2009: Posted career highs in appearances (13) and innings pitched (23.1) as a junior … His 5.01 ERA, which was also a career best, was the second lowest among Sioux relievers and he also shared team-high honors in saves with two … Notched his first save of the season, tossing a hitless inning of relief in an 8-7 victory at Southern Illinois (March 13) … Tossed a career-high four innings of scoreless relief vs. South Dakota State (April 22) … Had a career-high four strikeouts in a 12-11 victory over Concordia (May 2) … Earned his second save of the year in a 12-4 when at Northern Iowa (May 9) when he tossed 3.2 innings of scoreless relief … Allowed only six earned runs in his final eight appearances, posting a 2.84 ERA (19 innings) during that span.
2008: Logged 11 relief appearances and led the Sioux with three saves ... Posted a 1-1 record, while striking out eight in 11.2 innings of work.
2007: Made four appearances out of the bullpen for the Fighting Sioux ... Made collegiate debut on April 17 against Minnesota-Crookston, striking out three in two innings of relief work ... Logged 5.2 innings out of the bullpen for UND, striking out three and walking one.
2006: Redshirted.
Before UND: Earned five letters in baseball, four in football and basketball and one in golf ... Named all-conference in football in '04, basketball in '04 and '05 and five straight times in baseball from '01-'05 ... Had an ERA of 1.46 and a batting average of .517 in high school.
Personal: A 2005 graduate of Tri-County High School ... Son of Kent and Nanette Benson ... Named to the academic honor roll in HS ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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