JackBennett

• ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team (2025)
• All-Conference USA Second Team (2025)
• College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Midseason Watch List (2025)
• Perfect Game USA Midseason All-American Third Team (2025)
• Conference USA Pitcher of the Week – March 3, 2025
• Conference USA Pitcher of the Week – April 8, 2024

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Has appeared in 55 career games with 28 starts…Has tossed 171.1 innings with a 5.10 earned run average…Is 1308 with two saves in his career…Played a large role in helping Western to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

2025 (WKU)
Made 14 consecutive weekend starts on the mound…Went 7-1 with a 3.13 ERA…Posted 49 strikeouts in 63.1 innings…Went 22.0 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run to start the season …Earned C-USA Pitcher of the week after a season-high seven strikeouts in 7.0 shutout innings against Central Michigan (2/28)…Helped the Tops reach the championship game with a 5.0 inning outing in a win over Kennesaw State in the C-USA Tournament (5/24)…Selected as a Perfect Game USA Third Team Midseason All-American (4/3)…Named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame National Pitcher of the Year Watch List (4/18)…All-Conference USA Second Team selection…ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team selection.

2024 (WKU)
Appeared in 17 games while making 12 starts, mostly as a weekend rotation starting pitcher…Went 6-4 with a 5.66 ERA in 70.0 innings pitched while striking out 69 batters…Awarded C-USA Pitcher of the Week after a career night against No. 8 Dallas Baptist when he struck out 11 batters in 8.2 frames while allowing just one run (4/5).

2023 (WKU)
Made 24 appearances on the mound for the Hilltoppers…Produced a 7.34 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 38.0 innings of work…Recorded a save in the Hilltoppers’ 10-3 defeat of South Dakota State (3/11).