South Dakota State University Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 28
Adam Benes
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Position:
- Utility
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Longmont, Colo.
- High School:
- Longmont H.S.
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2023: Saw action in 37 games with 22 starts ... shared duties at designated hitter and also made a handful of starts in the outfield ... led the team with four pinch-hits, including a three-run home run in series opener at Utah Tech (3/3) ... collected two hits in each of the first two games of series at Western Kentucky, including a home run in opener (3/10-11) ... delivered a two-run pinch-hit single in second game of doubleheader at Northern Colorado (3/24) ... drew three walks and scored twice in series finale at Western Illinois (4/9) ... went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in series-opening win against Omaha (4/14) ... produced pinch-hit run-scoring double in series opener at Purdue (5/5) ... posted fourth and final two-hit game of the season and also scored twice in regular season finale at North Dakota State (5/20)
2022: Played in a utility role in 16 games, including eight starts ... walked and scored a run in first career start, which came in series finale against Purdue (2/20) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored at Wichita State (3/13) ... drove in runs in back-to-back starts at Northwestern State (3/17-19) ... marked return to home state by starting first two games of series at Northern Colorado (4/15-16) ... capped a three-run ninth inning with an RBI single as part of a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance in series opener ... also registered season-high five assists from his third base position in series-opening win t UNC
BEFORE SDSU: Adam lettered four years at Longmont High School … earned first-team all-region honors his senior season after batting .426 with three home runs, nine doubles and 11 runs batted in … added 11 stolen bases in 18 games … played on conference and district championship teams in 2018 … honored multiple times on academic all-state teams … his cousin, Eric Cain, played baseball at South Dakota State from 2009-12
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2023, 2024)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
2023: Saw action in 37 games with 22 starts ... shared duties at designated hitter and also made a handful of starts in the outfield ... led the team with four pinch-hits, including a three-run home run in series opener at Utah Tech (3/3) ... collected two hits in each of the first two games of series at Western Kentucky, including a home run in opener (3/10-11) ... delivered a two-run pinch-hit single in second game of doubleheader at Northern Colorado (3/24) ... drew three walks and scored twice in series finale at Western Illinois (4/9) ... went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in series-opening win against Omaha (4/14) ... produced pinch-hit run-scoring double in series opener at Purdue (5/5) ... posted fourth and final two-hit game of the season and also scored twice in regular season finale at North Dakota State (5/20)
2022: Played in a utility role in 16 games, including eight starts ... walked and scored a run in first career start, which came in series finale against Purdue (2/20) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored at Wichita State (3/13) ... drove in runs in back-to-back starts at Northwestern State (3/17-19) ... marked return to home state by starting first two games of series at Northern Colorado (4/15-16) ... capped a three-run ninth inning with an RBI single as part of a 2-for-4, two-RBI performance in series opener ... also registered season-high five assists from his third base position in series-opening win t UNC
BEFORE SDSU: Adam lettered four years at Longmont High School … earned first-team all-region honors his senior season after batting .426 with three home runs, nine doubles and 11 runs batted in … added 11 stolen bases in 18 games … played on conference and district championship teams in 2018 … honored multiple times on academic all-state teams … his cousin, Eric Cain, played baseball at South Dakota State from 2009-12
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