Ben Watson Season 2024

2024 at Virginia Tech

• Statistics: Played in 54 games, making 53 starts ... Batted .419 through 222 at-bats ... Registered 93 hits, 21 doubles, three triples, and four home runs ... Scored 51 runs and totaled 48 RBIs ... Drew 20 walks and two HBPs, posting a .466 on-base percentage ... Stole three bases on three attempts ... Flexed a .984 fielding percentage, committing two errors at centerfield.

2023 at Elizabethtown

• Season Notes: Fielding: played in 42 games, started 40, batted .486 ... Career-highs of 63 runs, 86 hits, 21 doubles, and 42 RBI … Registered eight triples, seven home runs, slugging .814.

2022 at Elizabethtown

• Season Notes: Fielding: played in 32 games, started 30, batted .429 ... Registered 45 hits, ten doubles, two triples, eight home runs, and 40 RBI … Had three home runs at Catholic (April 15) along with six RBI.
• Season Notes: Pitching: appeared in eight games and started five … pitched 18.0 innings … recorded one save and 14 strikeouts … had a no-hit inning with three strikeouts against Monmouth (Ill.) (March 5) … struck out four batters across 3.0 innings at Franklin & Marshall (March 29).

2021 at Elizabethtown

• Season Notes: Fielding: played in 26 games, started all 26, batted .291 ... Registered 25 hits, six doubles, eight triples, and 24 RBI … Led his team in triples … Had four 3 RBI games.
• Season Notes: Pitching: appeared in three games … pitched for 4.2 innings … recorded one save and four strikeouts.

2020 at Elizabethtown

• Season Notes: Fielding: played in 11 games, started all 11, batted .390 ... Registered 16 hits, three doubles, 11 RBI, and nine runs … Hit first collegiate home run in win against Muskingum (March 5) along with three RBI …  Season cut short due to Covid-19.

Summer

• Outfielder for Morehead City Marlins under coach Sam Carel.
• Broke Coastal Plain League BA record… Offensive player of the year.

High School

• Apart of the National Honors Society at Bayard Rustin High School (Chester County, Pennsylvania).
• Centerfield and Left-handed pitcher under coach Brad Harkins.
• Junior year- second team all Chesmont utility.
• Senior year- first team all Chesmont outfield … Second team all-area outfield.

Personal

• Born April 30, 2001 in Newark, Delaware … Son of Vern and Courtney Watson … Has one sister: Sophie … Father played football at Juniata College.
• Interested in studying Building Construction Science and Management at Virginia Tech.
• Virginia Tech class of 2025.