2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 41
Ben Slanker
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Canfield, Ohio
- High School:
- Canfield
- Prev School:
- Ohio
CAREER HONORS
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 All-MAC First Team
2026: Played in 49 games with 41 starts (23 in RF, 17 at DH, 1 in LF) in his first season at Louisville ... Hit .270 with 10 doubles and 10 homers ... Drove in 46 and scored 34 runs ... Made his Louisville debut starting in right field on Opening Day against Michigan State, going 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Michigan State on Feb. 14 ... Launched a three-run homer and grand slam, driving in a career-best eight runs against Marshall on March 10 ... Went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the win over Marshall on March 11 ... Had a bases clearing double and a three-run homer in the win over Notre Dame on March 15 ... Tallied a pair of doubles versus Pitt on March 28 ... Hit a grand slam and reached base five times in the win at EKU on March 31 ... Homered in the first and third games of the Clemson series ... Matched the Louisville single-season record with his third grand slam at Miami on May 7 ... Tripled and drove in two against Virginia on May 15.
Ohio: Played two seasons at Ohio … Earned All-MAC First Team honors in 2025 after hitting .302 with nine doubles, two triples and 21 home runs … Finished with 69 RBIs and 43 runs scored … Led the MAC in home runs and ranked fourth nationally in home runs per game … Was also first in the MAC in sac flies, third in RBIs and slugging percentage, and seventh in walks … Tallied a career-high seven RBIs against Northern Illinois on April 5 … Recorded four multi-homer games, including consecutive contests at Western Michigan … Appeared in 14 games as a freshman, hitting .179 with a homer.
High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Canfield High School … Earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior … Ranked the No. 42 player and No. 7 outfielder in Ohio by Perfect Game.
Personal: Son of Abby and Larry … Has one sibling – Lauren … Hobbies include fishing, golfing, pickleball, basketball, video games and working out … Fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins … Favorite athlete is Andrew McCutchen … Favorite movie is Benchwarmers … Luke Combs is his favorite music artist … Favorite TV show is Stranger Things.
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2025 All-MAC First Team
2026: Played in 49 games with 41 starts (23 in RF, 17 at DH, 1 in LF) in his first season at Louisville ... Hit .270 with 10 doubles and 10 homers ... Drove in 46 and scored 34 runs ... Made his Louisville debut starting in right field on Opening Day against Michigan State, going 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs ... Went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs against Michigan State on Feb. 14 ... Launched a three-run homer and grand slam, driving in a career-best eight runs against Marshall on March 10 ... Went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the win over Marshall on March 11 ... Had a bases clearing double and a three-run homer in the win over Notre Dame on March 15 ... Tallied a pair of doubles versus Pitt on March 28 ... Hit a grand slam and reached base five times in the win at EKU on March 31 ... Homered in the first and third games of the Clemson series ... Matched the Louisville single-season record with his third grand slam at Miami on May 7 ... Tripled and drove in two against Virginia on May 15.
Ohio: Played two seasons at Ohio … Earned All-MAC First Team honors in 2025 after hitting .302 with nine doubles, two triples and 21 home runs … Finished with 69 RBIs and 43 runs scored … Led the MAC in home runs and ranked fourth nationally in home runs per game … Was also first in the MAC in sac flies, third in RBIs and slugging percentage, and seventh in walks … Tallied a career-high seven RBIs against Northern Illinois on April 5 … Recorded four multi-homer games, including consecutive contests at Western Michigan … Appeared in 14 games as a freshman, hitting .179 with a homer.
High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Canfield High School … Earned All-Conference honors as a junior and senior … Ranked the No. 42 player and No. 7 outfielder in Ohio by Perfect Game.
Personal: Son of Abby and Larry … Has one sibling – Lauren … Hobbies include fishing, golfing, pickleball, basketball, video games and working out … Fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins … Favorite athlete is Andrew McCutchen … Favorite movie is Benchwarmers … Luke Combs is his favorite music artist … Favorite TV show is Stranger Things.
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