3 Ben Smith
3 - Ben Smith
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Hometown: Bourne, Mass.
Position: Pitcher
Year: Gs.
Bats/Throws: L/L
High School: Bourne
Major: Business Administration
app 10
gs 8
w 5
l 2
sv 0
ip 40.2
era 4.20
whip 1.65
k 62

As a Senior:

Appeared in 10 games for Worcester State on the hill, making nine starts...had a 4-4 record on the season...recorded 11.59 strikeouts per nine innings and 2.75 earned run averge....named to the MASCAC First Team

As a Junior:
Appeared in 10 games s for Worcester State on the hill, making seven starts...had a 1-5 record on the season...recorded 9.82 strikeouts per nine innings and 3.07 earned run averge...

As a Sophomore:
Appeared in nine games for Worcester State on the hill, making eight starts...had a record of 3-1 on the season...recorded 9 strikeouts per nine innings and a .90 earned run average, where he led the NCAA as the Statistical Champion...posted his first collegiate win by throwing 6.1 shutout innings with five strikeouts against Framingham State on May 8

As a Freshman:
Appeared in both games for the Lancers before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...allowed no earned runs in two innings pitched

Personal:
Ben was born in Providence, R.I...is majoring in business administration at Worcester State...the son of Ursula and Paul Smith...has two older brothers, Alex and Jacob...favorite spot on campus is the Wellness Center...chose Worcester State for its academics and athletics

Before Worcester State:
Ben is a 2019 graduate of Bourne High School in Bourne, Mass...played three years of varsity baseball and soccer and one year of varsity basketball and indoor track & field for the Canalmen...a two-time conference all-star...named his baseball team's Most Valuable Player as a senior

Recent Games
Apr 29 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 2-1
Apr 30 Keene St. W, 10-6
May 1 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-4
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 9-3
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 7-3
May 8 vs. Salem St. L, 13-8
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 11 7
Plate appearances 1 1
At Bats 1 1
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .000 .000
On Base Percentage .000 .000
Slugging Percentage .000 .000
Appearances 10 6
Games started 8 5
Wins 5 4
Losses 2 1
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 3 2
Shutouts 1 -
Innings Pitched 40.2 28.1
Hits 52 40
Runs 21 12
Earned Runs 19 11
Walks 15 5
Strikeouts 62 50
Strikeouts per Game 13.72 15.88
Doubles Allowed 5 3
Triples Allowed 1 -
WHIP 1.65 1.59
Home Runs Allows 2 1
At Bats Against 173 124
Batting Average Against .301 .323
Earned Run Average 4.20 3.49
Wild pitches 1 1
Hit Batters 2 2
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 5 3
Put Outs 2 2
Assists 3 1
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 4 3
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Mar 1 at Anna Maria L, 6-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 11 at Wentworth W, 8-5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) W, 6-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) L, 16-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton L, 15-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 27 MCLA W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 19-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 2 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. W, 4-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 8 at Rivier   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Westfield St. L, 5-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 8-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 15 Fitchburg St. W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. W, 20-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Salem St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 2-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Keene St. W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 7-3 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
May 8 vs. Salem St. L, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Mar 1 at Anna Maria L, 6-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 11 at Wentworth W, 8-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) W, 6-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) L, 16-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton L, 15-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 27 MCLA W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 19-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 2 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. W, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 8 at Rivier   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Westfield St. L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 8-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 15 Fitchburg St. W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. W, 20-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Salem St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 2-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Keene St. W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 7-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
May 8 vs. Salem St. L, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Mar 1 at Anna Maria L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 9.00 4.00 3 3 -
Mar 11 at Wentworth W, 8-5 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 0 0.00 .67 0 4 -
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) W, 6-0 1 1 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0.00 1.00 3 5 -
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) L, 16-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton L, 15-4 1 0 1 0 1.1 5 7 7 47.25 6.75 4 0 1
Mar 27 MCLA W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 19-3 1 1 0 0 5.0 8 2 2 3.60 1.80 1 7 -
Apr 2 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. W, 4-1 1 1 0 0 7.0 7 1 1 1.29 1.29 2 9 -
Apr 8 at Rivier   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Westfield St. L, 5-2 0 0 1 0 1.0 6 4 3 27.00 6.00 - 1 -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 8-6 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 3 3 11.57 2.57 1 2 -
Apr 15 Fitchburg St. W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. W, 20-1 1 1 0 0 6.0 6 1 1 1.50 1.00 0 15 1
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Salem St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 7.0 8 1 1 1.29 1.29 1 16 -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Keene St. W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 7-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
May 8 vs. Salem St. L, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Mar 1 at Anna Maria L, 6-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Wentworth W, 8-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) W, 6-0 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Trinity (Conn.) L, 16-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. St. Lawrence W, 13-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. Juniata W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert W, 13-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 vs. St. Norbert L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton W, 6-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 22 vs. Hamilton L, 15-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 MCLA W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 10-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 vs. MCLA W, 19-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 2 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. L, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Westfield St. W, 4-1 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Apr 8 at Rivier   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Westfield St. L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Framingham St. W, 8-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 15 Fitchburg St. W, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Framingham St. L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Bridgewater St. L, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. W, 20-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Bridgewater St. L, 11-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Fitchburg St. W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Salem St. L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Apr 28 Salem St. W, 13-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Keene St. W, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Mass. Maritime W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 9-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Mass. Maritime L, 7-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Salem St. L, 13-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2019-20 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2020-21 8 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2021-22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
2022-23 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - .000 .000 .000
Total 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2019-20 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 8 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 9 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Total 50 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - - 1
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2019-20 2 0 0 1 0 - 2.0 5 3 - 1 - .00 - 0.00 3.00
2020-21 8 3 1 1 0 - 19.1 18 10 7 5 21 9.78 - 3.26 1.19
2021-22 9 8 3 1 0 1 50.0 38 11 5 13 50 9.00 0 0.90 1.02
2022-23 10 7 1 5 0 1 44.0 49 23 15 19 48 9.82 2 3.07 1.55
2023-24 10 9 4 4 0 5 59.0 48 24 18 16 76 11.59 1 2.75 1.08
2024-25 10 8 5 2 0 3 40.2 52 21 19 15 62 13.72 2 4.20 1.65
Total 49 35 14 14 0 10 215.0 210 92 64 69 257 10.76 5 2.68 1.30
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2019-20 2 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
2020-21 8 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 1 3 .750 - -
2021-22 9 20 7 12 1 .950 1 9 3 .250 0 0
2022-23 10 16 4 10 2 .875 - 9 3 .250 - -
2023-24 10 12 1 11 0 1.000 - 10 2 .167 - -
2024-25 11 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Total 50 57 15 39 3 .947 1 33 11 .250 0 0
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 11 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - .000 .000 .000
Conference 7 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - .000 .000 .000
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - .000 .000 .000
Away 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Neutral 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - .000 .000 .000
-
March 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
April 5 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
May 1 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - .000 .000 .000
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 11 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Conference 7 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 3 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Away 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 7 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
-
March 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
April 5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
May 1 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 10 8 5 2 0 3 40.2 52 21 19 15 62 13.72 2 4.20 1.65
Conference 6 5 4 1 0 2 28.1 40 12 11 5 50 15.88 1 3.49 1.59
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 2 2 2 0 0 1 13.0 14 2 2 1 31 21.46 1 1.38 1.15
Away 5 3 1 1 0 1 14.1 21 10 8 6 19 11.93 - 5.02 1.88
Neutral 3 3 2 1 0 1 13.1 17 9 9 8 12 8.10 1 6.07 1.88
-
Wins 7 7 5 0 0 3 37.1 40 9 8 8 58 13.98 1 1.93 1.29
Losses 3 1 0 2 0 - 3.1 12 12 11 7 4 10.80 1 29.70 5.70
-
March 5 4 2 1 0 1 17.1 20 11 10 11 19 9.87 1 5.19 1.79
April 5 4 3 1 0 2 23.1 32 10 9 4 43 16.59 1 3.47 1.54
May 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 11 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Conference 7 3 2 1 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Away 5 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Neutral 3 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
-
Wins 7 5 2 3 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Losses 4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
-
March 5 3 1 2 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
April 5 2 1 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
May 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -