12 Austyn Benoit
Austyn Benoit
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Welsh, La.
  • Position:
    UT
  • Previous School:
    LSU-E
  • gp
    43
  • avg
    .323
  • hr
    3
  • rbi
    34
  • r
    30
  • sb
    8
Bio

2023 Junior Season: Named Honorable-Mention All-SCAC after a sensational season as he split time between DH and catcher as one of the most versatile players in the conference … Hit .344 (third on team) with a .394 on-base percentage (fourth on team) and slugged a team-high .548 … Played 28 games and in 93 at-bats he collected 32 hits, scored 24 runs, and hit a team-high four home runs … Ranked sixth on team with 19 RBI and had three doubles and two triples (tied for team lead) … Only struck out nine times compared to six walks and stole four bases in six attempts … Posted five multi-RBI games and 10 multi-hit games including a trip of three-hit games … Drove in a season-high four runs in an 11-0 win over LaGrange in which he hit his first homer of the season … Other three homers came in the final nine games of the season … Posted multi-hit games in five of final nine games of season … led the way offensively in an 11-1 season-opening win over Ozarks (Ark.) with his 3-3 effort with two RBI, a double and a triple, and three runs scored ... Finished third on the team in fielding % (.978) as he made just three errors in 139 total chances. 

2022 Sophomore Season: Played in 33 games in his first season with the Gents, primarily as a catcher, slashing .241/.317/.287 and driving in 18 runs … Caught five runners attempting to steal … Also appeared at first base and left field ... Finished in a tie for fourth in the conferecne in sacrifice bunts (five).

Prior to Centenary: Attended LSU-Eunice where he was a member of the Bengals' national championship team last season as a freshman ... Prepped at Welsh High School.

Personal: Born on Oct. 3, 2000 ... Parents and Michael and Sephanie Benoit and has one sibling, Taylor ... Planning to major in Geology

Favorite Hobbies: Hunting and Fishing

Favorite Athlete: Chipper Jones 

Recent games
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