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#22 Benny Mejia
Position: Right-Handed Pitcher
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Year: Redshirt Senior
City/State: Paterson, N.J.
High School: Passaic Tech
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Mejia Photos

2011:  Struck out five batters in 2.2 relief innings at Florida International (3/4)... Earned his first win of the season with eight strikeouts in five innings of work at Florida Atlantic (3/10)... Surrendered only two runs across six innings of work while striking out three against Fordham (3/18)... Pitched a perfect inning of relief against USF (4/17)... Threw a scoreless inning of relief against Louisville (5/7).

2010:  Struck out seven batters and allowed only three runs in seven innings in game two at Texas A&M (2/20)... Tossed eight innings allowing only two earned runs and four hits while striking out seven against Penn State (2/27)... Allowed two earned runs in 6.2 innings while recording six strikeouts at William & Mary (3/6)... Struck out five batters in five scoreless innings against NJIT (3/14)... Picked up the win pitching five innings allowing two runs while striking out four against Central Connecticut State (3/20)... Tossed two scoreless innings in relief against Notre Dame (4/17)... Earned the save with 1.2 perfect innings at Louisville (4/25)... Recorded the save tossing a perfect ninth inning with one strikeout at USF (4/30)... Picked up his third save of the season with two scoreless innings in game two against Pittsburgh (5/8)... Earned the victory with two scoreless innings in relief striking out one at Connecticut (5/22).

2009:  Made 14 appearances including two starts... Tossed two scoreless innings in relief striking out two and allowing two hits against Iona (3/15)... Threw a perfect 1.2 innings of relief against FDU (4/1)... Pitched two scoreless innings in relief striking out five batters against NYIT (4/21)... Tossed a scoreless inning striking out one against Saint Peter's (4/30)... Allowed only one run in three relief innings on work in game two against St. John's (5/2)... Pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in game one at Cincinnati (5/15) and 1.2 scoreless innings of relief in game two.

2008:  Medical Red-shirt... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

High School/Personal:  Captain of his baseball team junior and senior year... Was named to the All-Conference team sophomore and junior year... Received First Team All-County, and First Team All-Area honors senior year... Batted 5-for-5 with two singles, two doubles, and a triple in a come from behind victory vs. Pequannock senior year... Business major... Born Nov. 24, 1988.

CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAVG. WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2008 MEDICAL RED-SHIRT
2009 8.39 0-2 14 2 0 0/0 0 24.2 36 26 23 19 14 7 2 1 130 .346 2 3 2 1 3
2010 4.80 3-1 15 7 0 0/1 3 50.2 48 28 27 16 39 8 2 4 205 .262 3 1 2 3 2
2011 5.40 2-2 9 4 0 0/1 0 21.2 29 14 13 12 22 4 0 0 107 .319 2 2 1 0 2
CAREER 5.85 5-5 38 13 0 0/2 3 97.0 113 68 63 47 75 19 4 5 442 .299 7 6 5 4 7