Ben Hess

Career Accolades

Owns the Alabama career record for strikeouts per 9.0 innings with 13.34 (205 K/138.1 IP)
Finished his junior campaign with 106 strikeouts to rank fifth on the Alabama single-season list
Led the Tide with five wins as part of his 5-5 record across 15 total starts
Maintained a 5.80 ERA (44 ER/68.1 IP) with a team-high 106 strikeouts compared to only 35 walks
Ranked eighth in the SEC for strikeouts, including 35 looking which was good for fifth in the league
Allowed only 60 total hits to tie for the fifth-fewest in the league
Limiting opposing hitters to a .234 average that ranked 11th in the SEC
Recorded 70 of his strikeouts in conference play to finish third among conference arms, including a league-high tying 23 looking
Selected to the Frisco Classic All-Tournament Team at starting pitcher after allowing just one hit and walking one while striking out a career-high tying 10 across 5.0 innings pitched for the win against Indiana on March 1
Entered 2024 listed as D1Baseball.com's No. 28 college prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft
Selected as a preseason third team All-American by both D1Baseball and Baseball America

Sidelined after his start at Arkansas and did not return to action the rest of the 2023 campaign
Finished with a perfect 4-0 record across seven starts
Maintained a 3.22 ERA (13 ER/36.1 IP) that ranked 12th in the SEC at the time of his exit
Recorded 49 strikeouts, good for seventh in the conference to start April
Limited opposing hitters to a .215 average that was 13th in the league prior to his injury
Picked up the win in his first career weekend start on Feb. 18 against Richmond, tossing 6.0 scoreless frames and allowing three hits while striking out six

Served as the Tide's primary midweek starter after missing the first three weeks of the season
Moved to the bullpen for the final stretch of SEC play and the SEC Tournament
Finished with a 3-1 record and a 4.54 ERA (17 ER/33.2 IP) in 11 appearances (eight starts)
Ranked fourth on UA for strikeouts with 50, including a team-high 10 against Georgia in the SEC Tournament
Limited opposing hitters to a lowly .192 average
Earned the win with a lights-out performance against Georgia in the SEC Tournament on May 24, contributing 4.1 scoreless relief innings with one hit, a walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts
Allowed one hit and issued two walks while striking out seven in 4.0 scoreless frames against Belmont on April 12 for his first win at Alabama
Made his first career appearance and start for the Tide on March 9 against North Alabama, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning of work

Attended Charleston High School in Charleston, Ill.
Tabbed the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in Illinois and the state's second-ranked prospect by Perfect Game USA
Also listed as the nation's No. 72 recruit overall and the No. 19 right-hander nationally by PG
The top-ranked player in the state of Illinois and the nation's No. 93 overall recruit according to Prep Baseball Report
The No. 1 player from Illinois according to MaxPreps
Baseball America's ninth-ranked prospect from Illinois in the 2021 MLB Draft
Helped Charleston to a 24-12-1 record and a Regional Championship in 2019
Went 6-3 with a 2.98 ERA across his 47.0 innings of work as a sophomore
Also struck out 84 batters compared to 24 walks as the Trojans' ace that same season