Coach Taps says: ""Ben is one of our team’s main leaders, both on and off the field. He is a true utility player, having the ability to play each and every position on the field. We expect for him to be a mainstay at the top of our lineup."
2024: 2nd Team All-MAC Freedom … Appeared in 38 games and started 37, batting .303 … Led team in at bats (142), runs scored (43) … 2nd in doubles (9) … Tied for 2nd in appearances, hit by pitches (8), sacrifice bunts (3), and stolen bases (10) … 3rd in hits (43) …Tied for 3rd in games started … Went 2 for 5 (R, 2B, RBI) in the 2nd game of a non-conference doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/11) … 2 for 4 (2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/1) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk in the 1st game of a conference doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/9) … 2 for 4 (R, HBP) vs. North Central (3/12) … Went 1 for 3 (R, RBI, SF) in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. Lebanon Valley (3/16) … 2 for 5 (2 R, BB) vs. Montclair State (3/17) … Went 4 for 5 (2 R, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom conference game vs. King’s (3/21) … 1 for 3 (2 R, BB, SH) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Went 3 for 5 with three runs scored in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Delaware Valley (3/29) … 1 for 3 (2 R, 2B, BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 2B, RBI, SB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. No. 25/NR Arcadia (4/6) … Combined to go 5 for 7 (4 R, 2B, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/13) … 2 for 5 (3 R, 2B, HBP, SB) vs. Mt. St. Vincent (4/16) … Went 3 for 3 (R, 2B, RBI, BB) vs. FDU-Florham (4/19) … Combined to go 4 for 6 (5 R, 2B, BB, 2 HBP, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/22) … 1 for 3 (R, SH) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. No. 16/No. 21 Misericordia (4/26) … Went 1 for 3 (R, BB, 2 SB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. No. 16/No. 21 Misericordia (4/26) … Drew a key walk and scored a run in a pinch hit appearance in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Saint Joseph’s – Long Island (4/30) … 2 for 4 with a run scored in a MAC Freedom semifinal contest vs. No. 20/No. 28 Arcadia (5/3) … Went 1 for 3 with an RBI in a MAC Freedom semifinal contest vs. No. 20/No. 28 Arcadia (5/3).
2023: Honorable Mention All-MAC Freedom … Appeared and started in 27 games, posting a .337 batting average ... Led the squad in on base percentage (.492) ... Tied for team-lead in hit by pitches (11) ... 2nd in batting average, OPS (.945), runs scored (34), and stolen bases (14) ... Tied for second in doubles (8) ... 3rd in total bases (43) and slugging percentage (.453) ... Tied for 3rd in hits (32) and walks (18) ... Went 1 for 1 (2 R, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. William Paterson (2/18) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (4 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HBP, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Lehman (3/4) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (3 R, 2 2B, HR, RBI, BB, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/No. 11 Arcadia (3/11) … 2 for 5 (2 R, 2B, RBI) vs. Babson (3/15) … Went 4 for 5 (R, 2B, RBI, SB) in a MAC Freedom game vs. King’s (3/20) … Went 1 for 2 (2 R, 2 BB, HBP, SB) in a MAC Freedom game vs. Delaware Valley (3/24) … Combined to go 3 for 5 (3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 3 HBP, 2 SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/26) … 3 for 5 (2 R, BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (3/28) … Combined to go 3 for 5 (4 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/4) … Went 1 for 2 (R, 2 HBP) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/#No. 30 Misericordia (4/7).
2022: 2nd Team All-MAC Freedom … Appeared 43 games, starting 42 and batted .266 … Led team in runs scored (37), doubles (10), and sacrifice bunts (5) … Tied for team lead in hit by pitches (13) … 2nd in stolen bases (17) … Tied for 2nd in walks (28) … 3rd in on base percentage (.444) … Combined to go 1 for 3 (2 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Vincent (2/12) … Went 1 for 2 with a run scored in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs William Paterson (2/21) … Went 3 for 4 (R, 2B, SB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Swarthmore (2/27) … Combined to go 2 for 6 (3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 2 SB) in a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5) … Combined to go 2 for 3 (3 R, 2 2B, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 3 SB) in a doubleheader vs. Old Westbury (3/11) … Went 2 for 4 (2 R, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP, SB) vs. DeSales (3/18) … Combined to go 5 for 8 (2 R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB) in a doubleheader vs. DeSales (3/20) … 1 for 3 (2 R, 2 BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/23) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, 2B, RBI, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. King’s (4/2) … 2 for 5 with two runs scored vs. King’s (4/3) … Went 2 for 4 with a run scored vs. No. 17/5 Arcadia (4/8) … 1 for 2 (2 R, 2B, SB, 2 HBP) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Wilkes (4/16) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 2B, 4 RBI) vs. CCNY (4/19) … 1 for 3 (R, HR, RBI, SAC) vs. FDU-Florham (4/29) … Went 1 for 3 (R, SH) in the 3rd game of the MAC Freedom semifinal vs. Misericordia (5/9).
2021: Stevens Baseball's Breakout Player of the Year award winner ... Appeared and started in 25 games, posting a .247 batting average ... Led team in hit by pitches (10) ... Tied for first in triples (1) ... Tied for third in sacrifice hits (3) ... Went 2 for 4 (4 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB) in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/14) … Combined to go 1 for 3 (R, HR, 3 RBI, HBP) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/10) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (4 R, HR, RBI, 3 BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/13) … 1 for 1 (R, 3B, BB, 2 SB, HBP) in the first game of a MAC Freedom contest vs.
FDU-Florham (4/17) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/24) Went 1 for 2 (HBP, SB) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs.
DeSales (4/24) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (R, 2 SB, 2 HBP) in a MAC Freedom Quarterfinal doubleheader sweep vs.
FDU-Florham (5/1) … 1 for 2 (3 R, RBI, BB, HBP, SF, SB) in the first game of a MAC Freedom Championship Final doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/16).
2020: Appeared in two games and started two and had three plate appearances in his first season.
High School: National Honor Society and Cum Laude Society … Played for Coach Mike Verrill at Saint Stephens Episcopal School where he was a team captain … Led team to be District runner up and their first regional appearance in over 10 years … Selected All-Area his senior year and Team MVP his junior year … Played summer ball under Mike Matthews and the Florida Burn … Attended Play To Win and Headfirst Honor Roll camps.
Personal: Son of Karen and Paul Tobio … Has one brother, Sam, who is a Varsity Sailor at College of Charleston … Majored in Quantitative Finance (undergrad) and pursuing master's degree in Computer Science … Picked Stevens for its location and great reputation in his major … Favorite MLB team and player are the Boston Red Sox and Jason Varitek … Top movie and book are the Harry Potter Series and Forrest Gump … Also enjoys following the stock market, data analysis, and video games in his free time.
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Competed for Bradenton Juice of the Florida Gulf Coast League in summers 2020 and 2021.
