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Adams, Ben
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Jersey Number 14
Ben Adams
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- LHP
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario
- High School:
- Vauxhall
Bio
As a Senior (2024)
Made 29 relief appearances, second-most on the team … posted a 3-1 record with a 3.38 ERA across 35.0 innings of work … struck out 23 batters while the opposition logged a .207 batting average against … earn BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week following three shutout innings of two-hit baseball to upset No. 2 Florida in the season opener (Feb. 16) … earned first win of the season at Houston (Feb. 25) … tossed a combined 4.0 innings of blank action in two appearances against Sam Houston (March 1 & 3), allowing just one hit and one walk with three strikeouts … hurled a perfect inning of work against Winthrop (March 29) … struck out two batters in one perfect frame of relief against Iona (May 1) … stifled Georgetown in the final two games of the regular season with consecutive one-inning outings with no runs allowed (May 17-18) … picked up victory in the BIG EAST Tournament opening round after limiting Georgetown through 0.2 innings of work (May 22) … struck out a season-high three batters in three frames of action against Xavier (May 23), pushing the Red Storm into the BIG EAST Tournament championship game … helped the Johnnies to first NCAA Tournament win since 2018 with 1.1 inning of relief against Penn (June 1).
As a Junior (2023):
Made 19 appearances in relief … pitched to a 4-0 record and recorded a save … accumulated a 2.48 ERA in 36.1 innings pitched … earned one BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … claimed his first victory of the year pitching 1.1 innings allowing no hits and striking out two against Hofstra (March 8) … pitched three scoreless innings striking out four against LIU (March 15) … helped the Red Storm maintain the lead with 2.2 scoreless innings, recording a strikeout against Fairfield (March 28) … picked up the save after pitching 3.1 innings scoreless with four punchouts against Georgetown (April 29) … notched the victory in his final appearance of the season after pitching a scoreless 5.1 innings with three strikeouts against Butler (May 18) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
As a Sophomore (2022):
Appeared in 22 games, four of which were starts… went 1-3 with 7.60 ERA… struck out 33 batters and walked 22 in 45.0 innings of work… picked up his first win of the season against Sacred Heart, allowing one run in 3.2 frames (March 18)… collected four punchouts in 2.1 shutout innings against Quinnipiac (March 25)… worked a 1-2-3 inning in three consecutive games against Marist, Iona and Georgetown (May 3, 11 and 13).
As a Freshman (2021):
Made nine appearances, all in relief… went 0-1 with a 10.64 ERA… struck out seven and walked 10 in 11.0 innings of work… struck out two in 2.0 scoreless innings during his collegiate debut against Sacred Heart (March 7)… retired both batters he faced in his BIG EAST debut against Xavier (April 11)… tossed 1.2 scoreless frames at Butler (May 15).
Before College:
A three-sport athlete at Vauxhall High School … led Vauxhall to a Canadian National Championship in 2018… pitched for the Canadian Junior National Team… an All-Region First Team selection according to Perfect Game, who also rated him as the no. 6 left-handed pitching prospect in Ontario… also a standout in volleyball and track & field.
Personal:
Benjamin James Adams… son of Clark and Jane Adams… has two older siblings, Kurtis and Emma… chose St. John’s for the coaching staff and education… an honor roll student in high school… lists Bill McCullough as the person he admires most and Justin Verlander as his favorite athlete… his father, Clark, played volleyball at Brock University.
Made 29 relief appearances, second-most on the team … posted a 3-1 record with a 3.38 ERA across 35.0 innings of work … struck out 23 batters while the opposition logged a .207 batting average against … earn BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week following three shutout innings of two-hit baseball to upset No. 2 Florida in the season opener (Feb. 16) … earned first win of the season at Houston (Feb. 25) … tossed a combined 4.0 innings of blank action in two appearances against Sam Houston (March 1 & 3), allowing just one hit and one walk with three strikeouts … hurled a perfect inning of work against Winthrop (March 29) … struck out two batters in one perfect frame of relief against Iona (May 1) … stifled Georgetown in the final two games of the regular season with consecutive one-inning outings with no runs allowed (May 17-18) … picked up victory in the BIG EAST Tournament opening round after limiting Georgetown through 0.2 innings of work (May 22) … struck out a season-high three batters in three frames of action against Xavier (May 23), pushing the Red Storm into the BIG EAST Tournament championship game … helped the Johnnies to first NCAA Tournament win since 2018 with 1.1 inning of relief against Penn (June 1).
As a Junior (2023):
Made 19 appearances in relief … pitched to a 4-0 record and recorded a save … accumulated a 2.48 ERA in 36.1 innings pitched … earned one BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … claimed his first victory of the year pitching 1.1 innings allowing no hits and striking out two against Hofstra (March 8) … pitched three scoreless innings striking out four against LIU (March 15) … helped the Red Storm maintain the lead with 2.2 scoreless innings, recording a strikeout against Fairfield (March 28) … picked up the save after pitching 3.1 innings scoreless with four punchouts against Georgetown (April 29) … notched the victory in his final appearance of the season after pitching a scoreless 5.1 innings with three strikeouts against Butler (May 18) … BIG EAST Academic Honor Roll
As a Sophomore (2022):
Appeared in 22 games, four of which were starts… went 1-3 with 7.60 ERA… struck out 33 batters and walked 22 in 45.0 innings of work… picked up his first win of the season against Sacred Heart, allowing one run in 3.2 frames (March 18)… collected four punchouts in 2.1 shutout innings against Quinnipiac (March 25)… worked a 1-2-3 inning in three consecutive games against Marist, Iona and Georgetown (May 3, 11 and 13).
As a Freshman (2021):
Made nine appearances, all in relief… went 0-1 with a 10.64 ERA… struck out seven and walked 10 in 11.0 innings of work… struck out two in 2.0 scoreless innings during his collegiate debut against Sacred Heart (March 7)… retired both batters he faced in his BIG EAST debut against Xavier (April 11)… tossed 1.2 scoreless frames at Butler (May 15).
Before College:
A three-sport athlete at Vauxhall High School … led Vauxhall to a Canadian National Championship in 2018… pitched for the Canadian Junior National Team… an All-Region First Team selection according to Perfect Game, who also rated him as the no. 6 left-handed pitching prospect in Ontario… also a standout in volleyball and track & field.
Personal:
Benjamin James Adams… son of Clark and Jane Adams… has two older siblings, Kurtis and Emma… chose St. John’s for the coaching staff and education… an honor roll student in high school… lists Bill McCullough as the person he admires most and Justin Verlander as his favorite athlete… his father, Clark, played volleyball at Brock University.