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Jersey Number 1
Benjamin Sems
- Position:
- IF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Mo.
- High School:
- Westminster Christian
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2020 All-Big 12 Preseason Team
- 2019 All-Big 12 Second Team
- 2019 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2016-17 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Fall 2016 Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
- Spring 2017 Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls
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)
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
- Won three baseball letters playing for head coach Rich Van Gilst
- Helped the Wildcats to a 2014 Missouri baseball Class 4 state title
- A two-time Honorable Mention All-State honoree
- As a senior, hit .413, while leading the Wildcats in hits and stolen bases
- Also boasted a .920 fielding percentage
- Pitched 23.0 innings as the team’s closer
- A four-time National Honor Student
PERSONAL
- Born in Akron, Ohio
- Son of Richard and Karin Sems
- Has five siblings, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Rebekah, David and Josiah
- Two of his brothers are adopted from Ethiopia
- Father, Richard, played football at Grove City College
- Majoring in architecture.
Kansas Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, March 04
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
Fitz Fridays: The 2026 Pitching Staff
Friday, January 30
