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Jersey Number 8
Sam Benschoter
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tecumseh, Mich.
- High School:
- Tecumseh
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Finished with 143 strikeouts in 45 career appearances ... Was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, and earned his degree in Spring of 2021 in special education - learning disabilities.
2021 (SENIOR): Earned the Craig Hendricks Spartan Spirit Award in 2021, receiving the award given to the most positive team player who is enthusiastic, trustworthy, conscientious, hard-working, and good humored in honor of Spartan Baseball alum Craig Hendricks ... In true selfless fashion, Benschoter gave up the opportunity to start on Senior Day vs. Iowa in favor of coming out of the bullpen so that fellow senior Jarret Olson could make his one and only start of the year because of an injury suffered before the season began ... Was second on the team and tied for 12th in the B1G with 79 strikeouts, posting three wins in eight starts in 69.1 IP ... Finished eighth in the B1G in strikeouts per nine innings (10.3) ... Opened the season in explosive fashion, firing a then career-high 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 shutout Victory for MSU over Maryland in the 2021 season-opener on March 5 at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, going a career-high 8.0 innings ... In MSU’s first game since March 8, 2020, before the rest of the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, didn’t show any signs of layoff, as he provided much of the excitement on the night, and was dealing, scattering just five hits to a Maryland offense that hit .258 as a team, and the Spartan hurler stymied the Terrapin offense, shutting them out after they led the Big Ten last year with 111 runs in 15 games (7.4 runs per game, including striking out well-decorated Preseason Award winner Maxwell Costes twice as part of holding him to 0-3 ... Had another smashing outing on April 25, striking out a modern day school record 17 batters vs. B1G-leader Nebraska in 9.1 IP of relief ... The 17 strikeouts is the most in modern day school history, bettering Mark Mulder’s 16 Ks against Campbell on March 7, 1998 ... He was named to Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week list on April 26, and was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 27 for his performance ... Coming into game to start the third inning, he struck out the side in the third and fifth innings on the way on the way to stymieing Nebraska bats, as they entered game leading the Big Ten in batting average, and he did not allow a hit until the eighth ... Racked up two strikeouts in the fourth and sixth innings, and after yielding a leadoff single in the ninth, chalked up three strikeouts ... The 17 Ks matched the most in the B1G this season and was tied for the second-most in a game in the NCAA this season, while the 9.1 IP is the most in the B1G and second-most in NCAA ... His 10 Ks vs. Maryland and 17 vs. Nebraska were two of his three double-digit strikeout outings on the season, also with 10 vs. Indiana on March 27, also in a relief role.
2020 (SENIOR): Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Selected as team captain ... Ranked third in the Big Ten and tied for 24th in the NCAA with 14.73 strikeouts per nine innings ... Ranked second on team, fifth in the Big Ten and tied for 93rd in the NCAA with 30 strikeouts ... Made five total appearances, with four starts, sharing the team lead and ranking tied for second in the Big Ten ... Logged a 1-1 record and was third on team with 18.1 IP, ending with 6.87 ERA ... Chalked up a career-high nine strikeouts in just 5.0 innings of work, in the nightcap vs. Morehead State (Feb. 15) and matched that in an inning less with nine punchouts in 4.0 IP vs. Merrimack (Feb. 23) ... Had six or more strikeouts in three of four starts ... Also went 5.0 IP in final outing of season, vs. Samford (March 8), chalking up four Ks ... Yielded three or fewer hits in three of five outings before season was cancelled in mid-March due to the COVID pandemic.
2019 (JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades... Made 13 relief appearances on the mound last season, chalking up 16 strikeouts in 14.1 IP ... Posted a season-best and career-high tying three strikeouts on two occasions, first on April 14 at Rutgers, striking out the side in 1.0 IP ... Also rang up three punchouts vs. Valparaiso (May 8) in 2.0 innings of work, tying a season-high for the third time, one of 10 outings with 1.0 or more IP ... Also registered three other outings with multiple strikeouts, with two Ks vs. Central Michigan (April 3), Indiana (April 21) and at Michigan (May 7) ... Tallied four appearances without yielding a hit.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Made 10 appearances with two starts, pitching 18.2 IP with a 4.82 ERA, logging 15 strikeouts while walking 10 ... Made first start of Spartan career on May 9 vs. Michigan, going 4.0 IP with one strikeout ... Also started vs. Central Michigan (May 15), going 5.0 with two Ks ... Had eight appearances in relief, not yielding a run in six outings, while not allowing a hit in two appearances, vs. Maryland (April 28) and at Penn State (May 5) ... Posted career-high three Ks in two outings, vs. Illinois (March 9) and at Penn State (May 4) ... Had four outings with multi-strikeouts.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Made three appearances with 3.1 IP, striking out three while walking one ... Struck out two in season-long 2.0 IP in Spartan debut vs. Abilene Christian (Feb. 18) ... Tallied one punchout in 1.0 IP vs. Fresno State (April 8).
2021 (SENIOR): Earned the Craig Hendricks Spartan Spirit Award in 2021, receiving the award given to the most positive team player who is enthusiastic, trustworthy, conscientious, hard-working, and good humored in honor of Spartan Baseball alum Craig Hendricks ... In true selfless fashion, Benschoter gave up the opportunity to start on Senior Day vs. Iowa in favor of coming out of the bullpen so that fellow senior Jarret Olson could make his one and only start of the year because of an injury suffered before the season began ... Was second on the team and tied for 12th in the B1G with 79 strikeouts, posting three wins in eight starts in 69.1 IP ... Finished eighth in the B1G in strikeouts per nine innings (10.3) ... Opened the season in explosive fashion, firing a then career-high 10 strikeouts in a 6-0 shutout Victory for MSU over Maryland in the 2021 season-opener on March 5 at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, going a career-high 8.0 innings ... In MSU’s first game since March 8, 2020, before the rest of the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, didn’t show any signs of layoff, as he provided much of the excitement on the night, and was dealing, scattering just five hits to a Maryland offense that hit .258 as a team, and the Spartan hurler stymied the Terrapin offense, shutting them out after they led the Big Ten last year with 111 runs in 15 games (7.4 runs per game, including striking out well-decorated Preseason Award winner Maxwell Costes twice as part of holding him to 0-3 ... Had another smashing outing on April 25, striking out a modern day school record 17 batters vs. B1G-leader Nebraska in 9.1 IP of relief ... The 17 strikeouts is the most in modern day school history, bettering Mark Mulder’s 16 Ks against Campbell on March 7, 1998 ... He was named to Collegiate Baseball National Players of the Week list on April 26, and was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 27 for his performance ... Coming into game to start the third inning, he struck out the side in the third and fifth innings on the way on the way to stymieing Nebraska bats, as they entered game leading the Big Ten in batting average, and he did not allow a hit until the eighth ... Racked up two strikeouts in the fourth and sixth innings, and after yielding a leadoff single in the ninth, chalked up three strikeouts ... The 17 Ks matched the most in the B1G this season and was tied for the second-most in a game in the NCAA this season, while the 9.1 IP is the most in the B1G and second-most in NCAA ... His 10 Ks vs. Maryland and 17 vs. Nebraska were two of his three double-digit strikeout outings on the season, also with 10 vs. Indiana on March 27, also in a relief role.
2020 (SENIOR): Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Selected as team captain ... Ranked third in the Big Ten and tied for 24th in the NCAA with 14.73 strikeouts per nine innings ... Ranked second on team, fifth in the Big Ten and tied for 93rd in the NCAA with 30 strikeouts ... Made five total appearances, with four starts, sharing the team lead and ranking tied for second in the Big Ten ... Logged a 1-1 record and was third on team with 18.1 IP, ending with 6.87 ERA ... Chalked up a career-high nine strikeouts in just 5.0 innings of work, in the nightcap vs. Morehead State (Feb. 15) and matched that in an inning less with nine punchouts in 4.0 IP vs. Merrimack (Feb. 23) ... Had six or more strikeouts in three of four starts ... Also went 5.0 IP in final outing of season, vs. Samford (March 8), chalking up four Ks ... Yielded three or fewer hits in three of five outings before season was cancelled in mid-March due to the COVID pandemic.
2019 (JUNIOR): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades... Made 13 relief appearances on the mound last season, chalking up 16 strikeouts in 14.1 IP ... Posted a season-best and career-high tying three strikeouts on two occasions, first on April 14 at Rutgers, striking out the side in 1.0 IP ... Also rang up three punchouts vs. Valparaiso (May 8) in 2.0 innings of work, tying a season-high for the third time, one of 10 outings with 1.0 or more IP ... Also registered three other outings with multiple strikeouts, with two Ks vs. Central Michigan (April 3), Indiana (April 21) and at Michigan (May 7) ... Tallied four appearances without yielding a hit.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... Made 10 appearances with two starts, pitching 18.2 IP with a 4.82 ERA, logging 15 strikeouts while walking 10 ... Made first start of Spartan career on May 9 vs. Michigan, going 4.0 IP with one strikeout ... Also started vs. Central Michigan (May 15), going 5.0 with two Ks ... Had eight appearances in relief, not yielding a run in six outings, while not allowing a hit in two appearances, vs. Maryland (April 28) and at Penn State (May 5) ... Posted career-high three Ks in two outings, vs. Illinois (March 9) and at Penn State (May 4) ... Had four outings with multi-strikeouts.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Made three appearances with 3.1 IP, striking out three while walking one ... Struck out two in season-long 2.0 IP in Spartan debut vs. Abilene Christian (Feb. 18) ... Tallied one punchout in 1.0 IP vs. Fresno State (April 8).
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