Christopher Newport University

2025 -- Junior -- Played and started in 33 games during his third year at CNU ... Earned ABCA Division III Region 6 All-Defensive Team ... Named to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... Slashed .302/.397/.414 for the Captains while starting at third base ... Ranked second on the team in runs scored with 39 and also ranked second in RBI with 32 ... Moved up to fifth all-time with 22 sacrifice bunts, including a team-high seven this season ... Registered six RBI in two games during the season, at Bridgewater (Feb 26) and at Hampden-Sydney (Apr 28) ... Led the team with a .429 average with two outs and had a phenomenal season moving runners up, with 32 runners advanced being more than double the second-ranked teammate (15) ... Set the program record for fielding percentage at third base with a .966 mark, notching 14 putouts and 70 assists with just three errors in 87 total chances ... Finished the season on a 20-game errorless streak, piling up 35 assists and eight putouts in that stretch ... Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors ... Named to the C2C All-Academic team for a third straight year

2024 -- Sophomore -- Returned to the starting lineup on April 9 after missing the first half of the season with an injury ... Started 16 games to close out the year at third base for the Captains ... Delivered 13 base-hits including one double ... Reached base at a .383 clip with eight walks and two HBP ... Drove in nine and scored ten times ... Hit .260 in 50 at-bats during the year ... Continued to show his ability to get the bunt down, adding four more sacrifice bunts and moving up to 11th on the all-time charts with 15 in just 58 career games played ... Earned a spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2023 -- Freshman -- Named to the NCAA Winchester Regional All-Tournament Team ... Honorable Mention All-Conference ... Earned Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors on April 24 ... Put together a strong first season while starting 39 games and playing 42 for the Captains ... Hit .316 with 42 hits in 133 at-bats ... Reached base at a .436 clip ... Led the team in stolen bases with 10 ... Ranked in the top-ten nationally in sacrifice bunts with 11 in his rookie campaign -- that mark is tied for the second most in a single season in CNU baseball history ... Tied for third on the team in multi-hit games with 13 ... Delivered seven extra-base hits including his first career home run in the NCAA Regional Championship against Shenandoah ... Worked 27 walks while striking out just 18 times ... Defensively, ranked second on the team with 50 assists while playing primarily at third base ... Earned spot on the C2C All-Academic Team

Before CNU -- Earned All-Conference and All-State honors at Glastonbury HS ... Named team captain and helped lead the Guardians to a conference championship ... Hit .475 during his high school career ... Went on to play at the Salisbury School, earning first team all New England honors 

Personal -- Samuel Shane Benedict was born in Scottsdale, Ariz. goes by the nickname Sam ... Son of David and Lisa ... Has one brother, Jake, who is also on the CNU baseball team ... Mother, Lisa, has been inducted in the Arizona State Hall of Fame as a two-time NCAA national champion and eight-time All-American gymnast ... Father, played football at Southern Utah and is currently the Director of Athletics at the University of Connecticut ... Favorite sports personality is Xander Bogaerts ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Jackie Robinson ... Most impressive person met is Ray Allen ... Dream vacation is a trip to Greece ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite movie is "Miracle" and favorite TV show is "Friday Night Lights" ... Favorite musician is Drake ... Majoring in Business.