University of Memphis Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Brooks, Ben
Jersey Number 24
Ben Brooks
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 183
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- NIL:
- R/R
Bio
Honors
2021 (Senior)
2020 (Junior)
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- 2022 Baseball Tiger Spirit Award
- 2021 AAC Preseason All-Conference
- 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
- Started all 55 games of Memphis' season
- Hit .304 with three home runs, seven doubles, a triple, and 35 RBIs
- Finished third among starters with a .405 OBP, his 33 walks ranked sixth in the AAC
- Had 19 multi-hit games, second on the team, and added eight multi-RBI games
- Had an 18-game on-base streak early in the season and finished the season on a 20-game on-base streak
- Hit .368 (25-68) with a .442 OBP, .559 SLG, and 13 RBIs over final 16 games
2021 (Senior)
- Appeared in 54 games with 54 starts
- Hit .189 with seven home runs with 10 doubles and 20 RBIs
- Had a season-high three hits and three RBIs at UCF (May 1)
2020 (Junior)
- Started all 17 of Memphis’ games
- Hit .368 with five doubles, one triple, and three home runs
- Drove in 18 and tied for the team lead with 25 hits
- Homered in three of the team’s first seven games of the season
- Picked up a season-high four hits, five RBIs, and four runs scored against Western Illinois (Feb. 28)
- Tallied five multi-RBI games, two five-game hitting streaks, and recorded at least one hit in 13 of 17 games
- Started all 55 games for the Tigers at second base
- Hit .283 with 12 extra base hits and 20 RBIs
- Tallied 16 multi-hit games and six three-hit games
- Had 22 hits amidst a season-long hit streak of 13 games (Mar. 7-29)
- Launched his first collegiate home run in the season finale vs. UCF (May 22)
- Played in 35 games with 28 starts
- Started 20 games at second base, five at third base, and two at shortstop
- Hit .204 with 19 hits and scored 16 runs
- Tallied a seven-game hit streak April 10-20
Prior to Memphis/Personal
- Named 2017 Tennessee Mr. Baseball for Division II-Class AA at Pope John Paul II High School
- Named Region Player of the Year as both a junior and senior
- Helped high school to three state tournaments
- As a senior, hit .419 and propelled Knights to 27-11 record
- Named All-State in 2016 after hitting .408 with a .512 OBP, led teams in runs scored (32), stolen bases (12), and doubles (10)
- Member of Team Tennessee in 2016, which won the Junior Sunbelt Tournament in Oklahoma
- Two-time captain on the football team
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