2019 Baseball Roster
Bennett, Nick
Jersey Number 8
Nick Bennett
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Moeller
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2019 MLB Draft, 6th Round (193rd overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2018 All-ACC Second Team
• 2018 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2017 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team
• 2017 Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2017 D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2017 Perfect Game Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America
• 2017 All-ACC Third Team
• 2017 ACC All-Freshman Team
• 2017 All-ACC Academic Team
2019: Made 16 starts on the mound, going 7-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 77.2 innings. Moved into eighth all-time at UofL with 40 games started and ninth with 20 career wins. Pitched two scoreless innings in a start against Illinois State in the NCAA Regional Final on June 3. Allowed three runs in 5.2 innings for the victory over UIC in the opening game of the NCAA Regional on May 31. Tossed three shutout innings against Boston College in the opening game of the ACC Tournament on May 22. Struck out eight in five innings to tally the victory against Alabama A&M on April 27. Gave up two runs over six innings with eight strikeouts for a win at NC State on April 13. Allowed one run over seven innings for the win at Duke on March 17. Worked five scoreless innings against Boston College on March 9 before exiting after a weather delay. Set a career-high with 10 strikeouts, allowing one run in a win over James Madison on March 2. Picked up a win against UConn on Feb. 16, allowing two hits and two unearned runs.
2018: Closed sophomore season with 8-2 record, 2.84 ERA ad 72 strikeouts in 73.0 innings pitched... Made 11 starts with 14 appearances overall... Had seven strikeouts in six innings and earned the win over Pittsburgh in the ACC semifinal victory on May 26... Registered seventh win of the season after matching career highs with eight strikeouts in 8.0 scoreless innings on May 18 against Notre Dame... Improved to 6-1 on the season allowing just one run on three hits in 7.0 innings on May 5 at Boston College... Earned fifth win of the season with quality start against Indiana State on April 28... Moved to 4-0 on the season twirling career long 8.0 innings and allowing only an unearned run on three hits with seven strikeouts on April 14 at Virginia Tech... Had career best eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings while not figuring into the decision against No.4 NC State on April 7... Won second straight start matching career long outing with 7.0 innings and allowing just one run on four hits with six strikeouts in victory at No. 5 Florida State on March 31... Matched a career high with seven strikeouts and allowed just two hits in 5.0 scoreless innings in victorious first start of the season against No. 10 Clemson on March 25... Twirled 2.1 innings of relief without allowing an earned run and had two strikeouts to register the win at The Citadel on Feb. 17.
2017: Earned Freshman All-America honors and was an All-ACC selection while accumulating a 5-1 record, 3.18 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 65.0 innings pitched and 15 total appearances, including 13 starts... Moved to 5-0 on the season after pitching into the seventh and matching a career-high with seven strikeouts in May 14 win at No. 7 Clemson... Twirled career-best seven shutout innings with five strikeouts in April 23 win over Duke... Suffered no-decision despite quality start against No. 17 Wake Forest allowing just two runs in 6.1 innings... Improved to 3-0 on the season with five scoreless innings at NC State in series-clinching win on March 26... Extended scoreless streak to 14.0 innings with six shutout frames allowing just two hits in win over Pittsburgh on March 12... Earned first collegiate win in first career start allowing just one hit with seven strikeouts while facing the minimum in six innings against Eastern Michigan on March 3... Worked two innings of shutout relief with two strikeouts against Omaha on Feb. 26... Made collegiate debut with two innings of relief against Ball State on Feb. 19 in Clearwater, Florida.
High School: Selected in the 40th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants… Played three seasons of prep baseball at Moeller High School under coach Tim Held... Ranked at No. 402 nationally in the class of 2016 by Perfect Game… Rated as the fourth-best player and the No. 1 lefthanded pitcher in the state of Ohio in class of 2016… Ranked as the No. 1 player in Ohio by Prep Baseball Report… Received first team All-League and All-City honors... Named to third team All-State... Led league in strikeouts with 75... Helped Moeller win the 2015 Ohio State Baseball Championship.
Personal: Born Nicholas Michael Bennett in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 1, 1997... Parents are Mike and Vicky Bennett... Has one sister – Samantha... Majoring in sport administration... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Vanderbilt, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky and TCU... People with the most influence on his athletic career were his mom and dad... Hobbies and interests are fishing, video games, basketball and watching sports on TV... Favorite movie is Remember the Titans... Favorite TV show is Sports Center... Favorite athletes are Madison Bumgarner and Michael Jordan... Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes... Favorite candy bar is Kit Kat... Favorite foods are wings, steak and pasta... Favorite teams are the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals... Favorite restaurant is Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse... Dad Mike played collegiate football at the University of Cincinnati.
• 2019 MLB Draft, 6th Round (193rd overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2018 All-ACC Second Team
• 2018 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2017 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team
• 2017 Baseball America Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2017 D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2017 Perfect Game Freshman All-America Second Team
• 2017 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America
• 2017 All-ACC Third Team
• 2017 ACC All-Freshman Team
• 2017 All-ACC Academic Team
2019: Made 16 starts on the mound, going 7-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 77.2 innings. Moved into eighth all-time at UofL with 40 games started and ninth with 20 career wins. Pitched two scoreless innings in a start against Illinois State in the NCAA Regional Final on June 3. Allowed three runs in 5.2 innings for the victory over UIC in the opening game of the NCAA Regional on May 31. Tossed three shutout innings against Boston College in the opening game of the ACC Tournament on May 22. Struck out eight in five innings to tally the victory against Alabama A&M on April 27. Gave up two runs over six innings with eight strikeouts for a win at NC State on April 13. Allowed one run over seven innings for the win at Duke on March 17. Worked five scoreless innings against Boston College on March 9 before exiting after a weather delay. Set a career-high with 10 strikeouts, allowing one run in a win over James Madison on March 2. Picked up a win against UConn on Feb. 16, allowing two hits and two unearned runs.
2018: Closed sophomore season with 8-2 record, 2.84 ERA ad 72 strikeouts in 73.0 innings pitched... Made 11 starts with 14 appearances overall... Had seven strikeouts in six innings and earned the win over Pittsburgh in the ACC semifinal victory on May 26... Registered seventh win of the season after matching career highs with eight strikeouts in 8.0 scoreless innings on May 18 against Notre Dame... Improved to 6-1 on the season allowing just one run on three hits in 7.0 innings on May 5 at Boston College... Earned fifth win of the season with quality start against Indiana State on April 28... Moved to 4-0 on the season twirling career long 8.0 innings and allowing only an unearned run on three hits with seven strikeouts on April 14 at Virginia Tech... Had career best eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings while not figuring into the decision against No.4 NC State on April 7... Won second straight start matching career long outing with 7.0 innings and allowing just one run on four hits with six strikeouts in victory at No. 5 Florida State on March 31... Matched a career high with seven strikeouts and allowed just two hits in 5.0 scoreless innings in victorious first start of the season against No. 10 Clemson on March 25... Twirled 2.1 innings of relief without allowing an earned run and had two strikeouts to register the win at The Citadel on Feb. 17.
2017: Earned Freshman All-America honors and was an All-ACC selection while accumulating a 5-1 record, 3.18 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 65.0 innings pitched and 15 total appearances, including 13 starts... Moved to 5-0 on the season after pitching into the seventh and matching a career-high with seven strikeouts in May 14 win at No. 7 Clemson... Twirled career-best seven shutout innings with five strikeouts in April 23 win over Duke... Suffered no-decision despite quality start against No. 17 Wake Forest allowing just two runs in 6.1 innings... Improved to 3-0 on the season with five scoreless innings at NC State in series-clinching win on March 26... Extended scoreless streak to 14.0 innings with six shutout frames allowing just two hits in win over Pittsburgh on March 12... Earned first collegiate win in first career start allowing just one hit with seven strikeouts while facing the minimum in six innings against Eastern Michigan on March 3... Worked two innings of shutout relief with two strikeouts against Omaha on Feb. 26... Made collegiate debut with two innings of relief against Ball State on Feb. 19 in Clearwater, Florida.
High School: Selected in the 40th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants… Played three seasons of prep baseball at Moeller High School under coach Tim Held... Ranked at No. 402 nationally in the class of 2016 by Perfect Game… Rated as the fourth-best player and the No. 1 lefthanded pitcher in the state of Ohio in class of 2016… Ranked as the No. 1 player in Ohio by Prep Baseball Report… Received first team All-League and All-City honors... Named to third team All-State... Led league in strikeouts with 75... Helped Moeller win the 2015 Ohio State Baseball Championship.
Personal: Born Nicholas Michael Bennett in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 1, 1997... Parents are Mike and Vicky Bennett... Has one sister – Samantha... Majoring in sport administration... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Vanderbilt, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky and TCU... People with the most influence on his athletic career were his mom and dad... Hobbies and interests are fishing, video games, basketball and watching sports on TV... Favorite movie is Remember the Titans... Favorite TV show is Sports Center... Favorite athletes are Madison Bumgarner and Michael Jordan... Favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes... Favorite candy bar is Kit Kat... Favorite foods are wings, steak and pasta... Favorite teams are the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals... Favorite restaurant is Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse... Dad Mike played collegiate football at the University of Cincinnati.
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