2018 Baseball Roster
Highfill, Ben
Jersey Number 24
Ben Highfill
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Prev School:
- Apex
- Hometown:
- Apex, N.C.
Bio
2019 (Jr.)
- Played in 51 games with 40 starts
- Started 27 as the designated hitter, five games at first base, four at shortstop, three at second base and one at third base
- Batted .219 with 27 RBI and 22 runs scored
- Hit a home run and had seven doubles
- Collected at least one hit in 13 of Liberty’s last 17 games of the season
- Made first start at shortstop in Liberty career at South Carolina (2/16)
- Made first Liberty start at first base vs. Maine (3/3)
- Hit bases-loaded double in 6-2 win over UNF (3/31)
- Had two hits and drove in two runs after pinch hitting in the fifth in win over Richmond (4/9)
- Belted a home run at Virginia (4/23)
- Collected two hits, a double and two RBI at Jacksonville (4/28)
- Had a career-high four hits, two doubles and a career-high four runs scored in 14-10 win over Kennesaw State in game one of a doubleheader (5/5)
- Collected two hits, a RBI and a run scored in victory at Duke (5/8)
- Earned inclusion on the ASUN Honor Roll
2018 (So.)
- Played in 38 games with 17 starts
- All 17 starts came at second base
- Hit .238 with 12 RBI and eight runs scored
- Doubled twice, driving in a career-high four runs in first start of season in win over Youngstown State (3/6)
- Had three hits and a double, scored two runs and drove in two runs in 10-5 win over Campbell in the Big South Championship to force an if necessary game (5/25)
- Member of Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2017 (Fr.)
- Played in 24 games with eight starts
- All eight starts came at third base
- Batted .129 with a home run
- Hit two-run home run in win over Kansas at the Citadel Challenge (2/18)
- Earned inclusion on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduate of Apex High School
- Three-time all-conference first team member
- Named Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year
- Hit .400 or better in each of his final three seasons
- Four-time Academic ll-Conference team member
- Chosen to participate in the 2015 Dynamic Baseball South Atlantic Border Battle and to represent Region 3 in the Powerade State Games
Personal
- Son of Paige and Tyler Highfill
- Has earned his bachelor's degree in business: marketing and is currently pursuing a master's degree in business administration
- Birthday is May 29
Flames in the Pros: Garrett Horn
Thursday, July 17
Inside the Park: Conference USA Championship
Thursday, May 29
Coach LeCroy & Camden Troyer Talk About Preparing For The CUSA Baseball Tournament
Monday, May 19
Ben Blair: The Hometown Ace
Wednesday, May 07
