2017 Baseball Roster

27 Nolan Bennett

  • Position C
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chatsworth, Calif.
  • High School Chaminade College Prep
  • Major Social Science

Biography

Coach Aldins says: "Nolan had a huge breakout season in 2016 and we are excited to bring him back as our starting catcher and #3 hitter in spring 2017. A complete hitter, Nolan has a chance to be one of the best bats in all of Division 3 baseball."
  
2017: named to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Player to Watch List…appeared in 27 games and started 23, posting a .216 batting average...went 1-for-3 (RBI, HBP) vs. William Paterson (2/24)…1-for-2 (R, 2B, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Houghton (3/25)…went 1-for-1 vs. Rutgers-Camden (3/30)…1-for-1 with an RBI vs. Ithaca (4/1)…went 2-for-5 (2B, RBI) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Ithaca (4/2)…1-for-1 with a double in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. SUNY-Canton (4/8)…went 1-for-3 (RBI, BB) with a key game-tying hit in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. #22/15 St. John Fisher (4/29)…1-for-3 (2B, SF, RBI) in an Empire 8 Tournament game vs. #22/14 St. John Fisher (5/11)…went 1-for-2 in an Empire 8 Tournament game vs. Ithaca (5/12).

2016: earned 2nd Team Empire 8 All-Conference honors...went 2-for-4 (R, RBI) vs. SUNY Brockport (2/21)...connected for a solo home run vs. William Paterson (2/27)...3-for-4 (RBI, SH) vs. Drew (2/28)...went 2-for-4 (R, BB) vs. TCNJ (3/8)...went 1-for-3 with a double in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. MIT (3/12)...1-for-3 with a walk vs. Kean (3/18)...went 2-for-3 (2 R, 2B, 2 BB) vs. Chapman (3/22)...combined to go 1-for-1 (2B, RBI, BB) in a conference doubleheader vs. SUNY-Canton (3/25)...combined to go 5-for-7 (4 R, 2 2B, RBI, HBP) in a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (3/30)...1-for-3 (R, HR, RBI) in game one of a doubleheader vs. Ithaca (4/2)...went 2-for-4 (R, HR, RBI) vs. Ithaca (4/3)...3-for-4 (R, 2 RBI, BB) in a conference game vs. Utica (4/13)...went 3-for-5 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI) vs. Vassar (4/16)...3-for-5 (2 2B, RBI) vs. Misericordia (4/20)...went 1-for-3 (RBI, SF, BB, HBP) in the 2nd game of a conference doubleheader vs. Houghton (4/30)...4-for-5 (2 R, 2 RBI) vs. Amherst (5/8)...went 1-for-3 with a double vs. Ithaca in the Empire 8 Tournament (5/12)...2-for-5 with two runs scored vs. #27 St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Tournament (5/13).

2015: appeared in 11 games and started 7, while batting .167...went 1-for-3 (2 RBI, HBP, SF) vs. CCNY (3/8)…2-for-2 (R, RBI, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Houghton (4/18)…went 1-for-3 (2B, SF, RBI) vs. Farmingdale State (4/29).

2014: appeared in 13 games and started 4 while recording a .185 batting average...collected his first two collegiate hits while combining to go 2-for-4 (R, 2 RBI) vs. Yeshiva (2/23)...was hit by a pitch and scored a run in his only plate appearance vs. John Jay (3/7)...went 2-for-4 (R, RBI) vs. William Paterson (3/27).

High School: graduated with First Honors and 8-time Scholar Athlete...played for coach Frank Mutz at Chaminade...team was ranked 198th in the nation and 40th in the state of California...named team captain...selected to the Hard 9 National Classic All-Tournament Team... earned Southwest Future All Star status and was also named Chaminade’s 2013 Defensive Player of the Year...hit .310 in league play with six stolen bases and a 1.000 fielding percentage...played summer ball for coach George Vranau, coach Bill Pintard, and coach Steven Hardesty on the Conejo Oaks, Ventura Pirates, and SoCal Halos...competed in the Southwest Future All-Star Series, USA Baseball West Coast National Championships, USABF World Series, Hard 9 National Classic, and the Boras Classic...attended Stanford All Star Camp...also played basketball and football at Chaminade.
 
Personal: son of Don and Claudia Bennett...planning on majoring in Social Sciences at Stevens...picked Stevens because it will provide him a top-notch education as well as the opportunity to play collegiate baseball...top MLB team and player are the L.A. Dodgers and Matt Kemp...favorite book is The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Album...top movie is Miracle...enjoys camping, hiking, video games, hanging out with friends, listening to music, watching movies, and spending time with his family.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: will be playing his summer baseball in 2014 for the SoCal Halos in the Bownet Premier Coast Baseball League.
 
HITTING
Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SB
2014 13-4 .185 27 4 5 0 0 5 0 0
2015 11-7 .167 30 3 5 2 0 6 2 0
2016 39-38 .311 148 27 46 10 3 19 11 2
2017 27-13 .216 74 4 16 5 1 10 9 0
Totals 90-62 .258 279 38 72 17 4 40 22 2

Statistics

Season:
2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2014First-Year

    C
    5'10" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2015Sophomore

    C
    5'10" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2016Junior

    C
    5'10" 213 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2017Senior

    C
    5'11" 220 lbs
    27