Ben Dragani

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 225
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wis.
High School:
Catholic Memorial

Updated June 7, 2021

Redshirt Junior (2021)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Started three games and made 11 total appearances
• Posted a 3-3 record
• Limited opposing batters to a .229 batting average against
• Earned a win in relief against Iowa (March 8) with 3.1 innings of hitless relief in which he struck out two with no walks
• Started on the mound and earned a win against Purdue (March 14) with 5.0 scoreless innings of shutout baseball in which he struck out five and didn't walk anyone
• Threw 1.1 innings of hitless relief in a win at Minnesota (April 18) with one strikeout
• Threw 2.0 innings of scoreless, hitless relief against Rutgers (April 25)
• Earned a win in relief, allowing two hits and two runs in 4.0 innings of work against Illinois (May 2)
• Earned his first career save with 3.2 inning of three-hit relief against Maryland (May 22)

Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Saw action in just one game on the season against Cal Poly (Feb. 15)
• Struck out one in one-third of an inning of work

Sophomore (2019)
• Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Has three years of eligibility remaining after red-shirting

Freshman (2018)
• Collegiate Baseball News Freshman All-America selection
• Perfect Game Freshman All-America second team
• D1Baseball Freshman All-America second team selection
• All-Big Ten Third Team Selection
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team Selection
• Collegiate debut: against Army (Feb. 16)
• Recorded a team-low 2.76 earned-run average through 16 appearances, including 11 starts
• Struck out 54 batters through 75 innings pitched with six wins
• Earned the win with 6.2 innings of work and a career-high seven strikeouts at Rutgers (May 5)
• Tied his career high, throwing seven innings of shutout ball, striking out five and allowing just one hit and one walk in a win at Northwestern (April 7)
• Tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and allowed just four hits in a win over Delaware (March 31)
• Threw 6.1 innings in a start with three strikeouts at Michigan State (March 24)
• Made his first career start in a win over Bowling Green (March 18)
• Earned his first career win against Bowling Green (March 18)
• Threw seven innings, giving up no earned runs or walks and striking out six against Bowling Green (March 18)
• Pitched four hitless, scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts at Stanford (March 4)

Prep
• 2017 Gatorade Player of the Year for Baseball in Wisconsin
• 2017 All State First Team
• 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
• 2017 Wisconsin Little Ten First Team
• 2016 Wisconsin Little Ten Second Team
• 2016 Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2015 Underclass Honorable Mention
• National Honor Society Member
• Honor Roll

Personal
• Benjamin Barclay Dragani was born August 19th, 1998
• Enrolled in Ross School of Business and majors in Business Administration
• Son of Patrick and Stephanie Dragani
• Has 2 sisters