Ben Hartl

Position C

B/T R/R

Class Jr.

Height 5-11

Weight 210

Hometown Springfield, Ill.

High School Springfield HS

Previous School Heartland Community College

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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Hits: 4 [t-14th], Texas Tech, Apr 26, 2024
Doubles: 2 [t-10th], at BYU, Mar 28, 2024
Home runs: 1, 8 times
Total bases: 8 [t-34th], Texas Tech, Apr 26, 2024
RBI: 5 [t-16th], at Baylor, Apr 21, 2024
Runs scored: 2, 7 times
Walks: 3 [t-9th], vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 16, 2024 ; at Cincinnati, Mar 15, 2024
Hit by pitch: 2 [t-9th], at Baylor, Apr 20, 2024 ; at BYU, Mar 28, 2024
Struck out: 2, 9 times
Sac flies: 1 [t-16th], at Baylor, Apr 21, 2024 ; at Cincinnati, Mar 15, 2024
At bats: 5, 5 times
Stolen bases: 1, UCF, Mar 23, 2024
Field chances: 12, West Virginia, Apr 07, 2024 ; vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 17, 2024 ; at BYU, Mar 29, 2024
Putouts: 12, West Virginia, Apr 07, 2024
Assists: 2, at Kansas State, May 03, 2024 ; at Kansas State, May 04, 2024
Runners CS: 1, at BYU, Mar 29, 2024

JUNIOR – 2024

HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2022-23

Spent two years in the Heartland program
ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Div. II All-America First Team catcher in 2022
ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Div. II All-America Second Team catcher in 2023
JBB Division II NJCAA First Team All-American in 2022
Career: .428/.582/.782 (151-for-353), 47 2B, 6 3B, 22 HR, 134 RBI, 186 R, 76 BB, 15 SB in 114 games
Walked more times (76) than he struck out (64) in his two years at Heartland
2023: .420/.593/.722 (74-for-176), 22 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 66 RBI, 100 R, 41 BB, 11 SB in 57 games
Helped Heartland capture its first national title in program history
Selected to the postseason All-Tournament Team
2022: .435/.571/.842 (77-for-177), 25 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR, 68 RBI, 86 R, 35 BB, 4 SB in 57 games
Led the team in doubles (25) and on-base percentage (.571)

HIGH SCHOOL

Played three years of baseball at Springfield High School
No. 2 ranked catcher in the state of Illinois, and the No. 14 overall prospect in the state according to Prep Baseball Report in 2021
Helped Springfield High School win its first baseball state championship (3A) in 2021
All-Conference First team selection as a freshman (2018) and senior (2021)
All-Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore (2019)
Hit .355 in 96 games over three years in high school
Member of the honor roll all four years
Received the Business Scholar award his senior year

PERSONAL

Son of Dan and Jen Hartl
Has one younger brother, Sam
Chose Kansas because, “It felt like this was the place where I could call home my final two years of college. I believe in the coaching staff that they will help me develop into the best person and ball player I can be.”