Player Bio: Ben Yoder - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Ben Yoder

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Belleville, Pa.
	High School: Indian Valley

	Height / Weight: 5-9 / 185
	Position: Infielder
	Bats/Throws: L/R

2008: Second Team All-Patriot League selection ... team's primary starter at second base ... missed majority of Patriot League Tournament and NCAA Tournament with an injury ... did play in 7-0 NCAA Tournament victory over Florida State and went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI ... fourth on team with .318 batting average ... tied for fifth on squad with 14 multiple-hit games ... tied for third on team with eight multiple-RBI outings ... posted nine-game hitting streak at end of regular season and first game of Patriot League semifinal series ... logged five multiple-hit games during that stretch and hit .517 over that span ... hit primarily first or second in lineup ... hit .438 (21-48) when in the second spot in batting order ... hit .486 with runners in scoring position.

2007: Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and the Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... played in 37 games, starting 31 ... ranked second on the squad with a .317 batting average ... tied for second in runs scored (21) ... totaled five doubles, two triples and 12 RBI ... had 12 multiple hit games ... longest hitting streak of the season lasted eight games ... ended the year with a six-game hitting streak ... batted 3-for-4 against Fairfield with a triple, two runs scored and two RBI ... went 5-for-9 with two runs scored and an RBI in a doubleheader at Mount Saint Mary's ...earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for that performance on Mar. 27 ... also picked up the award the following week on Apr. 3 after going 10-for-21 in five contests, one against Scranton and four against Lehigh ... posted four multiple-hit performances against the Mountain Hawks, compiling five runs scored, three doubles and two RBI in the series ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in game three at Navy.

Personal/High School: Son of Lewis and Barb Yoder ... earned four varsity letters in baseball, three in basketball and two in football at Indian Valley High School ... three-time All-MAC Conference baseball honoree ... named all-conference in football once ... earned all-defensive team honors in basketball as a senior ... father played football at Boston University ... brother, A.J., is a member of the baseball team at VMI ... majoring in political science.