Beth Bennett

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Powhatan. Va.

2008 (Jr.): Named to the Big South All-Academic team … also named to Big South Presidential Honor roll … was a first-team VaSID All-State honoree … started all 61 games … ranked first in program history with the most putouts in one game (16) … tied for first with four hits in one game … led the team with the highest batting average (.328), the most hits (60) and the most walks (24) … ranked second on the squad with seven home runs, 26 RBIs, 91 total bases and a .497 slugging percentage … ranked third on the team with 183 at-bats … also ranked third on the squad with 10 doubles … led the team with 425 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage … also led the team with a .409 on-base percentage … ranked first on the squad with 14 multiple-hit games, and ranked second with six multiple-RBI games … also had the longest hitting streak by a Lady Flame during the season at 17 games … tallied a .388 batting average against Big South opponents … led the Lady Flames in the team's first win of the year over Kennesaw State, batting 2-for-3 with a home run … 3-for-3 against Delaware … 2-for-4 with RBIs in a game against Chattanooga … helped the team to a 3-0 win over St. Louis, batting 2-for-3 with two doubles … 4-for-4 in game against Radford … 2-for-3 in a win over Charleston Southern … tallied four RBIs in games against Kennesaw State, Radford and Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with a home run against James Madison and against Birmingham-Southern… scored two runs in both games against Virginia … 2-for-5 with one run scored in Big South Championship win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with one run scored in conference tournament win over Radford, helping propel the team to the title game.
2007 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … named to the Dean's List … started all 62 games at first base … ranked fifth on the squad with a .233 batting average … also ranked fifth on the team with 16 runs scored and 10 doubles … finished with four home runs to rank seventh on the squad in the statistical category … also finished with a .360 slugging percentage and a .986 fielding percentage … ranked fourth on the squad with seven multiple-RBI games … fifth with seven multiple-hit games, including two three-hit games … was a combined 5-for-6 with two runs scored, three RBIs, two doubles and a home run in a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb … 3-for-3 with a run scored, four RBIs and a home run in an 8-0 victory over Fairfield … hit a three-run homer in Liberty's 7-3 victory over Rutgers, helping Liberty secure a third-place finish at the Tar Heel Invitational … hit a two-run home run against Pacific at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 2-for-4 against No. 14 Oregon State at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 1-for-2 with a two-run triple during Liberty's 4-2 victory over Nevada at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational … 1-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI against No. 25 California at the Women4Women Invitational … 2-for-3 with a double in Liberty's upset victory over No. 6 Michigan at the Women4Women Invitational … set a new school record with 16 putouts in Liberty's 7-2 victory over Charleston Southern, completing a three-game conference sweep of the Bucs … 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double to help Liberty to a 4-2 victory over UNC Greensboro … 1-for-3 with a double against No. 17 Virginia Tech … 1-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in Liberty's first-round match-up with Coastal Carolina at the Big South Softball Championship.
2006 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … named Liberty's Rookie of the Year … Big South Player of the Week on April 24 … started all 64 games at first base for the Lady Flames … one of only four players to start all 64 games … posted a solid rookie season as she cracked three single-season top 10 categories … finished the year ranked eighth in at bats (195), 10th in RBIs (38, which ranked 12th at the time) and tied for 10th in walks (24, which now ranks 11th) … ranked fourth on the squad with a .277 batting average … tied for fifth with eight doubles … sixth with 20 runs scored and a .364 slugging percentage … third on the squad and fifth in the Big South in RBIs … led the team with three sacrifice flies and was third with six sacrifice hits … ranked fourth on the squad with 12 multiple-hit games and second with 10 multiple-RBI contests … ranked second on the team and fourth in the Big South with 24 walks … posted the fifth-longest hitting streak on the year at six-consecutive games … also made two appearances in the pitcher's circle during the year … 2-for-4 with two RBIs in her first collegiate game against Stony Brook … 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a solo home run in a 5-0 win over UMBC at the Seahawk Classic … 2-for-4 with two RBIs against St. Francis (N.Y.) at the Pirate Clash … hit a solo homer to help Liberty complete a home doubleheader sweep over Mount St. Mary's … 1-for-3 and drove in two in Liberty's 9-6 win over Morehead State at the 49er Classic ... hit a two-run homer in Liberty's upset victory over Stetson … tied a then school record with 15 putouts to help Liberty to a 2-1 upset victory over Iowa State, propelling the team into the championship game of the Bethune-Cookman Spring Break Classic … was a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBIs, a run scored and a double in an 8-3 win over James Madison … was a perfect 4-for-4 with a run scored and four RBIs in a 7-3 win over Norfolk State … 2-for-3 with a run scored against UNC Greensboro … was a combined 4-for-7 with three RBIs in a doubleheader sweep over Lynchburg College … 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in Liberty's Big South victory over Coastal Carolina … 2-for-3 with a RBI in the Lady Flames' 6-5 win over Birmingham-Southern at the Big South Championship.
Prep: Graduated from Powhatan High School … four-year letterwinner … four-time first-team All-District honoree … was named the All-District Pitcher of the Year her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … second-team all-region and honorable mention all-state as a sophomore … named to the second-team all-state squad as a junior and senior … participated in the VHSL All-Star game as a senior … all-district honoree in volleyball as a senior … named Powhatan High School's Female Athlete of the Year as a senior … member of the National Honor Society and the Honor Roll.
Personal: Daughter of Matt and Nancy Bennett … majoring in kinesiology and education … would like to pursue a career as a physical education teacher after graduation … birthday is on Nov. 21.