2021 Baseball Roster
Bennett, Pierce
Jersey Number 5
Pierce Bennett
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Gilman School
Bio
Drafted with the No. 613-overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2023 MLB Draft.
Career Accolades
2023 Winston-Salem Regional All-Tournament Team
2022 College Park Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 (Junior)
Appeared in and started 60 games… Led the team in batting average (.353), doubles (19) and was the toughest to strike out in the ACC (11.2 AB/K)... Finished fourth on the team in runs scored (61) and RBIs (65)... Tied his career high with seven home runs… Also tied his career high in walks (28)... Went 10-for-18 with 11 RBIs and four runs scored in the Winston-Salem Regional, including a 4-for-4, five RBI performance in game two against Maryland (June 3), which earned him a spot on the 2023 Winston-Salem Regional All-Tournament Team... Posted a .523 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage for a .954 OPS… Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the first game of the season against Youngstown State (February 17)... Crushed his previous career-high with a 17-game hit streak from May 15-April 14… Tallied 23 multi-hit games, including eight 3+-hit performances… Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career against Miami (March 26) and High Point (March 28)... Notched 10 hits, 10 runs scored, and six RBIs over the last five games of April… Finished the postseason with a .486 batting average, 14 RBIs, two doubles and a home run… Recorded 53 putouts and an outfield assist with just one error on the year.
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in and started 55 games... Finished second on squad with a career-high .367 batting average and 55 hits... Also notched career highs in runs scored (57), doubles (14), home runs (seven), RBIs (49), walks (28), stolen bases (6), slugging percentage (.533) and on-base percentage (.456)... Finished as the second toughest batter to strikeout in the ACC, striking out just once in every 10.5 at-bats... Tallied 21 multi-hit games while driving in multiple runs in 16 games... Went on a career-high eight-game hit streak from April 26-May 17... Led Wake Forest in the month of April with a .397 batting average and 29 hits... Went on a tear in four-straight non-conference games from April 26-April 30, tallying a .813 batting average with a team-high 13 hits, two home runs and a team-high tying 10 RBI, slugging percentage (1.313), on-base percentage (.833) and stolen bases (2)... Went a perfect 5-5 in Wake Forest's non-conference win against Longwood, setting a new career high... Drove in a career high five batters in Wake Forest's season-opening win versus Lafayette (Feb. 18)... Scored a career-high four run in the Demon Deacons' non-conference finale at App State (May 17)... Registered a career-high two doubles at Note Dame (April 23)... Tallied a .304 batting average in the postseason, notching seven base hits with two doubles, one home run and RBIs... Posted a team-high three hits with a home run and RBI-double in Wake Forest's final game of the season against Maryland (June 5).
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 40 games, making 37 starts... Finished with a .212 batting average with 28 hits, 13 RBIs, five doubles, one triple, one home run and 25 runs scored... Drew 17 walks and stole one base... Launched first career home run against Elon (March 23)... Tallied a career-high three hits and four runs scored versus Northeastern (Feb. 20)... Registered a career-high three RBIs and knocked in a triple in the season finale series against Pitt (May 21)... Picked up a double in back-to-back contests against Northeastern (Feb. 19-20) and Virginia Tech (April 10-11)... Walked a career-best three times against Virginia Tech (April 9)... Posted seven multi-hit performances.
2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Finished his rookie season 1-for-4 with three walks ... Drew a pair of walks and scored twice in his debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Made his first collegiate start at Long Beach State (Feb. 21) ... Notched first hit against Louisville (March 8), also hitting a sacrifice fly in the game.
Summer Ball
Appeared in 25 games for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley Baseball League... Posted a .322 batting average with 28 hits, eight doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBIs and 18 walks... Played with Wake Forest teammate Adam Cecere.
Background
Rated by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 15 prospect from the state of Maryland ... Picked by Perfect Game as the No. 20 recruit from the state ... Earned all-state and all-MIAA honors ... Batted .425 with three homers as a senior ... Hit .380 during his junior campaign and .410 with three homers in his sophomore year ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball and one in basketball ... Played club baseball with Youse's Orioles and the Mid-Atlantic Rookies.
Personal
Born on June 28, 2001 ... Son of Lawrence and Alison Bennett ... Played at the same high school, Gilman School, as Deacon All-American Gavin Sheets (2015-17), under Gavin's father and former big leaguer, coach Larry Sheets ... Pierce's father, Lawrence, played baseball for a year at James Madison ... High school teammates Max Costes (Maryland) and Mike Willis (Georgetown) are also playing in Division I.
Career Accolades
2023 Winston-Salem Regional All-Tournament Team
2022 College Park Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 (Junior)
Appeared in and started 60 games… Led the team in batting average (.353), doubles (19) and was the toughest to strike out in the ACC (11.2 AB/K)... Finished fourth on the team in runs scored (61) and RBIs (65)... Tied his career high with seven home runs… Also tied his career high in walks (28)... Went 10-for-18 with 11 RBIs and four runs scored in the Winston-Salem Regional, including a 4-for-4, five RBI performance in game two against Maryland (June 3), which earned him a spot on the 2023 Winston-Salem Regional All-Tournament Team... Posted a .523 slugging percentage and a .431 on-base percentage for a .954 OPS… Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the first game of the season against Youngstown State (February 17)... Crushed his previous career-high with a 17-game hit streak from May 15-April 14… Tallied 23 multi-hit games, including eight 3+-hit performances… Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career against Miami (March 26) and High Point (March 28)... Notched 10 hits, 10 runs scored, and six RBIs over the last five games of April… Finished the postseason with a .486 batting average, 14 RBIs, two doubles and a home run… Recorded 53 putouts and an outfield assist with just one error on the year.
2022 (Sophomore)
Appeared in and started 55 games... Finished second on squad with a career-high .367 batting average and 55 hits... Also notched career highs in runs scored (57), doubles (14), home runs (seven), RBIs (49), walks (28), stolen bases (6), slugging percentage (.533) and on-base percentage (.456)... Finished as the second toughest batter to strikeout in the ACC, striking out just once in every 10.5 at-bats... Tallied 21 multi-hit games while driving in multiple runs in 16 games... Went on a career-high eight-game hit streak from April 26-May 17... Led Wake Forest in the month of April with a .397 batting average and 29 hits... Went on a tear in four-straight non-conference games from April 26-April 30, tallying a .813 batting average with a team-high 13 hits, two home runs and a team-high tying 10 RBI, slugging percentage (1.313), on-base percentage (.833) and stolen bases (2)... Went a perfect 5-5 in Wake Forest's non-conference win against Longwood, setting a new career high... Drove in a career high five batters in Wake Forest's season-opening win versus Lafayette (Feb. 18)... Scored a career-high four run in the Demon Deacons' non-conference finale at App State (May 17)... Registered a career-high two doubles at Note Dame (April 23)... Tallied a .304 batting average in the postseason, notching seven base hits with two doubles, one home run and RBIs... Posted a team-high three hits with a home run and RBI-double in Wake Forest's final game of the season against Maryland (June 5).
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 40 games, making 37 starts... Finished with a .212 batting average with 28 hits, 13 RBIs, five doubles, one triple, one home run and 25 runs scored... Drew 17 walks and stole one base... Launched first career home run against Elon (March 23)... Tallied a career-high three hits and four runs scored versus Northeastern (Feb. 20)... Registered a career-high three RBIs and knocked in a triple in the season finale series against Pitt (May 21)... Picked up a double in back-to-back contests against Northeastern (Feb. 19-20) and Virginia Tech (April 10-11)... Walked a career-best three times against Virginia Tech (April 9)... Posted seven multi-hit performances.
2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Finished his rookie season 1-for-4 with three walks ... Drew a pair of walks and scored twice in his debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Made his first collegiate start at Long Beach State (Feb. 21) ... Notched first hit against Louisville (March 8), also hitting a sacrifice fly in the game.
Summer Ball
Appeared in 25 games for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley Baseball League... Posted a .322 batting average with 28 hits, eight doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBIs and 18 walks... Played with Wake Forest teammate Adam Cecere.
Background
Rated by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 15 prospect from the state of Maryland ... Picked by Perfect Game as the No. 20 recruit from the state ... Earned all-state and all-MIAA honors ... Batted .425 with three homers as a senior ... Hit .380 during his junior campaign and .410 with three homers in his sophomore year ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball and one in basketball ... Played club baseball with Youse's Orioles and the Mid-Atlantic Rookies.
Personal
Born on June 28, 2001 ... Son of Lawrence and Alison Bennett ... Played at the same high school, Gilman School, as Deacon All-American Gavin Sheets (2015-17), under Gavin's father and former big leaguer, coach Larry Sheets ... Pierce's father, Lawrence, played baseball for a year at James Madison ... High school teammates Max Costes (Maryland) and Mike Willis (Georgetown) are also playing in Division I.
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