Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
David Benham
- Induction:
- 2026
- Class:
- 1998
Baseball: 1995-98
David Benham was a four-year standout for the Flames behind the plate, leading Liberty's baseball program during a dominant run for the team in the late 1990s.
Benham was a three-time Big South All-Conference honoree, earning first-team honors in 1996 and 1997 and second-team accolades in 1998. The Flames posted a pair of 30-win seasons during Benham's time as catcher and won 10 or more Big South games three times.
The native of Garland, Texas, along with this twin brother and Flames' third baseman Jason Benham, capped off his time on the Mountain by leading Liberty to the 1998 Big South Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
Benham started 192 of 198 career games behind the plate, batting .328 with 46 doubles, 24 home runs and 141 career RBI. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 1997 after batting a career-best .384 with 35 runs scored, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 40 RBI and a .561 slugging percentage.
Benham was selected in the 1997 MLB Draft (41st round), but he returned to Liberty for his final season where he was taken in the 12th round by the Boston Red Sox. He played four seasons of minor league baseball in the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinal organization before starting a real estate career with his brother in the Charlotte, N.C. area.
David Benham was a four-year standout for the Flames behind the plate, leading Liberty's baseball program during a dominant run for the team in the late 1990s.
Benham was a three-time Big South All-Conference honoree, earning first-team honors in 1996 and 1997 and second-team accolades in 1998. The Flames posted a pair of 30-win seasons during Benham's time as catcher and won 10 or more Big South games three times.
The native of Garland, Texas, along with this twin brother and Flames' third baseman Jason Benham, capped off his time on the Mountain by leading Liberty to the 1998 Big South Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
Benham started 192 of 198 career games behind the plate, batting .328 with 46 doubles, 24 home runs and 141 career RBI. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 1997 after batting a career-best .384 with 35 runs scored, 12 doubles, seven home runs, 40 RBI and a .561 slugging percentage.
Benham was selected in the 1997 MLB Draft (41st round), but he returned to Liberty for his final season where he was taken in the 12th round by the Boston Red Sox. He played four seasons of minor league baseball in the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinal organization before starting a real estate career with his brother in the Charlotte, N.C. area.
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