Christopher Newport University

2025 -- Junior -- Earned second team All-Region honors from both D3baseball.com and the ABCA ... Selected as a first team All-Conference pick and also hauled in first team All-State plaudits ... Only CNU player to start all 39 games ... Played as the leadoff man throughout his third season as a Captain ... Led the team in slugging percentage with a .599 mark after delivering 13 doubles, two triples, and five home runs ... Registered at least one base hit in all but eight games during the season and reached base in 33 of 39 games played ... Boasted a .471 on-base percentage, ranking second on the team ... Scored a team-high 51 runs ... Finished the season 18-for-19 in stolen base attempts ... Led the team in multi-hit games with 20 including three four-hit performances ... Scored four times and logged a season-high nine total bases for the Captains against Southern Virginia on March 25 ... Strong defensive player in center field, posting a .977 fielding percentage with 84 putouts and one assist with just two errors

2024 -- Sophomore -- Played in 24 games while making 22 starts in center field for the Captains while working around a mid-season injury ... Hit .278 in his second year at CNU with six extra-base hits including two home runs, a triple, and three doubles ... Struck out just nine times in 96 plate appearances ... Drove in 10 runs and scored 14 times while ranking second on the team in stolen bases with a perfect 4-for-4 effort on the basepaths ... Logged seven base hits in the NCAA Tournament including three for extra bases and reached base 12 times for a postseason OBP of .429 ... Finished the year with just one error in 45 total chances for a .978 fielding percentage

2023 -- Freshman -- Named to Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament team ... One of only five players to start 40 or more games during the 2023 season ... Hit over .300 during his first season with the Captains while rapping 43 total hits including eight for extra bases ... Reached base at a .429 clip and ranked third on the team in stolen bases with seven ... Also ranked second on the squad in sacrifice bunts, with five ... Struck out a team-low 14 times over 180 plate appearances ... Registered 10 multi-hit games ... Scored 34 runs and drove in 25 ... Started 39 games as the primary center fielder for the Captains, where he registered a .970 fielding percentage with just three errors in 100 total chances ... Earned spot on the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Salisbury School -- Earned first team All-Conference honors while helping lead the Knights to a conference championship ... Also played for the CT Blue Jays

Personal -- Jacob George Benedict was born in Arizona ... Son of David and Lisa ... Has one brother, Sam, 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 Mike Trout ... Dream vacation is a trip to Cancun ... Favorite foods are steak and fried rice ... Favorite movie is "Top Gun: Maverick" ... Majoring in Business.