Ben White

Photo by: Parker Waters

Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Holden, Mass.
High School:
St. John's HS
Prev School:
College of the Holy Cross

2018 (Graduate): Appeared in 23 games with five starts…posted a 2-4 record with two saves…pitched in 56.7 innings…earned his start at Tulane and pitched 4.0 innings vs. Wright State (2/17)…struck out three in 2.0 innings vs. Lamar (2/28)…pitched 4.0 shutout innings in relief vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/3)…pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief vs. Purdue (3/11)…struck out five batters in 5.0 innings (into the 11th) in a huge relief effort to keep Tulane in the game vs. ULL (3/13)…started in a big spot and pitched 4.2 innings four days after his five-inning relief appearance to stabilize the game in a 10-6 Tulane win at LBSU (3/17)…started and pitched his longest outing (5.2 IP) vs. Cincinnati (3/24)…earned the win with a scoreless relief inning vs. UNO (4/10)…earned the win with a perfect ninth inning vs. Houston (4/13)…picked up his first save with 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Houston (4/15; G1)…struck out four in 4.0 shutout relief innings vs. Memphis (5/12)…was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2017 and spring 2018.

Prior to Tulane: A graduate transfer from the College of the Holy Cross…posted a 4.10 ERA with 135 strikeouts in 147.2 innings during his time at Holy Cross…last season, tallied 25 strikeouts in 20.1 innings…named to Academic Honor Roll in 2014, 2016, and 2017…played summer ball for the Plymouth Pilgrims, where he was named a NECBL All-Star…attended St. John’s Shrewsbury High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts…has one year of eligibility remaining.

High School: A three-year letterwinner at St. John’s High School…was the team captain as a senior in 2013, when he was selected a Catholic Conference All-Star and named to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team…posted a career 2.11 ERA with 108 strikeouts in 95 innings.

Personal: Has four siblings … father, Bob, played football at Rhode Island … sister, Hannah, ran track at UMass … received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Holy Cross … pursuing a master’s degree in Homeland Security Studies at Tulane.