Ben Kailher Season 2023

2023 (SENIOR)
Season: Played in 22 games, including 10 starts…Started eight games at third base, one game at second base and one game at designated hitter…Collected eight hits, including a double and a homer, seven RBI and 10 runs…Drew five walks and stole two bases…Had two multi-hit games, one multi-RBI game and two multi-run games.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Holy Cross (3/6): Launched a grand slam in the third inning, his first career home run…Added an RBI groundout in the eighth. vs. Brown (3/11): Collected two hits and scored a run. Georgetown (3/19): Tallied a double and an RBI single, while scoring two runs…Also stole a base. Binghamton (3/21): Doubled and scored two runs…Drew a walk and stole a base. West Virginia (4/11): Worked a pinch-hit, bases-loaded walk and scored a run in the sixth. at Purdue (4/15): Singled and scored a run as a pinch-hitter.

2022 (JUNIOR)
Season: Played in 32 games, making 20 starts including 13 at second base and seven at third base…Recorded 15 hits, including a double, 12 runs and two RBI…Drew 15 walks and tallied five steals.
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Maine (2/26): Notched a single and a walk. Milwaukee (3/19): Tallied a single and a run. vs. Rutgers (3/25): Recorded a single in each game of a doubleheader. St. Bonaventure (3/30): Posted a single and two walks, while scoring a run. at Maryland (4/1-3): Registered a single and two walks, while stealing a base and scoring a run in game one…Collected two hits in game two…Had an RBI in game three. Mount St. Mary’s (4/20): Drew two walks and scored two runs…Added a single and two steals. at Minnesota (4/22-24): Had an RBI single in game one…Registered two hits and a run in game two…Drew a walk and scored a run in game three. Bucknell (4/26): Stole a base and scored a run. at West Virginia (4/27): Notched a double and a run…Added a steal and a walk. Michigan State (5/9): Scored a run as a pinch-runner. at Georgetown (5/10): Had a single and a walk. vs. Rutgers (5/27): Made a pinch-runner appearance and scored a run.

2021 (SOPHOMORE)
Season: Appeared in 11 games…Registered a single, three runs and a stolen base.
 
Game-By-Game: at Michigan State (4/9): Pinch-ran and scored a run. Michigan State (4/30-5/1): Entered as a pinch-runner and stole a base in game one…Recorded a single and scored a run. at Illinois (5/23): Pinch-ran and crossed the plate once.

2020 (FRESHMAN)
Season: Made nine appearances and six starts…Tied for the team lead with two triples…Three of four hits on the year went for extra bases (2 triples, 1 double)…Tallied four RBIs…Season canceled on March 12 after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Game-by-Game: vs. NJIT (2/15, G2): Tallied first career RBI on a sacrifice fly. vs. Wagner (2/23): Drove in a run on a sacrifice fly, tallied first career hit and first run. vs. Princeton (2/28): Went 2-for-5 with a double and triple, two RBIs and a run scored. vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (3/8): Tripled and scored.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Providence Country Day under head coach Mark McLaughlin…Team captain…Named to Providence Journal All-State Independent League team…Two-time SENE All-League Team pick…2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All American High Honorable Mention…Named Central New England Prep School All-League as a junior…Batted .350 with 21 hits and scored 20 runs as a junior year…Ranked as the top shortstop and No. 3 player in Rhode Island by Perfect Game…Perfect Game Top 500 National Rank…Played travel ball for North East Baseball…Named to Perfect Game 16u Tourney All-American Second Team…Also earned two letters playing hockey…Named to academic honor roll.

Personal
Son of Chris and Sharon Kailher…Has a younger sister, Isabel.