Ben Palmer

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Ben Palmer
16 Ben Palmer
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Hampshire, IL
  • Position:
    LHP
  • Year:
    SR
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • High School:
    Dallas Baptist
Bio

Awards

NCCAA National Player of the Week (2011)

Single Season Top 10

Wins - 8th, 6 (2011)

Strikeouts - 5th, 64 (2011)

Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 7.0, 5 times; last vs. Aquinas (3/9/2012)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. St. Francis (5/4/11)
Most Runs: 7 vs. Saint Xavier (3/20/2012)

Least Runs: 0, 2 times vs. Loyola- New Orleans (2/5/11) Calumet St. Joe (4/30/2011)
Most Earned Runs: 6, 2 times vs. Trinity International (4/23/2011) & King (4/18/2011)
Least Earned Runs: 0, 4 times; last vs. Mount Mercy (2/5/2012)

Walks: 4 vs. St. Francis (5/11/11)

Stats
2011

2011

  • Started 10 games in 14 appearances with a 6-5 record
  • Recorded a 4.25 ERA in 65.2 innings pitched and 64 strikeouts
  • Pitched four complete games vs. St. Thomas (3/6), St. Francis (3/30), Robert Morris (4/17), and Trinity International (4/23)
  • Had season high 11 strikeouts in 10-3 win over St. Francis (5/4) in CCAC Tournament
  • Won very first outing on the mound in a five inning win over Loyola-New Orleans (2/5), 6-4 with five strikeouts
  • Pitched five or more innings in eight games
  • Recorded five or more strikeouts in eight games
  • Earned wins over Loyola-New Orleans, St. Thomas (3/6), Cardinal Stritch (4/9), Trinity International (4/23), Calumet (4/29), and St. Francis
  • In CCAC outings went 3-3 with a 4.20 ERA and three complete games
  • In the CCAC finished fifth in strikeouts (64)
  • Gave up only three hits in six innings vs. Trinity Christian (4/5)

Dallas Baptist University

Played two years for NCAA Division I program under Dan Heefner…team won 66 games in two years…had 4-1 record in 2010 and a 5.76 ERA in 14 appearances…pitched in 29.2 innings with 22 strikeouts and 13 walks…first collegiate outing came against Binghamton with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts in 2009…went 2-1 in 14 appearances and 35 innings pitched with six starts…collected 20 strikeouts while walking 11 batters with a 6.43 ERA…first collegiate start was against Louisiana Tech…first collegiate win was against Houston Baptist.
High School
Graduated from Westminster Christian High School in 2008…lettered for coach Jeff Moeller…three-time All-Conference selection…voted Illinois All-State first-team in 2008…two-time All-Area selection…was the Courier News Player of the Year...Co-Player of the Year for Daily Herald with teammate T.J. Swank in 2008...had 0.43 ERA from the mound which was top 20 in state of Illinois.
Summer Baseball
Played for the Lombard Orioles in 2009…team won the league championship.
Personal
Son of Rick and Carolyn Palmer…is majoring in biology…enjoys sports, reading, and watching movies.
Year App/GS ERA W-L CG Sho/Sv IP H R ER BB SO
2011 14/10 4.25 6-5 4 0/0 65.2 75 40 31 24 64