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Millersville

2019 Baseball Roster

29 Ben Snyder

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 215
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Etters, Pa.
  • High School Red Land

Biography

2019: Consistent performer, starting all 54 games and hitting .330 for the second year in a row...Named All-PSAC East First Team at catcher...One of just five Millersville catchers to be named All-PSAC East First Team...Named D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team as a utility player and NCBWA and ABCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team as a catcher...Joins Mitch Stoltzfus as the only Marauder catchers named all-region...Named PSAC East and NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week on March 4...Played 200 games in his career, ranking fourth all-time at Millersville...Finished career ranked sixth in hits (213), seventh in runs (154), fourth in RBIs (154), second in doubles (60), seventh in homers (20) and fourth in walks (103)...Totaled 19 doubles for the second season in a row--the fourth most in a single season...50 RBIs ranked ninth...Ranked third in the PSAC in RBIs, second in doubles, fourth in hits and third in runs scored...Drove in 28 runs and scored 24 against the PSAC East...Slashed .333/.402/.521 against the division...Ranked second on the team with a .361 average with runners in scoring position...Recorded a 22-game hitting streak from Feb. 28-April 6...Third-longest streak in school history and tied for ninth-longest in PSAC history...Hit a grand slam in game two of the March 24 doubleheader at Bloomsburg...Hit a home run in the PSAC Tournament against CalU. 

2018: One of three Marauders to start in all 57 games...Led the PSAC in walks with 40 and ranked second in doubles with 19...Led the team in OBP (.460) and slugging percentage (.531)...Second on the team in hitting (.330), RBIs (41), home runs (5) and runs scored (40)...Started 26 games behind the plate (with Millersville going 17-9) and 31 games at DH (with a 20-11 team record)... Hit in the No. 3 spot in the lineup 42 teams--more times than any other player hit in any other spot in the lineup...A perfect 12 for 12 in stolen bases...40 walks ranks second all-time at Millersville...19 doubles tied for fourth-most all-time...Tied for the team lead with 18 multi-hit games...Led the team with 11 multi-RBI games including two four-RBI performances...Hit .405 against left-handed pitchers...Reached base 17 times in 34 chances as the leadoff hitter in an inning...Hit a team-best .393 with runners in scoring position...Came to the plate 29 times with a runner on third and less than two outs and came through 21 times (.724)...Started the season with a seven-game hitting streak that included four doubles and nine RBIs...Drove in 13 runs in the series against Goldey-Beacom...Hit two home runs in the series finale...Went 6 for 13 in the West Chester series...Tremendous postseason, posting a hit in eight of nine games with six two-hit games...Hit .400 with a .512 OBP and .657 slugging percentage in the postseason...Led the team with nine runs scored...Doubled in each of the first three games of the PSAC Tournament...Hit a home run against Bloomsburg...Against Mercyhurst, led off the 10th with a double and scored the go-ahead run...Closed the season by going 7 for 14 over the final four games of the regional...Had two hits against Shepherd, West Chester and Charleston...Walked three times and scored four runs against Charleston. 

2017: Started 49 games including 12 behind the plate...Team went 8-4 with him as the catcher...Went 10-for-30 with two homers, eight runs and seven RBIs in his starts as the catcher...Hit .467 against left-handed pitching...Totaled 11 multi-hit games including five three-hit games...Reached base in 10 consecutive games to start the season, recording six hits in the first four games...Hit a home run in the series finale against Winston-Salem State and another in the next game against Charleston...Drew 17 walks in the first 21 games...Drove in five runs with two doubles and a single in game two of the Feb. 26 doubleheader against Mars Hill...Hit a game-tying three-run home run in the seventh inning against USciences, forcing extra innings and helping the team to an 8-6 win...Finished the doubleheader with five hits, six RBIs and two homers...Went 3-for-5 with a double and run scored in the opening game of the NCAA Atlantic Regional...Recorded a run-scoring double against Winston-Salem State in the regional. 

2016: Significant addition to the team and helped key the Marauder offense to a record-setting season...Opened the season relieving starting catcher Mitch Stoltzfus once each series and seeing spot duty as the DH...Became a full-time member of the lineup in the early-April series versus Lock Haven and became an indispensable part of the lineup...Average was .188 after game one of the Lock Haven series but started a nine-game hitting streak with 14 multi-hit games over the remainder of the season, upping his average to .415 during the NCAA regional...Finished the season fourth on the team with a .369 average in 40 games and 38 starts...Did not qualify for All-PSAC East honors but started 19 of 28 games including 14 of the last 15...Hit a team-best .458 in PSAC East action, totaling seven doubles, a triple and two homers for a .712 slugging percentage...Posted a .522 on base percentage, which ranked tops on the team...Hit .542 against lefties on the season...Went 4-for-8 with the bases loaded...Hit .392 with runners in scoring position...Hit .481 with a .696 slugging percentage over the final 22 games of the season...Hit nine doubles and 12 extra base hits during that stretch...Went 6-for-9 with three RBIs and a homer in the April 16 doubleheader vs. Bloomsburg...Put together a nine-game hitting streak from April 29-May 22 that included eight multi-hit games...Went 7-for-16 with five runs and three walks in the PSAC Tournament...Opened the regional with a 3-for-4 game against Seton Hill...Followed that with a 2-for-4, two-RBI game against Mercyhurst...Had a hit in each of the final four games of the NCAA Championship Tournament, driving in two runs in the finale against Nova Southeastern...Started 17 games at catcher and 21 as the DH.

Prior to Millersville (Pittsburgh)
2015:
Redshirted as a member of the baseball team.

High School: Won four varsity letters...Hit .395 with 14 RBIs and 21 runs scored as a senior...Struck out five times in 99 plate appearances...Helped team to the PIAA Quarterfinals and third-place finish in District 3 AAAA...Named Patriot News Big 11 First Team...Named Patriot News Big 11 Third Team as a junior.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Kelly Snyder...One of three brothers...Father played football at Gettysburg College and mother played basketball at Gettysburg College...Majoring in geology.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Redshirt Freshman

    Catcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Catcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Catcher
    5'11" 215 lbs
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