Ben LaSpaluto

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-9
Weight:
175
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Apex, N.C.
High School:
Gardner-Webb
B/T:
R/R

2022: Saw action in 24 games, making two starts ... hit .118 (2-for-17) with five runs scored, an RBI and a walk ... went 1-for-2 with a double against Virginia (3/13), his first base knock as a Blue Devil ... recorded an RBI single at Pittsburgh (5/8).

Prior to Duke: Lettered four seasons at Gardner-Webb.

2020 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 16 games at shortstop ... Batted .182 with thee doubles and one triple ... Had a .273 slugging percentage and a .262 on-base percentage ... Drove in nine runs and was 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... Had two multiple-hit games, a 2-for-4 outing with a double and two RBI in an 11-8 win over North Carolina A&T (2-23) and a 2-for-4 effort with a double at Jacksonville State (3-1) ... Named to the 2019-20 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll.

2019 at Gardner-Webb: Was GWU’s starting shortstop in all 51 games … Batted .250 with eight doubles, one triple, and five home runs … Posted a .378 slugging percentage and a .326 on base percentage … Was a perfect 11-of-11 in stolen base attempts … Ranked third on the team with 15 multiple-hit games and had four games with three base hits … Went 3-for-4 in a 9-5 win over Longwood (3-17) … Was 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and two RBI, and four runs scored in a 19-11 slugfest at USC Upstate (3-29) … Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and one RBI in a 10-1 win over Davidson (4-3) … Was 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI at Clemson (5-4) … Named to the 2018-19 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll.

2018 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 40 games, including 33 starts, with 32 being at shortstop ... Batted .266 on the year with 24 hits, including two doubles, a team-best three triples, and three home runs ... Tallied 15 RBI throughout the season ... Swiped five bases ... Had eight multiple-hit games, including two three-hit outings ... Batted .284 in Big South Conference play ... Hit first collegiate home run in a 2-for-3 performance against USC Upstate (4-4) ... Home run against Winthrop at the 2018 Big South Baseball Championship helped lift GWU past Winthrop in an elimination game (5-24) ... Named to the 2017-18 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

High School: Played at Panther Creek (N.C.) High School where he was a four-year letter winner under head coach Dan Hall … Earned All-Conference honors twice … Also a member of the track and field team, earning All-American honors in the sprint medley relay in indoor track.

Personal: Born April 3, 1999 … Son of Denis and Suzanne LaSpaluto … Has a younger brother, Grey … Graduated from Panther Creek High School in the top one percent of his class, having an overall GPA of 5.20.

Last updated 5/23/2022