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2025 Baseball Roster

Chris Jenkins, University Relations

40 Avery Benson

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hatley, MS
  • Highschool Hatley HS
  • Prev School Freed-Hardeman College

Biography

2024 SEASON:
Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... appeared in 32 games with 23 starts ... a .310 average (31-100) ... 24 RBI ... 20 runs ... 6 doubles, 1 triple, 9 homers ... team-best .660 slugging % ... threw out 8 runners in 54 steal attempts.
2023 SEASON:
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll … appeared in 30 games with 27 starts … hit .244 (20-82) … 4 doubles … 3 homers … led team with 22 RBI … 11 runs … .402 slugging % and a .412 on-base average … 5 multi-hit games … errorless on defense in 68 chances … threw out 5 runners in 41 steal attempts against.
2022 SEASON:
Appeared in 21 games with 19 starts … hit .325 (25-77) … 3 doubles … 5 home runs … 20 RBI … 17 runs … 8 multi-hit games … twice went 4-4 on 3/13 vs Huntingdon & 4/2 vs Asbury … 2 homers and 4 RBI vs Asbury, as well.
2020 & 2021 SEASONS:
Spent two seasons at Freed-Hardeman University.
HIGH SCHOOL:  
A graduate of Hatley High School (2019) … coach was John Harris … four varsity campaigns … second-team all-state honoree as a senior … also played football and basketball for the Tigers … 
PERSONAL:
Born January 22, 2001 in Columbus, Miss. … son of Brian and Jennifer Benson … enjoys duck, deer, and turkey hunting … factoid about Avery is that he has two different color eyes … a business administration major … wants to coach at the college level … selected The W because it was “close to family, so they could watch me play my last few years.”
 
 

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2022Junior

    Catcher/Infielder
    5'8"
    40
  • 40

    2023Senior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    40
  • 40

    2024Senior

    Catcher
    5'8"
    40
  • 40

    2025Graduate Student

    Catcher
    5'8"
    40
  • 40

    2025Graduate Student

    Catcher
    5'8"
    40