TC Legion: Roster

48 Joe Bender

Position:	RHP, OF
Birthday:	Jan 2
School:	Lyman Memorial
Profile:	2008 Lyman Memorial grad, was regular right-fielder and pitcher during Bulldogs' 14-9 season that ended in the second round of the Class "S" tournament ... Pitched in tough luck against some of ECC's best teams, but ringing up 21 strikeouts in 22 IP ... Led team in HBP and made most of his 10 hits, driving in six runs and scoring seven ... Key contributor during Tri-County's 2007 Fall Legion wood-bat season, hitting .333 in 19 games, finishing second on the team with 11 RBI ... Also made nine appearances (one start) on the mound, picking up a win and a save, yielding just seven hits and striking out 18 in 14.2 IP while pitching to a 2.39 ERA ... Led staff with .233 OBP-against and 2.8 walks-per-7 IP, while finishing second with a .127 batting average against. ... Also led team with three outfield assists ... As a junior at Lyman, hit an even .300 with an OBP of .400 and had eight RBI ... Pitcher and outfielder on Tri-County Senior Babe Ruth team coached by Tony Lonardelli that won the 2007 Connecticut SEC Babe Ruth Baseball playoff title. ... Along with T-C teammate Mark DiTommaso and former T-C All-Star Liam Shea, plans on attending and playing at Western New England College in the fall ... Also plays lead guitar in band "Funkdapus" ... From Lebanon. Click here for ... 2008 Summer Legion stats // 2007 Fall Legion stats