#55 Ben Sears: Minor Leaguer - Kansas City Royals

1h 9m · Knowledge is Power · 27 Feb 13:00

Drafted in the 14th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals (overall 415)AAC's No. 40 2022 MLB Draft Prospect (D1Baseball) AAC's Best Breaking Ball - 2021 (Baseball America)Houston Baseball Fall 2020 "King of the Hill"Junior (2022):

• Made 33 appearances as Houston's main closer

• Finished with a 6-3 record and 12 saves

• Led the American in saves (12)

• Posted a 3.11 ERA (the lowest on the team)

• Pitched 66.2 innings allowing only 23 runs and 48 strikeouts

• Held batters to a .239 average

• Made 18 shutout appearances

• Pitched 2.1 hit-less innings at Texas A&M and struck out one batter (3/15)

• Threw 2.0 perfect innings at Cincinnati with two strikeouts (4/10)

• Tossed 2.0 hit-less innings at Wichita State (5/6) with two strikeouts

• Held ECU hit-less through 2.2 innings in the American Championship game with three strikeouts (5/29)

Prior to Houston:

• Spent two seasons at The Community College of Rhode Island

• 2020 team captain

• 1-0 in two appearances in 2020

• Struck out 23 in 11.1 innings

• Did not allow a walk

• 3.18 ERA with four earned runs allowed

• 2019 NJCAA Division III Third-Team All-American

• 8-2 with 2.93 ERA

• 99 strikeouts in 67.2 innings

• 10 walks allowed in 11 appearances

• Helped team take fifth in place JuCo World Series (2019)

High School:

• Prepped at East Providence

• 2018 Gatorade Player of Year

• 2018 Providence Journal Player of Year

• 2018 State Farm Player of Year

• 2018 first-team all-state

• 2018 all-academic team (baseball)

• 2018 team captain (baseball)

• 8-2 with 1.07 ERA

• Struck out 87 in 72.1 innings

• Held opponents to .165 average

• Helped team reach state semifinals

• Also lettered in basketball

• Helped basketball team to 2017 Elite 8

• 2017 Rhode Island Scholar Athlete

• 2018 all-academic team (basketball)

• 2018 team captain (basketball)

Personal:

• Full name is Benjamin Henry Sears

• Born June 15, 2000 in Warwick, R.I.

• Son of Deborah

• Siblings: Annie

• Psychology major

• Business minor

• Memorable athletic feat: Making 2019 JuCo World Series

• Interested in coaching and teaching after baseball

• Hobbies: Golf, snowboarding, hiking and video games

• Unique fact: hails from 1,600 miles away

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