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Ben McLaughlin Season 2022-23

PosINF/RHP
Wt200 lbs
Ht6-3
YrJr.
HometownGolden, Colo.
Previous SchoolHutchinson CC
B/TL/R
MLB Draft
2024 – Arizona Diamondbacks, 9th round (No. 284 overall)

Senior (2024)
» NCAA Fayetteville Regional All-Tournament Team
» Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll


Played in 60 games with 59 starts (57 at first base, two as designated hitter) ... One of only two Hogs, along with INF Wehiwa Aloy, to play in all 60 games during the 2024 campaign ... Slashed .302/.447/.490 with 9 home runs and 42 RBI on the year ... Drew 50 walks, tied for sixth most in a season in program history.

Junior (2023)
» First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Played in 28 games with 21 starts (16 as designated hitter, three at first base, two at third base), slashing .346/.442/.487 with two homers and 14 runs batted in … Scored 12 runs on the year … Racked up 27 hits, including three doubles and one triple … Drew 11 walks and was hit by four pitches … Eight multi-hit games, including one three-hit game, and three multi-RBI games … Season-long seven-game hitting streak and 18-game reached base streak ... In SEC play, slashed .333/.460/.510 with two home runs and nine RBI over 16 games … Also made three appearances on the mound during the season, posting an 0-1 record with a 16.88 ERA and four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work ... Made his Razorback debut vs. #9 Oklahoma State (Feb. 19) in the College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas ... Collected his first two RBI as a Razorback against EIU (Feb. 25) ... Made his debut on the mound against Omaha (March 28), striking out two in a scoreless inning of work ... Had two hits, including a triple, in a start as designated hitter against #16 Tennessee (April 16) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and was hit by two pitches at Georgia (April 20) ... Launched his first home run as a Razorback against Texas A&M (April 28), finishing the game 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double, two RBI and a walk ... Had a season-high three hits and drew a season-high two walks at Mississippi State (May 7) ... Swatted his second home run of the season against #6 South Carolina (May 14) ... In the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, started at third base vs. Santa Clara (June 4) and #17 TCU (June 5).


Sophomore at Hutchinson Community College (2022)
» NJCAA ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award (3B)
» NJCAA All-American (Second Team)
» Region VI Defensive Player of the Year
» Region VI Gold Glove Award (3B)
» All-KJCCC (First Team)
» All-Region VI (First Team)


Played in 60 games, slashing .411/.511/.804 with 19 home runs and 83 RBI ... Scored 69 runs on the year ... Racked up 88 hits, including 23 doubles and two triples ... Drew 33 walks ... 7-for-11 in stolen base attempts ... Posted 29 multi-hit games, including 17 two-hit games and 12 three-hit games and 23 multi-RBI games ... Recorded a season-long 16-game hitting streak ... Defensively, committed only three errors in 221 total chances (.986 fielding percentage) ... In conference play, slashed .431/.544/.836 with 13, doubles, 10 homers and 39 runs batted in over 32 games ... Finished the season tied for seventh in the NJCAA in RBI (83) and ranked No. 8 in the nation in total bases (172) ... His 19 homers tied for No. 15 in the NJCAA ... Swatted two solo home runs in the season opener at Southeast CC (Feb. 10) ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run and a season-high five RBI at Dodge City CC (May 6).


Freshman at Hutchinson Community College (2021)
Played in 50 games, slashing .366/.465/.695 with 13 home runs and 58 RBI ... Scored 53 runs on the year ... Totaled 60 hits, including 13 doubles and a triple ... Drew 28 walks ... 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts ... In conference play, slashed .402/.482/.794 with 11 homers and 39 RBI over 31 games ... Recorded a season-best four hits, including a double and a home run, with three RBI in game one of a doubleheader against Pratt CC (April 3) ... In the second game of the twin bill against Pratt CC, tallied a school-record nine RBI on three hits — all of which were home runs ... Socked two homers at Dodge City CC (May 6), driving in three runs.


High School
Attended Golden High School in Golden, Colo. ... Also played basketball.

Ben McLaughlin

Sr.
2023-24

INF
6-3 / 210 lbs