2022 Baseball Roster
Metzinger, Ben
Jersey Number 22
Ben Metzinger
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Trinity
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2022 MLB Draft, 7th Round (222nd overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 All-ACC Third Team
• 2022 All-ACC Baseball Academic Team
• 2021 All-ACC Tournament Team
2022: Started all 64 games for the Cards ... Hit .312 and set career highs in every statistical category ... Finished with 14 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, 69 RBIs, 66 runs scored and 11 stolen bases ... His 51 walks were the 10th-most in a single-season in Louisville history ... Ranked top 15 in the ACC in walks, hits, runs, home runs, RBIs and total bases ... Homered in his first at-bat of the season against Charlotte on Feb. 18, part of a two-hit, three-RBI day ... Came up just a single shy of the cycle in the finale against Darmouth, going 3-for-5 with a double, triple, homer and career-best five RBIs ... Hit a walk-off three-run home run to lift the Cardinals over Morehead State on March 1, the first Louisville walk-off homer since Nick Solak against Notre Dame on March 11, 2016 ... Homered in both games of the doubleheader against Akron on March 5, matching his career high with five RBIs in the opener ... Recorded his second career multi-homer game with two two-run shots against Michigan on March 13 ... Hit his eighth home run of the season against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Hit a two-run home run in the win over No. 1 Notre Dame on March 19 ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors after four straight multi-hit games against Lipscomb and Boston College March 21-27 ... Homered twice in the series at Pitt ... Hit his second walk-off home run of the season in the 10th inning to beat North Carolina on April 9 ... Went 3-for-6 with a homer and three RBIs at Florida State on April 16 ... Doubled, homered and drove in three against Indiana on May 10 ... Homered and drove in three in the win over EKU on May 17 ... Had three hits with a homer in the finale against Virginia on May 21 ... Went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs in the NCAA Regional win over Michigan on June 5.
2021: Played in 20 games, starting 11 ... Hit .235 with three home runs and 10 RBIs ... Made his first appearance of 2021 on March 13 against Boston College as a pinch hitter ... Started his first game of the season at NC State on March 19, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs on a bases clearing double ... Hit leadoff and registered the first multi-homer game of his career in the ACC Championship opener against Clemson on May 25 ... Added two more hits, including a solo homer in the 12th inning, against Georgia Tech in the second game of the ACC Championship on May 27.
2020: Started 11 games for the Cardinals before the season was halted, three behind the plate and eight at third base... Posted a .349 batting average with a double, two home runs, eight RBIs and 12 runs scored... Went 4-for-6 in two games against Valparaiso, scoring three runs in the finale while starting at third base... Registered his second consecutive three-hit game in the win over Xavier... Drove in a career-high four and hit his first collegiate home run in a three-hit effort March 1 against Western Michigan... Hit a two-run homer in the win over Morehead State.
2019: Appeared in 12 games in his first season with two starts. Hit .312 and drove in four runs. Drew a start against Georgia Tech on March 24. Made his first collegiate start as the DH against James Madison on March 2, picking up a hit and RBI. Recorded his first collegiate hit against Brown on Feb. 22. Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 16 against UConn.
High School: Lettered four seasons at Trinity High School, coached by Rick Arnold… Ranked 11th in the state of Kentucky in the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game… Named to the First Team All-State in 2018… Earned All-Region and All-District honors… First team All-Academic All-State… Regional Champion…Seventh Region All-Tournament team…Courier-Journal Player of the Year… Won multiple team awards including MVP and Gold Glove… Batted .467 as a senior and totaled 68 career RBIs.
Personal: Parents are Daniel and Julie Metzinger… Siblings are Louis, Luke and Sam… Chose Louisville over Kentucky and Xavier… Undecided on major… Intends to pursue a career in professional baseball after college… Enjoys playing video games in his free time… Favorite movie is Baby Driver… Favorite athlete is Billy Hamilton… Favorite team is the Colorado Rockies.
• 2022 MLB Draft, 7th Round (222nd overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 All-ACC Third Team
• 2022 All-ACC Baseball Academic Team
• 2021 All-ACC Tournament Team
2022: Started all 64 games for the Cards ... Hit .312 and set career highs in every statistical category ... Finished with 14 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, 69 RBIs, 66 runs scored and 11 stolen bases ... His 51 walks were the 10th-most in a single-season in Louisville history ... Ranked top 15 in the ACC in walks, hits, runs, home runs, RBIs and total bases ... Homered in his first at-bat of the season against Charlotte on Feb. 18, part of a two-hit, three-RBI day ... Came up just a single shy of the cycle in the finale against Darmouth, going 3-for-5 with a double, triple, homer and career-best five RBIs ... Hit a walk-off three-run home run to lift the Cardinals over Morehead State on March 1, the first Louisville walk-off homer since Nick Solak against Notre Dame on March 11, 2016 ... Homered in both games of the doubleheader against Akron on March 5, matching his career high with five RBIs in the opener ... Recorded his second career multi-homer game with two two-run shots against Michigan on March 13 ... Hit his eighth home run of the season against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Hit a two-run home run in the win over No. 1 Notre Dame on March 19 ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors after four straight multi-hit games against Lipscomb and Boston College March 21-27 ... Homered twice in the series at Pitt ... Hit his second walk-off home run of the season in the 10th inning to beat North Carolina on April 9 ... Went 3-for-6 with a homer and three RBIs at Florida State on April 16 ... Doubled, homered and drove in three against Indiana on May 10 ... Homered and drove in three in the win over EKU on May 17 ... Had three hits with a homer in the finale against Virginia on May 21 ... Went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs in the NCAA Regional win over Michigan on June 5.
2021: Played in 20 games, starting 11 ... Hit .235 with three home runs and 10 RBIs ... Made his first appearance of 2021 on March 13 against Boston College as a pinch hitter ... Started his first game of the season at NC State on March 19, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs on a bases clearing double ... Hit leadoff and registered the first multi-homer game of his career in the ACC Championship opener against Clemson on May 25 ... Added two more hits, including a solo homer in the 12th inning, against Georgia Tech in the second game of the ACC Championship on May 27.
2020: Started 11 games for the Cardinals before the season was halted, three behind the plate and eight at third base... Posted a .349 batting average with a double, two home runs, eight RBIs and 12 runs scored... Went 4-for-6 in two games against Valparaiso, scoring three runs in the finale while starting at third base... Registered his second consecutive three-hit game in the win over Xavier... Drove in a career-high four and hit his first collegiate home run in a three-hit effort March 1 against Western Michigan... Hit a two-run homer in the win over Morehead State.
2019: Appeared in 12 games in his first season with two starts. Hit .312 and drove in four runs. Drew a start against Georgia Tech on March 24. Made his first collegiate start as the DH against James Madison on March 2, picking up a hit and RBI. Recorded his first collegiate hit against Brown on Feb. 22. Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 16 against UConn.
High School: Lettered four seasons at Trinity High School, coached by Rick Arnold… Ranked 11th in the state of Kentucky in the Class of 2018 by Perfect Game… Named to the First Team All-State in 2018… Earned All-Region and All-District honors… First team All-Academic All-State… Regional Champion…Seventh Region All-Tournament team…Courier-Journal Player of the Year… Won multiple team awards including MVP and Gold Glove… Batted .467 as a senior and totaled 68 career RBIs.
Personal: Parents are Daniel and Julie Metzinger… Siblings are Louis, Luke and Sam… Chose Louisville over Kentucky and Xavier… Undecided on major… Intends to pursue a career in professional baseball after college… Enjoys playing video games in his free time… Favorite movie is Baby Driver… Favorite athlete is Billy Hamilton… Favorite team is the Colorado Rockies.
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