Ben Hammer OF/LHP............Toledo U

19 Ben Hammer

Position: OF/LHP............Toledo U Height: 6'2' Weight: 188 School: Toledo U Profile: A 2008 graduate of Elmwood High School ... Four-year letterwinner in football and baseball, and three years in basketball ... Rated 23rd-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ...Three-time all-league and all-county honoree ... Batted .425 with 35 runs scored, eight doubles, seven home runs and 40 RBI as a senior, earning conference player of the year and first-team all-state accolades ... Also went 5-0 on the mound with three saves and 1.43 ERA, collecting 47 strikeouts in 29.1 innings of work ... Helped lead team to Suburban Lakes League title with perfect 14-0 conference ledger ... Selected to play for Team Ohio ... Hit team-best .532 with 40 runs scored, 18 doubles, five home runs and 29 RBI as a junior ... Also registered 4-0 record on the hill with 2.67 ERA, leading team to state championship game ... Set single-season school record for hits and doubles as a junior ... Also established school’s career mark for hits and doubles, earning spot on Ohio Junior Team ... Batted .511 with 35 runs scored, 11 doubles and four home runs as a sophomore, garnering second-team all-state honors ... First-team all-conference selection in football and basketball as a senior ... Member of National Honor Society. Personal Born Benjamin Joseph Hammer on May 21, 1989 ... Parents are Jim and Linda Hammer ... Has two brothers, Tony and Kevin, and a sister, Erin ... Enjoys fishing ... Planning to major in exercise science/ pre-physical therapy.