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Ben Cleaver - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics 48

BenCleaver

  • position LHP
  • height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Thompsons Station, Tenn.
BIO

• District 12-AAAA Pitcher of the Year (2023)
• First Team All-District (2023)
• First Team All-State (2022)

2024

Appeared in six games…Had a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings…Allowed just four hits and struck out 11…Picked up a series-clinching save at Florida on May 12, striking out a batter with the winning run on base for the Gators…Struck out a career-high three in career-high 2.0 innings vs. South Carolina in the SEC Tournament…Struck out two of the three batters he faced in the College World Series…Was unscored upon in five of six outings…Opponents batted just .182 against him on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
The angular left-handed pitcher was ranked No. 147 overall and No. 21 southpaw nationally by Prep Baseball Report…Played for Mike McLaury at Independence High School, which won its district in 2021 and 2023 and its region in 2023…In 2022, was the District 12-AAAA Pitcher of the Year and member of the all-state team.

PERSONAL
Full name is Elliott Benjamin Cleaver…Born in Indianapolis, Indiana…Son of Jon and Jen…Has two older siblings, Max and Grace…Major is Finance…Pitches left-handed but throws other balls right-handed.

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