Cody Benton

Height:
6-3
Weight:
216
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Cerro Gordo
High School:
West Columbus
Major:
business management

East Carolina (2020): Did not participate in any games during true freshman season.

West Columbus High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Jason Jones … Helped the Vikings to a 66-41 four-year composite schedule … Two-time Three Rivers 1A All-Conference selection (2018-19) … Appeared in 29 career games making six starts … Sported a 13-11 record with six saves and a 1.70 ERA … Fanned 80 batters while walking 29 … Allowed 40 runs (12 earned) on 32 hits in 49.1 innings … Held opposing batters to a .154 composite batting average … At the plate, batted .362 (63-for-174) with eight extra-base hits (one home run, seven doubles) … Scored 18 runs and plated 15 … Appeared in 83 career games drawing 41 walks … Fielded at a career .963 clip with eight assists, seven errors and 172 putouts (187 total chances) … As a freshman, appeared in 12 games where he batted .091 (1-for-11) with an RBI and three runs scored … Posted a 1-1 record with six saves while posting a 2.84 ERA … Worked 12.1 innings where he surrendered 10 runs (five earned) on 11 hits with 19 strikeouts and seven walks … During sophomore campaign moved to the bump in a relief role appearing in 11 games … Appeared in nine games (five starts) with one complete game … Sported a 2.19 ERA and a 2-3 overall record … Batted .218 (12-for-55) with a double, three RBI and nine runs scored in 21 games … Followed that with the first of two-straight all-conference seasons where went 6-2 with a 1.86 ERA … At the plate he batted .577 (30-for-52) in 26 games … Closed out prep career going 4-4 with a 1.63 ERA in nine appearances (one start) … Combined on a no-hitter as a senior against West Bladen in conference action where he struck out nine batters over five frames allowing one run (unearned) … Struck out 57 batters while walking 18 in 30.0 innings … Allowed 19 runs (seven earned) on 15 hits … Also played soccer at West Columbus during his senior season … Played travel ball for Andy Partin of the Dirtbags … Rated as the fifth-best right-hander and 13th prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Recognized as the 318th best overall prospect (107th righty) nationally by Perfect Game … Named 2017 Underclass Honorable Mention All-American, 2018 Third-Team Underclass All-American and 2019 Preseason All-American by Perfect Game … Participated in several showcase events including 2016/16U WWBA Memorial Day at Lakepoint, 2016 WWBA 2018 Grads/16U National Championship, 2016/15U Perfect Game World Series (all-tournament team), 2016 Atlantic Coast Underclass Showcase (top prospect team), 2017 Junior National Showcase (top prospect team), 2017 WWBA 2019 Grads/16U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2017/16U Perfect Game World Series (all-tournament team), 2017 PG Underclass All-American Games (top prospect team), 2018 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at Lakepoint, 2018 Sunshine Northeast Showcase (top prospect team), 2018 National Showcase (top prospect team) … Named to seven Showcase Top Prospect Lists … Helped the Dirtbags SkrapPak club claim the 2019 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at Lakepoint Championship … Participated in the 2017 PG Underclass All-American Games … Also appeared in the 2017 Junior National and 2018 National Showcases.

Personal: Full name is Cody Austin Benton … Born in Wilmington, N.C. … Son of Rick and Angie Benton … Has three siblings (Chase, Cole and Trey) … Honors (summa cum laude) graduate … Intended major is business management … Brother Trey was a three-year letterwinner at ECU (2017-19) who was selected in the 15th round of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Cleveland Indians … Twin brother Cody plays collegiate baseball at UNC Wilmington ... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2019) ... Named to 2020 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.