Benjamin Sems

Position IF

Height 6'2''

Weight 195 lbs.

Class Senior

Hometown Chesterfield, Mo.

High School Westminster Christian

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HONORS & AWARDS

2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)

Named to the 2020 All-Big 12 Preseason Team
Started all 17 games at shortstop, finishing with a .255 average (14-for-55) with two home runs, nine RBI and 13 walks
Led Kansas in walks (13) and hit by pitches (6)
Tallied two multiple-RBI games – at Charleston Southern (2/22) and vs. Ball State (2/29)
Recorded first home run of the season at Belmont (2/16) and second at Charleston Southern (2/22)
Back-to-back-to-back multiple walk games – at Charleston Southern (2/23), vs. Michigan State (2/28) and vs. Ball State (2/29)
Four multi-hit games – at Charleston Southern (2/22), vs. Michigan State (2/28), vs. Ball State (2/29) and vs. Indiana State (3/8)

2019 (JUNIOR)

Named to All-Big 12 Second Team and Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Started in all 56 games he played in
Batted .305 with 12 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 39 RBI
Started as Opening Day shortstop at USC Upstate (2/15)
First-career stolen base against the Spartans (2/16)
Recorded first multi-home run game of career vs. Texas Southern (2/23)
Swiped a career-high three bases vs. Seton Hall (3/13)
Finished second-best on the team in batting average (.305), OPS (.851), hits (60), RBI (46), slugging percentage (.437) and walks (31)
Swiped a team-leading 14 bases
Had 17 multi-hit games

2018 (SOPHOMORE)

Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Started 52 of the 53 games he played in
Batted .240 (44-for-183) with nine doubles, two triples, four home runs and 29 RBIs
Started opening day at shortstop against Murray State (2/16)
Matched a then-career-high two hits against the Racers (2/16)
Notched a personal best in assists after six plus-defensive plays against Murray State (2/18)
Matched those six assists again in a game against Northwestern (2/25)
Rocketed first-career triple against Texas Southern (3/4), drove in a career-best five RBIs against the Tigers (3/4)
Hit second home run of his career Friday night at Baylor (3/23)
Matched career-high three hits against Morehead State (3/31)
Career-high two doubles against Wichita State (4/24)
Hit third home run of career as part of matching a personal-best three hits against West Virginia (5/6)
Hit go-ahead home run and scored a career-high three runs at K-State (5/11)

2017 (FRESHMAN)

Named to the 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
Played 25 games, making 16 starts
Batted .220 (11-of-55) with two doubles and one home run
Drove in eight RBIs
Started first-career game against Liberty at third base (2/18)
Notched first-career base hit against Omaha (2/21)
Scored first-career run vs. Northwestern State (3/5)
Made first-career start at shortstop against Houston Baptist (3/12)
Drove in first-career RBIs (2) at Oral Roberts (3/15) where he also collected a personal-best two hits
Career-high two sacrifice hits against Texas (3/31)
First-career double against then-No. 16 Missouri State (5/2)
Hit first-career home run against Texas Southern (5/5) for a personal-best three RBIs
Scored a career-high two runs against K-State (5/12)

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