Elon University Athletics

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Ross Simon...Born on March 22, 2002...Son of Fred and Suzanne Simon…Older brother Jacob plays baseball at The College of New Jersey...Pursuing a degree in Applied Mathematics.

Honors & Awards
• 2022 All-CAA Second Team

2022: Went 3-1 with a 3.48 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and two saves in 31 innings over 23 relief appearances...Led Elon with 17 games finished...Averaged 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings...Held opponents to a .232 batting average...Struck out six in 3 2/3 innings over his first three appearances...Struck out two in one perfect inning of relief at UNCG on March 13...Tossed two scoreless innings of relief against NC State on March 15...Struck out two over two scoreless innings of relief against Army on March 19...Struck out the side to earn his first career save against Hofstra on March 26...Struck out two in one perfect inning of relief against Wake Forest on April 6...Logged a perfect inning of relief against East Carolina on April 12...Struck out two in one perfect of relief to earn the save against UNC Asheville on April 15...Earned a pair of wins in the UNCW series, striking out four in five scoreless innings over two relief appearances...Tossed two scoreless innings of relief against Towson on May 15.

2021: Had a 1-4 record with an 8.44 ERA in five starts and 12 appearances. He allowed 34 runs (30 earned) on 42 hits and 17 walks while tallying 35 strikeouts through 32.0 innings pitched...Made his collegiate debut at UNCG on Feb. 20. His first start, he held the Spartans to one unearned run on two hits and four walks while collecting seven strikeouts over 4.0 innings...Matched his season high with another seven strikeouts on Feb. 27 against VCU. He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks in a 6.2 inning start...Finished with six strikeouts in a 4.2 inning start at W&M on April 17. He held the Tribe to one run on three hits and one walk...Secured his first career win against GSU on May 14. He tossed 3.0 innings out of the pen and allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Prep: Was a four-year varsity starter in both baseball and basketball at Hightstown...Played for Coach Christian Knott...Was a three-time captain in baseball and a two-time captain of his basketball team...Earned First Team All-Conference in 2019 and Second Team All-Conference in 2018...Selected Third Team All-Conference for basketball in 2018 and 2019...Helped his team win the Carpenter Cup in 2019 and 2019 and added Team MVP honors both years...Member of the National Honor Society...Garden State Underclass Games in 2018 and 2019...Was an All-Tournament Team selection at the 2019 WWBA 17U National Championship...Was a Top 500 overall prospect, the 46th overall prospect in New Jersey, and the 19th-ranked right-handed pitcher in New Jersey.