Texas State Athletics

2019: Played in 49 games, starting 37... Made 26 starts in left field and nine in right field... Batted .263 (35-for-133) with eight doubles, five home runs and two triples... Recorded 35 RBIs and 26 runs... Drew 37 walks and was hit by a pitch twice... Stole four bases... Laid down three sacrifice bunts... Recorded a .466 slugging and .430 on-base percentages... Posted a .970 fielding percentage with 59 putouts, six assists and two errors... Had 11 multi-hit, 10 multi-RBI and six multi-run games... Went 2-for-4 with a RBI and double at Rice (3/13)... Scored twice and hit a triple at South Alabama (3/15)... Plated two runs against ULM (3/24)... Finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a homer against Rice (3/26)... Drove in two runs and hit a solo home run against UTSA (4/2)... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and scored twice against Troy (4/5)... Hit a three-run homer and scored twice against the Trojans (4/6)... Posted second triple of the season against Houston Baptist (4/16)... Finished with season-high five RBIs against Arkansas State (4/18)... Drove in two runs in final two games against the Red Wolves (4/19 & 4/20)... Drew a season-high three walks at Louisiana 94/28)... Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and hit a home run against Georgia State (5/5)... Drove in two runs including the game-winner to clinch Sun Belt Conference regular season championship in first game of doubleheader against UT Arlington (5/17)... Finished 2-for-4 with five RBIs and one homer in regular season finale against the Mavericks (5/17)... Drew two walks versus ULM (5/22)... Walked twice and plated a run at Coastal Carolina (5/23).

2018: Missed the season due to injury and received a medical redshirt.

2017: Played in 47 contests with 35 starts... Made 19 starts at first base, nine as the designated hitter and seven in left field... Posted a .205 batting average (24-for-117)... Recorded a .991 fielding percentage with 119 putouts, 16 assists and two errors... Hit three doubles, one triple and two home runs... Recorded 12 RBI and scored 23 runs... Stole one base on three attempts... Tallied four games with two hits... Had two three-game hitting streaks... Reached base safely in 10 consecutive games... Began Bobcat career with 2-for-4 performance with a solo home run against Purdue (2/17)... Went 2-for-5 with a RBI and double against the Boilermakers (2/18)... Was 2-for-4 with a RBI, runs scored and a double against Sam Houston State (2/28)... Scored three times and drew two walks against Richmond (3/3)... Walked twice and scored two times against Rice (3/15)... Drew a season-high three walks against Arkansas State (3/31)... Hit a two-run homer against the Red Wolves (4/1)... Scored twice and walked two times against Georgia State (5/6)... Was issued three walks against the Panthers (5/7)... Went 2-for-3 with two walks and one RBI in regular season finale against UTA (5/20).

2016 (New Mexico JC): Named to All-WJCAC Second Team... Played in 58 games... Batted .367 (69-for-188)... Led the team with 74 RBIs... Second on the squad with 17 home runs, 69 runs scored and four triples... Fourth with 15 doubles... Was 14-for-19 stealing bases... Finished with a .506 on-base percentage and .761 slugging percentage...Recorded 20 multi-RBI, 20 multi-run and 16 multi-hit games... Ended season on a 23-game hitting streak... Also had a 14-game hitting streak during the season... Helped lead the Thunderbirds to second straight runner-up finish in the Western Junior Athletic Conference... Part of team that made second straight NJCAA Region V Championship game.

2015 (New Mexico JC): Played in 58 games... Batted .333 (64-for-195)... Tied for team lead with six triples... Hit nine doubles and eight home runs... Finished with 44 RBIs and 56 runs scored... Stole 14 bases... Posted a .458 on-base percentage and .564 slugging percentage... Recorded 15 multi-hit, 14 multi-run and seven multi-RBI games... Had a career-high five RBIs at El Paso CC (3/13)... Went 4-for-6 with four runs scored, four RBI and fell a double shy of hitting for the cycle at New Mexico Military Institute (4/10)...Ended season on a nine-game hitting streak... Helped lead the Thunderbirds to a runner-up finish in the Western Junior Athletic Conference... Member of team that reached the NJCAA Region V Championship game.
 
High School: Graduated from Monterey High School... Earned four all-district accolades... Named to the All-District 2-5A First Team (1B) as a sophomore... Selected to All-District 2-5A Second Team as a junior (OF) and freshman (1B)... Landed on the All-District 4-4A Second Team at first base his senior year... Competed on the football team... Picked to the Collin Street Bakery TSWA 4A All-State honorable mention as a running back his junior year... Named to the 2012 APSE 4A All-State honorable mention team.
 
Personal: Majoring in general studies... Son of Michael Benton and Emily Martinez... Also recruited by New Mexico, Kansas State and Washington State.