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Otterbein University Athletics

2019 Baseball Roster

Madi O'Neill
Ed Syguda
Morgan Ross
Morgan Ross
Morgan Ross
Morgan Ross

4 Ben Beachy

  • Position Shortstop
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springboro
  • High School Springboro

Biography


2018 Season Stats

Three-year starter and letterman ... As a Junior (2018) ... Started 44 games to rack up third varsity letter ... Earned All-American honors from both D3Baseball.com and the ABCA ... OAC Player of the Year, becoming just the third in program history to win the award ... Voted first team All-OAC and Academic All-OAC ... Ranked top-five nationally and set new Otterbein single-season record with 23 doubles ... Committed just 10 errors over 204 chances at shortstop ... Had 20 multi-hit games and hit safely in 37 different outings ... Finished top-five in the OAC for multiple categories, including batting average (.385) and RBI (47) ... Hit a combined 5 for 11 in two NCAA Regional games ... Career-high six RBI in second game of doubleheader against Muskingum ... As a Sophomore (2017): Started all 45 games at shortstop to receive second letter ... Selected honorable mention All-OAC ... Also named Academic All-OAC ... Earned OAC Tournament MVP honors by hitting 7 of 11, including a perfect 4 for 4 performance in the 14-8 championship game win over host Mount Union (5/13/2017) ... Led the team with 42 runs scored ... Tied for second on the team in hits (54) and doubles (11) ... Hit 3 for 6 with three RBI in first game of doubleheader at Muskingum (5/7/2017) ... Finished atop the OAC in fielding assists (134) ... As a Freshman (2016): Started 42 games at shortstop to earn first letter ... Hit .295 at the plate and finished sixth on the team in RBI (24) ... Opened his career with a 16-game hitting streak ... Went a combined 5 for 9 with five RBI in doubleheader sweep over North Central (2/29/2016) ... Hit 3 for 6 with an RBI in doubleheader sweep against Muskingum (5/7/2016) ... Hit 3 for 5 with three RBI in second game of twinbill at Transylvania (3/12/2016) ... High School: Two-year baseball letterman ... Named academic all-area and all-conference as a junior and senior ... Conference Player of the Year as a senior, picking up first-team honors ... Also voted as the Miami Valley Coaches Association Player of the Year ... Major: Allied Health

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2016Freshman

    Infield
    6'2" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2017Sophomore

    Shortstop
    6'2" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2018Junior

    Shortstop
    6'2" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2019Senior

    Shortstop
    6'2" 190 lbs
    4