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Dave Saffran

36 Brendan Benecke

  • Position C
  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 215
  • Custom1 R/R
  • Hometown Jackson, NJ
  • Highschool Jackson Liberty

Biography

2016 Junior Season
Game-by-Game Stats
Appeared in 35 games while earning the start in 30 contests, primarily serving as the team's catcher... Batted .277 on the season (28-for-101) with 12 runs scored, a home run and nine RBIs... Posted a combined OBS of .713... Batted .300 against left-handed pitching (9-for-30) while connecting at a .353 clip (12-for-34) when up with two outs... Recorded seven multi-hit games on the season, which included a career-best three-hit performance against Central Connecticut (4/1/16)... Hit his first career home run on the road at Central Connecticut (5/19)... In NEC contests, batted .311 (19-for-61) with a total OBS of .793 and an on-base percentage of .400... Hit .389 (7-for-18) against NEC southpaws while batting a robust .421 (8-for-19) when up at the plate with two outs... Tabbed to the 2016 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2015 Sophomore Season
Game-by-Game Stats
Hit .211 (12-for-57) with four runs, three doubles, 10 RBIs and six walks… Played in 23 games while starting in 14 of those contest, ten of which appearing as the designated hitter… Had two multi-hit games on the season, the first coming at CSU Bakersfield (3/6) where he belted a double and recorded an RBI; the second occurrence came on Apr. 18 in the second game of a doubleheader against NJIT where he laced a double and recorded an RBI… Garnered inclusion on the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for the second straight season. 

2014 Freshman Season
Game-By-Game Stats
Hit .125 (7-for-56) with three runs, one double, three RBI and five walks … Played in 24 games, making 17 starts … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in 4-1 win at Monmouth (4/1) … Doubled and scored at No. 15 UC Santa Barbara (3/23) … Walked and scored the eventual winning run in 2-1 victory against Hofstra (5/7) … Collected a pair of hits, a run and a walk over the final two games against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/12-4/13) ... Garnered inclusion on the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

Before Wagner
Played his prep ball at Jackson Liberty High School under the direction of Jim Rankin … Earned four varsity letters while helping the Lions to a combined 69-31 record during that time … As a senior, he helped Jackson Liberty to an 18-7 mark, the school’s first-ever trip to the Shore Conference Finals and the Division Championship while winning Team MVP honors … Offensive Player of the Year selection as a sophomore after helping the Lions to the Division Title as a freshman … Named All-Division as a senior and a sophomore … Played AAU baseball with the Baseball Parks of America … Collected four varsity letters in soccer while earning All-Division accolades in each of his final two seasons … Was a member of the National Spanish Honor Society and graduated with a 3.7 GPA …

Personal
Born on February 18, 1995 … Has three siblings: Brett, Luke and Logan … Majoring in Business Administration at Wagner.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2014Freshman

    C
    5'11" 185 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2015Sophomore

    C
    5'11" 185 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2016Junior

    C
    5'11" 215 lbs
    36

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