33 Ben Grant-Roy
33 Ben Grant-Roy
Nickname: Benny
Height: 5-10
Weight: 210
Year: 2010
Hometown: Biddeford, ME
High School: Biddeford
Position: First Base
Major: Business Management
Bats/Throws: R/R

2010: Started 46 games for the Monks at first base…hit .408 (62-152) with 42 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 51 RBI…led the Monks in walks (22) and hit by pitch (11)…ranked second on the team in doubles, home runs, RBI, slugging (.618) and OBP (.500)…recorded 17 multiple-hit efforts and led the team with 15 multi-RBI performances…opened his senior campaign on a torrid start with a trio of two-hit efforts, five runs, three doubles and seven RBI in the first three games…went 3-5 with two runs, two RBI and a double against Wentworth on March 11th…scored three times and went 2-3 with three RBI against New Jersey City on March 20th…connected for his first homer of the year, a two-run blast, against Rivier on March 27th…went 4-5 with a run and a double against Suffolk on March 28th…was 2-4 with a two-run jack against Framingham State on April 8th…hit a two-run jack against Emerson College on April 11th…went 2-5 with two runs and a homer against USM on April 15th…was 7-8 with four runs, three RBI and a double against Norwich on April 24th…went 3-4 with two runs, a double, triple and five RBI in a GNAC Tournament semifinal victory over Suffolk on May 1st…recorded at least one hit in all five NCAA Regional Tournament contests and three or more in three different regional contests…was 3-6 with an RBI against Worcester State on May 20th, 4-5 with a run and two RBI against Wheaton on May 21st, and 3-6 with two RBI against Tufts on May 22nd…led the New England Regional in hits (12), at bats (24) and fielding chances (44)…earned New England Regional All-Tournament for his efforts…also earned GNAC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors…named First Team All-GNAC for the third consecutive year…selected as the Monks’ Most Valuable Player at the team’s annual banquet…became the fourth player in program history to reach the 200-hit plateau with a single in the bottom of the first inning against Wheaton on May 21st…capped his career with his name among the leaders in nearly every offensive category…is the program’s all-time leader in times hit by pitch with 30…ranks second in games played (173), third in at bats (549) and OBP (.486), fourth in runs (155), hits (206), doubles (42) extra base hits (70), total bases (324) and RBI (159), fifth in walks (88), seventh in home runs (20), and 8th in both batting average (.375) and slugging percentage (.590).

2009: Played in all 44 games with 43 starts...the only SJC player to appear in every game in 2009...hit .384 (56-146) with 53 runs, 41 RBI's, 17 doubles, 7 home runs and three triples...led the team and ranked second in the conference with 53 runs scored...also tied for the team and conference lead with 17 doubles...tops on the Monks in walks (24) and hit by pitch (8)...ranked second on team in home runs, total bases (100) and slugging pct. (.685) and third in OBP (.481), hits and RBI's...posted 16 multiple-hit games and drove home multiple runs on 11 occasions...went 3-3 with two runs, four RBI's, a triple and a homer against SUNY-Cobleskill on March 14th...knocked home three runs against Rivier on April 4th and repeated the feat the next day against Lasell...went 5-9 with three runs, four RBI's and two doubles in the twinbill against the Lasers...had a five-hit day with three runs and two doubles against Colby on April 13th...notched three consecutive two-hit performances in a doubleheader against Emerson and the opener against Suffolk on April 24 & 25th...went 5-6 with five runs, six RBI's and two home runs against Suffolk in the GNAC tourney on April 25th...duplicated the two-tater effort in the very next game against JWU with two runs and three RBI's...posted a 2-5 performance with two runs batted in, including the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth, over top-ranked USM on April 29th...went 2-4 with two runs, three RBI's and his seventh long ball of the year in the Monks' season finale against Bates on May 3rd...given the team's Gold Glove Award following the season for his defensive prowess...named First Team All Conference for the second straight season and was also a member of the All Tournament Team...garnered regional recognition when named to the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association Third Team following the season.

2008: Started all 46 games for the Monks - 38 at first base, 4 at third and 4 as the designated hitter...enjoyed a breakout year with a .367 (54-147) average, 41 RBI's, 37 runs and 7 long balls as the Monks' clean-up hitter...proved to be an on-base machine, with 54 hits, 24 walks and 7 HBP to account for a .478 on-base percentage...notched 15 multiple-hit games and led the team by knocking home two or more runs in 12 contests...went 2-4 with two runs, three RBI's, a double and a triple against WPI on March 2nd...belted his first home run of the year against Thomas More on March 5th...collected his first four-hit game with a 4-5 performance against Misericordia on March 7th...drove home five runs and went 3-5 against Suffolk on March 29th...went 2-3 with a home run and three RBI's against Daniel Webster on April 6th and 3-3 with two runs and two RBI's against Bowdoin on April 8th...reached base six times with two hits and four walks against Husson on April 14th...posted a 3-5 effort with two runs and a solo homer against USM on April 17th...continued his success against the Huskies with a 3-3 performance at home on April 30th...garnered All-Conference First Team honors.

2007: Played in 37 games with 35 starts, 26 at first base...hit .327 (34-104) with 26 RBI, 23 runs, 9 steals, 6 doubles, 2 triples and a home run...collected his first collegiate hit, a two-run double in the second frame, as well as his first multi-hit game against Daniel Webster on March 13th...went 3-4 with four RBI's against Vassar on March 15th...started his NCAA career 0-6 through three games, but went on to post an 11 game hitting streak and was hitting at a .390 clip after 14 contests...belted his first college tater, a solo shot to lead off the second inning, against Plymouth State on April 1st...went 3-3 with two runs and an RBI against Husson on April 11th and 2-4 with two runs and a double against Williams in the NCAA Regional on May 17th...had nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games...named NAC Rookie of the Week on April 9th...ranked third on the team in RBI's and tied for third in walks with 18...made just two errors in 177 chances for a .989 fielding percentage.

High School: Played three years of varsity baseball at Biddeford High School for Jason Crepeau...a member of the Underclassmen All Star team in 2004...batted .488 as a senior...tied for First Team All Conference as a catcher in 2005...Team MVP and Second Team All State catcher in 2005...played a post graduate prep year at Tilton Prep in New Hampshire...batted .549 and earned team MVP, league MVP, and All New England First Team honors as a catcher...also played football and hockey.

Personal: Benjamin Grant-Roy, born November 22nd, 1986 in Biddeford, Maine...son of Sue Grant and Dan Roy...majoring in Business Management. 

 

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