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2025 Baseball Roster

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21 Derek Benzinger

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Position Right Handed Pitcher
  • Hometown Cedar Grove, NJ
  • Highschool St. Josephs Regional
  • Prev School Hartford

Biography

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2025 (Senior):
  • Made 18 appearances out of the bullpen.
  • Posted a 2-1 record with three saves in 32.1 innings.
  • Went the final three innings to secure the save in the season opener against Dayton (2/14).
  • Earned the win against Pitt after allowing one run in 3.2 innings (2/23).
  • Secured the save versus Towson with 2.2 innings of no hit ball (3/29).
  • Posted the save versus Elon after a scoreless inning of relief work (4/20).
  • Picked up the win versus Delaware after going the final three innings (5/10).
2024 (Junior):
  • Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen in his first season with the Hawks. 
  • His five saves rank tied for 15th in career history at Monmouth.
  • Pitched 25.1 innings and notched 18 strikeouts.
  • Recorded his first win as a Hawk with two innings of one-hit relief work at St. Joseph's (3/15).
  • Earned the win against Campbell (5/11) with one inning of relief work. 
  • Struck out a season-high three batters against St. Joseph's (3/15).
  • Held nine opponents to no runs and pitched at least one inning in eight of those contests. 
  • Struck out at least one batter in 13 of his 17 appearances.
Before Monmouth
  • Played with current Monmouth teammate Alec Couture at Hartford in 2023.
  • Split time in the field and on the mound.
  • Made 11 appearances as a pitcher with two starts. 
  • Had 23 strikeouts in 23.1 innings of work.
  • Played in 27 games in the field with 19 starts.
  • Had four runs scored with four RBIs and two doubles.
At St. Josephs Regional High School
  • Was a key contributor for head coach Mark Cieslak.
  • Named First Team All-Conference and All-County in 2021.
  • Won the Triple Crown while going 27-2 and being one of the best teams in New Jersey.
Personal 
  • Son of Joe and Jackie Benzinger.
  • Majoring in Sociology.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2024Junior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 185 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2025Senior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 190 lbs
    21