Derek Bennion

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Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
OF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Prev School:
Snohomish HS
Hometown:
Snohomish, Wash.

Played strong defense as a role player last season … possesses good speed … has a strong arm and plays all outfield positions well …
2006 (R-Jr.): Played in 47 games with 32 starts … hit .256 with 24 RBI and 26 runs scored … hit three home runs … drove in tying run with an eighth-inning single and later to scored in a 4-3 ... victory at Longwood (2/21) … hit a two-run home run in a 7-1 win at George Washington (3/10) … hit solo home run in 8-5 win over VMI (3/31) … went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 18-4 win at George Mason (4/25) … was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and a RBI in a 12-5 victory over Birmingham-Southern (4/30) … hit home run against High Point (5/19)…went 2-for-2 with two walks and scored two runs in 9-7 victory over High Point at the Big South Championship (5/25) …
2005 (R-So.): Played in 34 games, starting 12 … batted .228 with seven RBI, two doubles and a home run,while scoring eight runs … had a RBI double in a 5-4 win over Winthrop (4/3) … went 2-for-4 scoring and driving in a run in a 6-2 victory overWinthrop (4/4) … 2-for-5 with a RBI double andscored twice in 21-1 defeat of UNC Asheville (4/9) … hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs while going 2-for-3 in 6-1 victory over Charleston Southern (5/21) …
2004 (R-Fr.): Played in 18 games with seven starts … batted .074 with a RBI in 27 at-bats, scoring three runs … walked and scored a run against Binghamton (2/29) …. RBI in start at Georgia (3/6) …
Previous College: Redshirted one season at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Wash. …
Prep: Graduate of Snohomish High School … named to all-area and all-conference first teams as a senior …posted a batting average of .414 with four home runs as a senior …
Personal: Son of Bill Bennion and Susan McBride … majoring in advertising/public relations … would like to advertise and market for Christian organization upon graduation … birthday is August 23.