2022 Baseball Roster
Bianco, Ben
Jersey Number 6
Ben Bianco
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oxford, Miss.
- High School:
- Oxford
Bio
2022: Played in 63 of 64 games, starting 59 between first base and designated hitter ... Hit .267 and set career highs in every statistical category ... Finished with seven doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 52 RBIs and 41 runs scored ... Had two hits and drove in two in the season opener against Charlotte ... Recorded his first career triple and drove in three against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Had a career day in the series finale against Dartmouth, going 5-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, three RBIs and four runs scored ... Was the first Cardinal with a five-hit game since Alex Binelas in 2019 ... Homered in all three games of the weekend series against Akron, tying his career-high with five RBIs in the finale ... Went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored against TCU on March 8 ... Hit a grand slam in the win over No. 1 Notre Dame on March 19 ... Went 2-for-3 with his fifth home run of the year at Boston College on March 25 ... Homered in all three games of the series against No. 20 North Carolina, including his second grand slam of the season in the second game ... Hit his third grand slam of the year against NC State on April 22 ... Hit a solo home run for the only run in 1-0 win at Vanderbilt on May 3 ... Homered at Wake Forest on May 7 ... Tallied three hits against Pitt in the ACC Tournament on May 25.
2021: Played in 13 games, starting in three ... Hit .133 with a pair of RBIs ... Drove in a pair of runs in the game one win over Bellarmine on Feb. 21.
2020: Played in 15 of 17 games, starting 11 before the season was halted... Hit .268 driving in 14 and tying for the team lead with three home runs... Started opening day at first base... Hit back-to-back home runs with Levi Usher on Feb. 16 at Ole Miss, homering against the team coached by his dad, Mike... Hit a two-run homer in the series opener against Valparaiso... Hit a first-inning grand slam and drove in a career-best five in the win over Western Michigan on March 1... Went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, including a bases-clearing double, in the win over Morehead State.
2019: Did not see game action.
2018: Registered .368 batting average with home run in 17 total appearances, including two starts, during freshman season... Hit safely in each of his last three games... Singled, was hit by a pitch, drove in a run and scored once in May 9 win over Cincinnati... Had RBI double against No. 4 NC State on April 8... Singled in first collegiate start as the designated hitter in game one of doubleheader against No. 10 Clemson on March 25... Connected on a solo home run for first collegiate hit and added a double in March 6 win over Morehead State... Walked and scored a run in March 2 win over Western Carolina... Made college debut as a pinch hitter and registering a hit-by-pitch in Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Oxford High School where he was coached by Chris Baughman… Ranked as the No. 4 player in the state of Mississippi in the class of 207 by Perfect Game, including the No. 2 catcher… 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Three-time First Team All-State selection… Won back to back state championships at Oxford… Finished senior season with .333 batting average, eight home runs, 11 doubles, 43 RBI and 38 runs scored… Hit .385 as a junior and .356 as a sophomore at Oxford High School… Also earned two prep letters in football as a quarterback.
Personal: Born Benjamin Bianco on July 13, 1998 in Lake Charles, Louisiana…. Parents are Mike and Carrie Bianco… Has four siblings - Michael, Drew, Sam and Catherine… Majoring in exercise science… After college, he wants to become a physical therapist… Hobbies and interests include watching movies and Netflix and playing Call of Duty and Halo… Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting… Favorite TV shows are Lost and The Vampire Diaries… Favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Michael Phelps… Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes… Favorite candy bar is Twix… Favorite team is the Memphis Grizzlies… Favorite restaurant is Wendy’s… Dad played collegiate baseball at LSU and is the head baseball coach at Ole Miss… Grandpa played collegiate baseball at Delaware.
2021: Played in 13 games, starting in three ... Hit .133 with a pair of RBIs ... Drove in a pair of runs in the game one win over Bellarmine on Feb. 21.
2020: Played in 15 of 17 games, starting 11 before the season was halted... Hit .268 driving in 14 and tying for the team lead with three home runs... Started opening day at first base... Hit back-to-back home runs with Levi Usher on Feb. 16 at Ole Miss, homering against the team coached by his dad, Mike... Hit a two-run homer in the series opener against Valparaiso... Hit a first-inning grand slam and drove in a career-best five in the win over Western Michigan on March 1... Went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, including a bases-clearing double, in the win over Morehead State.
2019: Did not see game action.
2018: Registered .368 batting average with home run in 17 total appearances, including two starts, during freshman season... Hit safely in each of his last three games... Singled, was hit by a pitch, drove in a run and scored once in May 9 win over Cincinnati... Had RBI double against No. 4 NC State on April 8... Singled in first collegiate start as the designated hitter in game one of doubleheader against No. 10 Clemson on March 25... Connected on a solo home run for first collegiate hit and added a double in March 6 win over Morehead State... Walked and scored a run in March 2 win over Western Carolina... Made college debut as a pinch hitter and registering a hit-by-pitch in Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball at Oxford High School where he was coached by Chris Baughman… Ranked as the No. 4 player in the state of Mississippi in the class of 207 by Perfect Game, including the No. 2 catcher… 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American… Three-time First Team All-State selection… Won back to back state championships at Oxford… Finished senior season with .333 batting average, eight home runs, 11 doubles, 43 RBI and 38 runs scored… Hit .385 as a junior and .356 as a sophomore at Oxford High School… Also earned two prep letters in football as a quarterback.
Personal: Born Benjamin Bianco on July 13, 1998 in Lake Charles, Louisiana…. Parents are Mike and Carrie Bianco… Has four siblings - Michael, Drew, Sam and Catherine… Majoring in exercise science… After college, he wants to become a physical therapist… Hobbies and interests include watching movies and Netflix and playing Call of Duty and Halo… Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting… Favorite TV shows are Lost and The Vampire Diaries… Favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Michael Phelps… Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes… Favorite candy bar is Twix… Favorite team is the Memphis Grizzlies… Favorite restaurant is Wendy’s… Dad played collegiate baseball at LSU and is the head baseball coach at Ole Miss… Grandpa played collegiate baseball at Delaware.
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