowed a run on three hits in two innings against the Mavericks... made lone weekend start and took the loss at Cincinnati (April 7)... tossed two scoreless and picked up the win in relief against Texas Tech (April 14)... surrendered two runs in 1 1/3 innings in final appearance of the season against Kansas State (April 27).
At West Virginia
Spent three years pitching at West Virginia... made 41 starts out of 45 appearances on the mound... put together a 4.62 ERA... was 17-11 on the mound... fanned 203 batters in 222 innings of work... West Virginia was 25-16 in games he pitched and 28-17 in games he appeared... made four relief appearances as a freshman and held opponents scoreless in three... the Mountaineers were 3-1 in those games... posted a career-high nine quality starts as a junior... is just one of 20 Mountaineers to reach 200 career strikeouts... the 90 strikeouts in 2022 were good for No. 8 in the Big 12... logged seven quality starts as a sophomore.
High School
Played at West De Pere High... named the Bay Conference Pitcher of the Year... also tabbed the district Player of the Year... was an All-state selection... named team MVP after leading West De Pere to state tournament as a junior... struck out 112 hitters in 58 innings in 2019... was a 2020 Rawlings-Perfect Game Senior Preseason All-America High Honorable Mention... also selected as a 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America High Honorable Mention... ranked as the No. 22 overall prospect in Wisconsin by Perfect Game.
Personal
Parents are Jeffery and Katie... has one brother, Josh.
