2023 Baseball Roster
Ben Christian
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Audubon, Pa.
- Major:
- Accounting
ON COACH LEARY: "Coach Leary is an experienced coach who values our development on and off the baseball field."
2023 (SENIOR SEASON)
His senior campaign was highlighted with a 3-2 record and his first-career save after five starts and 13 appearances and a 6.43 ERA. He hurled 35.0 innings with a career-high 27 strikeouts in a season... A big week, Christian won back-to-back games and earned a save in league play, defeating Holy Cross (4/15) and Lafayette (4/19) and earning the save versus Bucknell (4/22)... Recorded a new career-high in strikeouts with five Ks against the rival Leopards (4/19) en route to a win and his longest outing came in a win over Holy Cross (5/7) in the final outing of his career, throwing 5.1 innings, allowing just two hits and a run... Selected to the Academic All-Patriot League Team and CSC Academic All-District squad...
2022 (JUNIOR SEASON)
A consistent starter during his third season, making 12 appearances with 10 starts with a 2-5 record. Threw 44.2 innings of action with his longest outing coming against Lafayette (3/27) and matched his career-high of four strikeouts... First win of the year came against Mount St. Mary's where he threw 5,1 innings with a couple of strikeouts with just one run on three hits... Won his second game of the season with a scoreless 5.2 inning outing with two Ks... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Became more of a workhorse in his second season, making an appearance in eight outings, including a slew of Patriot League matchups...struck out nine batters and walked 13 over 11.2 innings of work...best outing of the year came at La Salle (4/21), allowing two hits over two innings, striking out three batters...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Had one relief outing vs. Pitt (2/28), striking out two batters...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
CAREER STATISTICS
| W-LÂ Â Â Â | SVÂ Â Â Â | ERAÂ Â Â Â | APPÂ Â Â Â | GSÂ Â Â Â | CGÂ Â Â Â | IPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | HÂ Â Â Â | RÂ Â Â Â | ERÂ Â Â Â | BBÂ Â Â Â | SOÂ Â Â Â | |
| 2020Â Â | 0-0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0 | 10.80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2-5 | 0 | 5.64 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 44.2 | 57 | 37 | 28 | 15 | 24 |
| 2023 | 3-2 | 1 | 6.43 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 35.0 | 43 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 27 |
| Total | 5-7 | 1 | 6.82 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 92.1 | 119 | 86 | 70 | 48 | 62 |
BEFORE LEHIGH
The Audubon, Pa. native will begin his four-year career at Lehigh after being named a Second Team Mercury All-Area selection his senior year. Christian finished his senior season at Methacton with five wins, a 2.10 ERA and registered 51 strikeouts. He has accumulated over 160 innings pitched on the varsity baseball team and was an Opening Day starter in all four years. In addition to his stellar career on the diamond, Christian also served as captain of the two-time PAC Championship basketball team. Academically, Christian was a member of the National Honor Society, a recipient of the US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award and a four-year recipient of the Methacton M Award (GPA of above 93% for the year in all classes).
GETTING TO KNOW BEN
Favorite thing about Lehigh: Baseball and the unique campus
Major and why: Finance because it has always been something that intrigued me
Favorite place on campus: Rathbone
Favorite food: Pancakes
Favorite color: Hunter Green
Favorite musical artist: Eric Church
Favorite movie: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds
Favorite website: Youtube
Favorite pro team: Phillies
Favorite athlete in your sport: Max Scherzer
Favorite athlete in another sport: Joel Embiid
Celebrity you would most like to meet: The Rock
Hobbies: Basketball, watching youtube and netflix
Magazine cover I’d like to be on: Sports IllustratedÂ
Place I’d like to visit: Italy
Talent I’d like to have: Singing and/or playing guitar
Dream job: Phillies Announcer
If I didn’t play baseball, I would play: Basketball
Why do you wear your jersey number? It is a good number for a pitcher
If I had $1 billion, I would: Make sure my family is taken care of, and have a heck of a baseball glove and hat collection
