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2019 Baseball Roster

19 Ben Faso

  • Position 1B/OF
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Media, Pa.
  • High School Garnet Valley

Biography

2019: All-Big 5 Outfielder… Two-time Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (4/16, 5/6)… Finished the year third in program history with 58 RBIs as a senior… Seventh in single season doubles with 17… Wrapped up career fifth in the program in doubles (45), sixth in RBI (128) and ninth in hits (208)… Third in A-10 in RBI… Fifth in A-10 in doubles… Only Explorer to start in all 56 games… Primarily played right field, also spending time at first base and designated hitter, with a .982 fielding percentage… Second on team in hits (64), runs (45), homers (8) and total bases (105)… Hit .288 with a .351 OBP and a .473 SLG%... Stole three bases… Hit go-ahead three-run homer in season-opening win at Charleston Southern (2/15)… Went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles in win over Rider (2/22)… Drove in five runs and was 3-of-5 with a homer in win over Albany (3/2)… Had four RBIs in series finale win over Albany (3/3)… Doubled twice with three RBI in win at Delaware State (3/13)… Was perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles and a homer in win at Delaware (3/19)… Three runs and three RBI in win over FDU (3/20)… Had four RBIs and a long ball in win over Eastern Shore (4/10)… Scored four runs in win over Quinnipiac (4/13)… Belted three-run homer in win over Penn (4/16)… Perfect 4-for-4 with four RBIs, three runs and two doubles in win over Saint Peter’s (4/23)… Went yard and was 4-for-5 in win over UMBC (4/30)… Recorded 200th career hit on a double against Dayton (5/3).

2018: Philadelphia Big 5 Co-Player of the Year… All-Atlantic 10 Second Team… All-Big 5 First Baseman… Big 5 Player of the Week (4/9, 5/15) Finished the season tied for fifth in single season program history with 75 hits… Also ended the year tied for seventh in single season team history with 17 doubles… Recorded a 16-game hit streak that spanned over a month, which was fifth longest in program history… Started in 54 games, splitting time at first base and in left field… Led Big 5 and was second in A-10 with a .347 batting average… Top 5 in A-10 in hits and doubles… Led team in average, hits, doubles, RBIs (36), runs (31), slugging percentage (.468), on-base percentage (.391), and sacrifice flies (4)… Slugged three home runs… Stole nine bases on nine attempts… Had a .992 fielding percentage… Hit safely in 42 games and had 20 multi-hit games… Went 4-for-5 with a run at Presbyterian (2/17)… Reached base five times and was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored in win at Presbyterian (2/18)… Drove in two, scored a run and doubled in win at Maryland Eastern Shore (2/27)… Hit .533 with four runs and two RBIs over three-game series at Kansas State, with multi-hit games all three days (3/2-4)… Reached base four time at Fairleigh Dickinson (3/15)… Went perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI and a double in win over Sacred Heart (3/18)… Homered, doubled, drove in three runs and scored twice in series opener at George Washington (3/23)… Went off for six RBIs on a three-run homer and a three-run double while scoring twice in win over Saint Joseph’s (3/31)… Was 3-for-4 with a two-run double and two runs scored in victory at Rider (4/4)… Hit game-winning RBI single in ninth inning of 1-0 win at Rutgers (4/7)… Went 2-for-5 with two runs, an RBI and a double at Penn (4/17)… Was perfect 5-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run in win over Villanova (4/18)… Smacked a solo homer and doubled in victory over Maryland Eastern Shore (4/24)… Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI and a run at Richmond (5/11)… Was perfect 4-for-4  with a double, an RBI and a run in series opener against George Mason (5/17)… In final series versus George Mason, went 6-for-7 with four runs, two walks and two steals (5/17-19).

2017: Made a major leap as a sophomore, establishing himself as one of the better bats in the conference ... Explorers' top home run hitter with six dingers ... First in RBI's (26) ... Tied for the team-high with ten doubles ... Second on the team in batting (.290) ... Hit a two-run home run over the left field wall at Citizens Bank Park to lift La Salle to a Liberty Bell Championship against Penn (4/18) ... Hit a grand slam against Lehigh (4/11).

2016: Made 26 appearances (17 starts) for La Salle in his rookie season at first base…Debuted in the team’s three-game series against Winthrop (2/19-2/21)…Registered his first collegiate hit (single) in his first game against Winthrop (2/19)…Batted .186 (13-for-70) with eight RBIs…Hit his first collegiate double against Saint Joseph’s (5/7)…Registered 108 putouts for fourth on the team and third among freshman.

High School: Twice named First Team All-Delco and All-Central League at Garnet Valley…Hit .400 with 24 RBI’s as a senior…Helped the Jaguars to a Central League title as a junior in 2014.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2016Freshman

    1B
    6'2" 210 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Sophomore

    1B
    6'2" 210 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2018Junior

    1B
    6'2" 210 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2019Senior

    1B/OF
    6'2" 210 lbs
    19