University of Toledo Athletics

Toledo & Summer League Highlights
2013 second-team Academic All-America@ ... Member of Dean's List the last nine semesters, including perfect 4.0 GPA in eight grade periods ... School-record three-time Academic All-District (2011, 2012, 2013) ... Two-time All-MAC (first team in 2013, second team in 2011) ... Two-time Academic All-MAC (2010, 2012) ... Started 187 of 194 games in four seasons at Toledo ... Recorded 62 multi-hit efforts (21 in 2013, 14 in 2012, 21 in 2011, six in 2009) ... Honored with 2013 MAC President’s Award, given annually to UT seniors who graduate with cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher ... Sits eighth in UT annals in career hits (215), tied for eighth in doubles (39) and tied for ninth in RBI (126) ... Started nine of 11 contests in MAC Tournament, hitting .222 (8-for-36) with three runs scored, one double, one home run, seven RBI and three walks ... Had Tommy John surgery in early 2010 and returned for 2011 campaign ... Played with teammate Zack Michael for Toledo Hawks in 2012 Tri-State League ... Batted team-high .455 (65-for-143) with squad-best 49 runs scored, team-tying best 15 doubles, squad-tying best four triples, four home runs and 45 RBI in 50 games ... Also finished with stellar .699 slugging percentage, as well as 22 walks and 13 stolen bases ... Spent 2009 and 2011 summers with Winchester Royals in Valley League ... Played with current teammate James Miglin and former Rocket Lincoln Rassi in 2011 ... Hit .287 (54-for-188) with 37 runs scored, 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 22 RBI in 48 contests ... Played with former teammates Matt Zahel and Aaron Dudley in 2009 ... Batted .281 (25-for-89) with 16 runs scored, team-high four triples and 17 RBI in 38 games.

As a Senior (2013)
Second-team Academic All-America@ ... First-team Academic All-District 5 ... First-team All-MAC ... College Sports Madness All-MAC second-team ... Appeared in 52 games, making 51 starts (43 in center field, eight at designated hitter) ... Reached base in 44 contests, tied for third-highest total on squad, including 13 of 14 final games started (April 23-May 25) ... Hit .333 (65-for-195) with 28 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple, squad-best four home runs, team-high 48 RBI and six stolen bases ... In MAC play, batted team-high .369 (31-for-84) with 11 runs scored, squad-best seven two-base hits, one round tripper and team-high 26 RBI ... Ranked second in MAC in RBI, seventh in batting average and ninth in slugging percentage (.467) ... Finished first on team in total bases (91), round trippers, RBI, multi-RBI games (14), sacrifice flies (6) and walks (22), second in two-base hits and slugging percentage (.467), tied for second in batting average, third in hits, on-base percentage (.396), multi-hit contests (21) and thefts and fourth in runs scored ... Hit safely in 40 contests, including 21 multi-hit and team-high 14 multi-RBI efforts ... Tallied two hits each in both contests of doubleheader vs. Bowling Green in MAC Tournament (May 25) ... Blasted two-run home run vs. Buffalo in opening round of conference tourney (May 22) ... Returned to starting lineup in Eastern Michigan series at designated hitter, totaling two hits and three RBI (May 16-18) ... Only appeared as pinch runner at Ball State in series opener (May 10) over previous six contests (May 5-14) while recovering from right knee injury sustained against Northern Illinois (May 4) ... Batted team-high .571 (4-for-7) with three RBI in first two games in Northern Illinois series (May 3-4) ... Suffered knee injury vs. Huskies in seventh inning on Saturday, trying to score from third base on potential sacrifice fly and did not return for remainder of series (May 4) ... Named collegebaseballinsider.com Louisville Slugger Central Region, MAC Scholar-Athlete & MAC West Division Player of the Week, hitting .611 (11-for-18) with squad-tying best six runs scored, one double, team-best two home runs, squad-high 12 RBI, 1.000 slugging percentage and team-high .650 on-base percentage in four games (April 22-28) ... Batted team-high .500 (7-for-14) with team-high seven RBI in Western Michigan series, including three hits each in final two games (April 26-28) ... Hit 3-for-4 with one run scored and four RBI vs. Broncos in series finale (April 28) ... Blasted career-high two home runs and finished 4-for-4 with collegiate-tying best four runs scored and season-high five RBI vs. Notre Dame (April 23) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Central Michigan in series opener (April 20) ... Had string of 132-consecutive starts snapped vs. Youngstown State (March 18, 2011-April 17, 2013) ... Had season-high 12-game hit streak snapped vs. arch-rival Bowling Green in series opener (March 22-April 12) ... Hit 2-for-5 with three RBI vs. Dayton (April 9) ... Batted team-high .385 (5-for-13) with two doubles and one RBI in Buffalo series, including two hits in both opener and finale (April 5-6) ... Finished 2-for-5 with two RBI at Cincinnati (April 3) ... Hit .417 (5-for-12) with one roundtripper and team-high five RBI in Ohio series, including two hits in both games in doubleheader on Saturday (March 22-23) ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBI vs. Bobcats in first game of twinbill (March 23) ... Blasted three-run home run at Ohio in MAC opener (March 22) ... Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI at Florida Atlantic in series finale (March 10) ... Went 2-for-4 at nationally ranked Virginia in series finale (Feb. 24) ... Also appeared on mound in four games in relief role ... Sported 6.23 ERA and one save with no decisions ... Accumulated 4.1 innings of work, surrendering four runs (three earned) with two hits and six strikeouts ... Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning vs. Dayton (April 9) ... Worked 2.0 scoreless frames vs. Kent State with career-high four punchouts (April 2) ... Fanned lone batter faced vs. Delaware at Ron Fraser Cassic to collect first collegiate save (Feb. 15).

As a Junior (2012)
First-team Academic All-MAC District V (first player in school history to be two-time all-district) ... One of two Rockets to start all 57 games in center field ... Preseason All-Buckeye State Baseball second-team ... Hit .257 (58-for-226) with 23 runs scored, eight doubles, two home runs, team-high 34 RBI and nine stolen bases ... In MAC contests, batted .291 (30-for-103) with 12 runs scored, one roundtripper and 16 RBI ... First on team in sacrifice flies (5), tied for first in games started and sacrifice bunts (8), second in hits and walks (23), tied for second in multi-hit efforts (14), third in thefts, tied for fourth in multi-RBI games (6) and fifth in runs scored and total bases (72) ... Hit safely in 38 contests, including 14 multi-hit and six multi-RBI efforts ... Hit .533 (8-for-15) in Bowling Green series, collecting multi-hit efforts in all three contests (May 11-13) ... Delivered game-winning RBI single in 11th inning vs. Falcons in series finale, finishing 3-for-4 (May 13) ... Finished 3-for-6 with two runs scored and one RBI at Bowling Green on Saturday (May 12) ... Batted 2-for-4 vs. Buffalo in series finale (May 6) ... Finished 2-for-5 with one RBI at Northern Illinois in series finale (April 22) ... Went 4-for-4 with career-high four runs scored and season-best three RBI vs. Western Michigan in series finale (April 15) ... Delivered clutch two-run double at Central Michigan in series finale (April 8) ... Collected two-run single at Notre Dame (April 3) ... Batted 2-for-4 with one RBI at Miami in series opener (March 30) ... Hit 3-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI at Kent State (March 27) ... Finished 2-for-5 with one RBI vs. Ohio on Saturday (March 24) ... Collected game-winning RBI single in ninth frame vs. Oakland in home opener (March 21) ... Batted 2-for-5 with one RBI at Xavier in series finale (March 18) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two RBI vs. Marist in Chanticleer Classic (March 11) ... Hit 3-for-4 with two RBI at Furman on Saturday (March 3) ... Blasted game-winning home run in 10th inning at Charlotte on Saturday (Feb. 25) ... Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and one RBI at Western Kentucky in first contest of twinbill (Feb. 18) ... College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC first-team.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2011)
Second-team All-MAC ... First-team Capital One Academic All-District IV University Division ... Academic All-MAC ... Appeared in 54 games, making 53 starts in center field ... Hit team-high .330 with 26 runs scored, team-high 10 doubles, one triple, one home run, 27 RBI and 10 stolen bases ... In MAC contests, batted squad-best .375 with 13 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, one home run and 19 RBI ... Ranked eighth in MAC in on-base percentage (.416) and 10th in batting average ... First on team in batting average, on-base percentage (.416), walks (22), hit by pitch (8) and sacrifice bunts (6), tied for first in two-base hits, second in total bases (79), RBI and hits (64) and third in slugging percentage (.407) and stolen bases ... Hit safely in 39 contests, including team-high 21 multi-hit and squad-best six multi-RBI efforts ... Finished 2-for-3 vs. Eastern Michigan in series finale (May 15) ... Belted first home run of season and finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI at Central Michigan in series opener (May 6-8) ... Batted .500 (6-for-12) with two runs scored and four RBI in Western Michigan series, including pair of hits in each contest (April 29-30) ... Hit 2-for-5 with one run scored and one RBI at Cleveland State (April 26) ... Went 3-for-4 with one run scored at Northern Illinois in series finale (April 24) ... Finished 3-for-5 with one run scored and two RBI at Bowling Green on Saturday (April 16) ... Batted .538 (7-for-13) with two runs scored and three RBI in Buffalo series, including 4-for-4 effort in second game of twinbill (April 9-10) ... Hit 2-for-2 with one run scored vs. Akron in second game of doubleheader (April 2) ... Finished 2-for-4 with season-high three RBI at Kent State on Saturday (March 26) ... Hit 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI at Cincinnati (March 23) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored at nationally ranked Louisville on Saturday (Feb. 26).

As a Sophomore (2010)
Sat out season as medical redshirt.

As a Freshman (2009)
Appeared in 31 games, making 26 starts (10 in right field, eight at designated hitter, eight in left field) ... Hit .283 with 18 runs scored and 17 RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .333 with 13 runs scored and 13 RBI ... Hit safely in 20 contests, including six multi-hit and three multi-RBI efforts ... Batted .364 (4-for-11) vs. Eastern Michigan in three-game series, including 2-for-4 effort in series finale (May 8-10) ... Tallied hits in all three games in Central Michigan series, including 1-for-4 performance with two runs scored and one RBI in series opener (April 24-26) ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBI vs. Bowling Green (April 22) ... Registered three hits in each of final two games in Northern Illinois series, including two runs scored and team-season high six RBI in second game of doubleheader (April 17-18) ... Also appeared on the mound in seven games, making one start ... Sported 10.45 ERA with no decisions ... Accumulated 10.1 innings of work, surrendering 13 runs (12 earned) on 10 hits with 11 strikeouts ... Made first collegiate start on the hill at Dayton, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits in season-high 3.0 frames (March 24).

High School
A 2008 graduate of Elmwood High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball and football, and three years in basketball ... Rated 23rd-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ... Three-time all-league and all-county honoree ... Batted .425 with 35 runs scored, eight doubles, seven home runs and 40 RBI as a senior, earning conference Player of the Yyear and first-team all-state accolades ... Also went 5-0 on the mound with three saves and 1.43 ERA, collecting 47 strikeouts in 29.1 innings of work ... Helped lead team to league title with perfect 14-0 conference ledger ... Selected to play for Team Ohio ... Hit team-best .532 with 40 runs scored, 18 doubles, five home runs and 29 RBI as a junior ... Also registered 4-0 record on the hill with 2.67 ERA, guiding team to state championship game ... Set single-season school record for hits and doubles as a junior ... Established school's career mark for hits and doubles, earning spot on Ohio Junior Team ... First-team all-conference selection in football and basketball as a senior ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Benjamin Joseph Hammer on May 21, 1989 ... Parents are Jim and Linda Hammer ... Has two brothers, Tony and Kevin, and one sister, Erin ... Enjoys fishing ... Majoring in exercise science.

Hammer's Personal Bests

Hits
4 on three occasions
Runs
4 vs. Notre Dame (April 23, 2013)
4 vs. Western Michigan (April 15, 2012)
3 at Western Kentucky (G1) (Feb. 18, 2012)
RBI
6 at Northern Illinois (G2) (April 18, 2009)
5 vs. Notre Dame (April 23, 2013)
4 at Western Michigan (April 28, 2013)

Innings Pitched
3.0 at Dayton (March 23, 2009)
2.2 at Tennessee Tech (March 8, 2009)
2.0 vs. Kent State (April 2, 2013)
Strikeouts
4 vs. Kent State (April 2, 2013)
3 vs. Wayne State (March 17, 2009)
3 at Tennessee Tech (March 8, 2009)
Fewest Hits Allowed (Min. 5.0 IP)
N/A

Hammer's Career Statistics