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2 James Benestad
2 - James Benestad
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: So.
Hometown: Northborough, Mass.
High School: St. John's
Position: C
Major: Criminal Justice
gp 17
avg .308
hr 1
rbi 6
r 6
sb -

Awards

Academic
  • National Honors Society (HS)
Athletic
  • St. John’s McNulty Award Recipient (Athlete of the year) (HS)
  • Janet Power Spirit Award Recipient (HS)
  • Worcester Telegram Baseball All-Star (HS)
  • Greg Montalbano Player of the game vs. Westborough (HS)
  • Catholic Conference All-Star (HS)
  • CCC Rookie of the Week (4/2/24, 4/23/24)

Professional Aspirations

Completed his freshman internship with the Northborough Police Department.

Community Service

Participated in Global Encounter senior year of high school. Went to Florida to help with hurricane disaster relief for a week during February break. Raked leaves for the Beverly residents.

Recent Games
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 6-1
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 7-2
Apr 8 Tufts W, 5-2
Apr 10 MIT W, 9-5
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-0
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 17 5
Plate appearances 17 3
At Bats 13 2
Runs 6 2
Hits 4 1
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs 1 1
Runs Batted In 6 3
Total bases 7 4
Walks - -
Hit by pitch 4 1
Strikeouts 5 -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .308 .500
On Base Percentage .471 .667
Slugging Percentage .538 2.000
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 49 15
Put Outs 40 13
Assists 9 2
Errors 0 0
Fielding Percentage 1.000 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 2 -
Runners Caught Stealing 4 -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .667 -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 22 at LaGrange L, 12-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 22 at LaGrange W, 15-6 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Feb 23 at LaGrange W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Salem St.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Bates   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Salem St. W, 21-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Colby W, 11-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 11 Framingham St. W, 24-1 1 2 1 - - - 1 - - - -
Mar 12 Bates W, 20-2 2 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 15 No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Amherst L, 13-6 3 0 1 - - - 2 - 1 - -
Mar 17 vs. Ramapo W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. No. 7/7 Denison L, 11-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. TCNJ W, 10-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 16-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Gordon W, 24-3 1 1 1 - - 1 2 - - - -
Mar 26 Southern Me. W, 12-2 0 1 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 1 Suffolk W, 23-4 0 1 0 - - - 1 - - - -
Apr 2 at Mass.-Boston W, 2-0 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 6-1 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 7-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 8 Tufts W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 MIT W, 9-5 1 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Gordon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Southern Me.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Johnson & Wales (RI)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Suffolk   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Mass.-Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Eastern Conn. St.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Trinity (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MIT   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 22 at LaGrange L, 12-3 1 - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Feb 22 at LaGrange W, 15-6 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 3
Feb 23 at LaGrange W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Salem St.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Bates   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Salem St. W, 21-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Colby W, 11-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 11 Framingham St. W, 24-1 1 - - 1 0 - - - - 2
Mar 12 Bates W, 20-2 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 2
Mar 15 No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Amherst L, 13-6 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 17 vs. Ramapo W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. No. 7/7 Denison L, 11-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 20 vs. TCNJ W, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 16-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Gordon W, 24-3 - - - 4 1 - - - - 1
Mar 26 Southern Me. W, 12-2 1 - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 1 Suffolk W, 23-4 1 - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 2 at Mass.-Boston W, 2-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 6-1 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 1
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 7-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 8 Tufts W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 MIT W, 9-5 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Gordon   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Southern Me.   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Johnson & Wales (RI)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Suffolk   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Mass.-Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Eastern Conn. St.   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Trinity (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MIT   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 22 at LaGrange L, 12-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 22 at LaGrange W, 15-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 23 at LaGrange W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Salem St.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Bates   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Salem St. W, 21-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Colby W, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 11 Framingham St. W, 24-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 12 Bates W, 20-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 15 No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Amherst L, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. Ramapo W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. No. 7/7 Denison L, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 20 vs. TCNJ W, 10-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 16-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Gordon W, 24-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 26 Southern Me. W, 12-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 1 Suffolk W, 23-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 2 at Mass.-Boston W, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 8 Tufts W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 MIT W, 9-5 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Gordon   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Southern Me.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Johnson & Wales (RI)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Suffolk   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Mass.-Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Eastern Conn. St.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Trinity (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MIT   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 22 at LaGrange L, 12-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at LaGrange W, 15-6 7 6 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Feb 23 at LaGrange W, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 Salem St.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 5 Bates   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 at Salem St. W, 21-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 Colby   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Colby W, 11-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 11 Framingham St. W, 24-1 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 12 Bates W, 20-2 5 4 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 15 No. 3/6 Johns Hopkins W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Amherst L, 13-6 6 3 3 0 1.000 - 2 2 .500 - -
Mar 17 vs. Ramapo W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 vs. No. 7/7 Denison L, 11-3 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 20 vs. TCNJ W, 10-1 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 16-1 2 1 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 22 at Nichols W, 12-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 Gordon W, 24-3 5 5 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 26 Southern Me. W, 12-2 4 4 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 1 Suffolk W, 23-4 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 2 at Mass.-Boston W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Western New Eng.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 6-1 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 6 Western New Eng. W, 7-2 3 2 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 8 Tufts W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 MIT W, 9-5 5 5 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Curry W, 8-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Gordon   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Southern Me.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Johnson & Wales (RI)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Suffolk   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Mass.-Dartmouth   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Roger Williams   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Eastern Conn. St.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Trinity (Conn.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 at MIT   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Wentworth   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 4 Mass.-Boston   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 at CNE Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2023-24 36 83 21 23 4 - - 16 12 18 5 2 .277 .404 .325
2024-25 17 13 6 4 - - 1 6 - 5 - - .308 .471 .538
Total 53 96 27 27 4 - 1 22 12 23 5 2 .281 .413 .354
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2023-24 36 7 2 1 27 4 3 25 18 1.39 105
2024-25 17 4 - - 7 1 - 1 3 0.33 17
Total 53 11 2 1 34 5 3 26 21 1.24 122
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2023-24 36 248 227 20 1 .996 - 15 6 .286 5 -
2024-25 17 49 40 9 0 1.000 - 2 4 .667 - -
Total 53 297 267 29 1 .997 - 17 10 .370 5 -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 17 13 6 4 - - 1 6 - 5 - - .308 .471 .538
Conference 5 2 2 1 - - 1 3 - - - - .500 .667 2.000
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 6 6 3 - - 1 4 - 1 - - .500 .667 1.000
Away 5 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 3 - - .000 .200 .000
Neutral 4 3 0 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - .333 .333 .333
-
Wins 14 10 6 3 - - 1 4 - 4 - - .300 .462 .600
Losses 3 3 0 1 - - - 2 - 1 - - .333 .500 .333
-
February 2 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - - .000 .250 .000
March 10 7 4 4 - - 1 5 - 1 - - .571 .667 1.000
April 5 3 2 0 - - - 1 - 2 - - .000 .250 .000
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 17 4 - - 7 1 - 1 3 0.33 17
Conference 5 1 - - 4 1 - - 1 - 3
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 8 3 - - 6 1 - - 2 - 9
Away 5 1 - - 0 0 - 1 - - 5
Neutral 4 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
-
Wins 14 3 - - 6 1 - 1 2 0.50 13
Losses 3 1 - - 1 0 - - 1 - 4
-
February 2 1 - - 0 0 - 1 - - 4
March 10 2 - - 7 1 - - 2 - 9
April 5 1 - - 0 0 - - 1 - 4
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
February 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
April 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 17 49 40 9 0 1.000 - 2 4 .667 - -
Conference 5 15 13 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 29 26 3 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Away 5 10 8 2 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Neutral 4 10 6 4 0 1.000 - 2 3 .600 - -
-
Wins 14 41 36 5 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Losses 3 8 4 4 0 1.000 - 2 3 .600 - -
-
February 2 7 6 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
March 10 28 21 7 0 1.000 - 2 3 .600 - -
April 5 14 13 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -