#19 - Ben Jordan
Class:
Senior |
Height:
6-1 |
Hometown:
Williamsport, MD |
Weight:
190 |
High School:
Williamsport |
Position:
Pitcher / Util |
Bats:
Left |
Throws:
Left |
Appeared in team and conference-leading 20 games*, all in relief. . .won 3 games and picked up 1 save. . .Struck out 18 batters in 27 1/3 innings pitched. . .limited opponents to a .241 batting average. . .played 31 games, starting 29 as Messiah's Designated Hitter. . .batted .339 (4th on team) on 38 hits, including 4 doubles and 2 home runs. . .scored 21 runs and drove in 15. . .earned 1st-Team All Commonwealth Conference honors as a Designated Hitter.
*Single Season Messiah Record
Split time between pitching and playing outfield. . .focused primarily on pitching, appearing in 9 games, starting 4. . .struck out 16 batters and allowed only 22 hits in 22 1/3 innings pitched. . .opponents hit .242 against the lefty.
Had one of the most consistent years of Messiah’s players. . .started 25 of 30 games played in the OF and at first base. . .5th on team with a .317 batting average on 26 hits including 3 doubles, a triple, and a home run. . .scored 21 runs and drove in 16 runs in 82 at-bats. . .2nd on team with a .436 OBP after drawing 16 walks. . .stole 4 bases in 5 chances. . .appeared in 7 games as a pitcher, starting 4. . .threw a complete game and picked up a save. . .2nd on team with a 3.71 ERA. . .batters hit a team low .224 against him. . .struck out 29 batters (3rd on team) in 34 innings pitched (3rd on team)…Picked 3 runners off (1st on team, 3rd in Commonwealth).
4-year letter winner at Williamsport High School. . .1st-Team All-County, All-Conference, and All-Area for two years. . .participated in the Brooks Robinson All-State Game as a Senior. . .also participated in soccer for 4 years earning 2 -time all-state honors and basketball for 4 years.
Benjamin Michael Jordan was born on October 23, 1985 in Hagerstown, MD. . .son of Mike and Kathy Jordan. . .has one older sister Jennifer, one older brother DJ, and one younger brother Phillip. . .engineering Major with a Mechanical Concentration. . .also played 4 years of soccer at Messiah, winning 3 national championships. . .chose Messiah over Bucknell, Dartmouth, and Johns Hopkins.
Jordan By The Numbers
| Hitting Statistics |
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
AVG |
AB |
Runs |
Hits |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
Slug % |
BB |
HBP |
K |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB-SBA |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
|
2008 |
31-29 |
.339 |
112 |
21 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
48 |
.429 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
.374 |
3 |
1 |
1-5 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
.846 |
| 2007 |
9-3 |
.143 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
.143 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
.333 |
0 |
0 |
0-1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
.909 |
| 2006 |
30-25 |
.317 |
82 |
21 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
34 |
.415 |
16 |
2 |
23 |
.436 |
1 |
0 |
4-6 |
49 |
11 |
5 |
.923 |
|
Totals |
70-57 |
.317 |
208 |
44 |
66 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
85 |
.404 |
24 |
6 |
44 |
.402 |
4 |
1 |
5-12 |
57 |
24 |
8 |
.910 |
| Pitching Statistics |
| YEAR |
ERA |
W-L |
APP |
GS |
CG |
SHO |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
AB |
B/Avg |
HBP |
|
2008 |
5.60 |
3-0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
27.1 |
26 |
21 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
108 |
.241 |
1 |
| 2007 |
7.66 |
0-4 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.1 |
22 |
26 |
19 |
28 |
16 |
91 |
.242 |
2 |
| 2006 |
3.71 |
1-2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
34.0 |
30 |
22 |
14 |
12 |
29 |
134 |
.224 |
5 |
|
Totals |
5.38 |
4-6 |
36 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
83.2 |
78 |
69 |
50 |
59 |
63 |
333 |
.234 |
8 |
