Ben Schild

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
231
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lincroft, N.J.
High School:
Middletown South

2025 Season: Redshirted

2024 Season: Made eight appearances and four starts in his first season in Storrs. Went 3-0 with a 4.71 ERA, recorded 21.0 innings, struck out 19 and held opponents to a .227 battling average against. Made his collegiate debut in high leverage situation vs. Louisville (2/16) earning his first career win out of the pen with 2.2 shutout innings that featured three strikeouts. Made his first career start against No. 22 UC Irvine (3/13) and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Finished with 6.0 shutout innings of work and struck out a career-high nine batters. Made his final appearance on April 9th vs. Bryant before injury derailed the rest of his freshman season.

High School: Lettered four seasons for head coaches Chris Lemore and Jeff Karpel at Middletown South High School. Was a two-time All-State performer. The three-time All-Shore recipient helped lead hs team to a 2021 State Championship during his sophomore season. That season, the right-handed pitcher went 8-0 with a 0.62 ERA. In 56.2 innings, he struck out 83.

Personal: Parents are Darlene and Philip. Has one sister, Abby, and one brother, Zach. ACES major