Seth Benes

Photo by: Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
210
Height:
6-2
Position:
RHP
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
O'Fallon, Mo.
High School:
Liberty-Wentzville

2025 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Season: Made 11 appearances on the mound – all in relief … season debut came with a scoreless inning against No. 7 Oregon State in Arizona (2/17) … recorded at least one strikeout in four of his first five outings … pitched a season best two innings against Mount St. Mary’s (2/28), picking up his first collegiate win … tossed a scoreless frame with two punchouts in win over Ball State (4/23) … last appeared in a contest at Iowa (4/26).

2024 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made five appearances with two starts in his freshman campaign … first career start came against Miami (Ohio) (2/20) … longest outing of season, two innings, came against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/27) … multiple strikeouts in three of his appearances … last outing came at Ball State (4/24).

Prep/Personal
Pitched at Liberty (Wentzville) High School under head coach Mark Reeder … named an All-Conference, All-District and All-State selection … participated in the 2021 Area Code Games and the 2021 PBR Future Games … ranked as the No. 442 overall prospect in the country by Perfect Game … named the overall No, 8 prospect in the state of Missouri … son of Kipp and Adam Benes … has two siblings, Kate and Jacob … father Adam played in the minor leagues and was named to the Missouri Valley Hall of Fame after a stellar career at Evansville … both uncles played in the MLB … intended major is Exercise Science.