19 Ben Somorjai
19 - Ben Somorjai
Height: 5-11
Bats/Throws: R/R
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Hillsborough, Calif.
High School: Menlo School
Position: C
Major: Economics
gp 1
avg .333
hr -
rbi 2
r 1
sb -

Career Honors:
Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2019)
Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019, 20, 21)

2021: Team captain … Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Started at catcher and went 1-for-3 with two walks in the win against Muhlenberg (May 2) … Drove in two runs and also scored a run during the team’s lone contest while also recording nine putouts on defense.

2020: Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Started all eight games he played behind the plate … Reached base in every contest he played … Posted a .370 batting average, .481 slugging percentage, and .514 on-base percentage … Collected 10 hits in 27 at-bats, with one double and one triple, to go along seven runs scored and seven RBI … Recorded a hit in each of the first seven games he played, including multi-hit outings against Wittenberg (Mar. 8), Hiram (Mar. 10), and Defiance (Mar. 13) … Drove in runs during five of his eight starts, including a season-high three RBI versus Hiram … Also scored a run during six of his games played … Threw out three attempted base stealers in eight chances … Committed just one error in 54 defensive chances, a .981 fielding percentage.

2019: Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Did not see any playing time due to injury.

2018: Appeared in 24 contests, logging 21 starts … Had a 3-for-4 outing with a double and a home run against Amherst (Mar. 15) … Homered and drove in a pair of runs against Gwynedd Mercy (Mar. 19) … Had a 3-for-5 outing with a pair of doubles in the first of two games against McDaniel (Mar. 31) … Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a pair of walks against Washington College (Apr. 13) … Singled and scored two runs against Gettysburg (Apr. 28).

Prep: Team captain ... 2017 First-team All-PAL ... Central Coast Section Champions (2017, 16) ... 2017 PAL League Champions ... 2015 USA National Team Championships Champion ... Student Athletic Advisory Board ... Founder of the Menlo School Broadcasting Club.

Personal: Son of Hilary Caplan Somorjai and John Somorjai ... Has a younger sister, Diana. 

 

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att
2018.... .260 24-21 73 8 19 6 0 2 16 12 16 0-1
2020.... .370 8-8 27 7 10 1 1 0 7 4 6 0-0
2021.... .333 1-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0-0
TOTAL... .291 33-30 103 16 30 7 1 2 25 18 23 0-1

 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking at time of graduation]:
Hits: 3, vs Amherst College, Mar 15, 2018
Doubles: 2 [t-8th], at McDaniel, Mar 31, 2018
Triples: 1 [t-5th], at Scranton, Mar 4, 2020
Home runs: 1, vs Amherst College, Mar 15, 2018 ; Gwynedd Mercy, Mar 19, 2018
Total bases: 7, vs Amherst College, Mar 15, 2018
RBI: 3, 4 times
Runs scored: 2, Gettysburg, Apr 28, 2018 ; vs Carroll, Mar 12, 2020 ; Gwynedd Mercy, Mar 19, 2018
Walks: 2, 4 times
Hit by pitch: 2 [t-4th], vs Carroll, Mar 12, 2020
Struck out: 3 [t-7th], at TCNJ, Mar 28, 2018
Sac flies: 1 [t-9th], at Washington College, Apr 13, 2018
At bats: 5, Johns Hopkins, Apr 14, 2018 ; at McDaniel, Mar 31, 2018
Caught stealing: 1 [t-7th], at Ursinus, Apr 05, 2018
Field chances: 15, Gwynedd Mercy, Mar 19, 2018
Putouts: 12, vs Wooster, Mar 17, 2018 ; Gwynedd Mercy, Mar 19, 2018
Assists: 4, Rowan, Mar 27, 2018
Runners CS: 2 [t-6th], Gwynedd Mercy, Mar 19, 2018 ; Rowan, Mar 27, 2018
 
CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS (at time of graduation):
Lowest stolen base against pct.: 4th (.686)
Highest fielding pct.: 6th (.986)
Most caught stealing by: t-14th (11)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS (at time of graduation):
Lowest stolen base against pct.: 5th (.704 in 2018)
Most caught stealing by: t-9th (8 in 2018)
Recent Games
May 2 Muhlenberg W, 14-6
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 1 -
Plate appearances 5 0
At Bats 3 -
Runs 1 -
Hits 1 -
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 2 -
Total bases 1 0
Walks 2 -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 1 -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .333 -
On Base Percentage .600 -
Slugging Percentage .333 -
Appearances 0 -
Games started 0 -
Wins 0 -
Losses 0 -
Saves 0 -
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 9 0
Put Outs 9 -
Assists 0 -
Errors 0 -
Fielding Percentage 1.000 -
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
May 2 Muhlenberg W, 14-6 3 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
May 2 Muhlenberg W, 14-6 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
May 2 Muhlenberg W, 14-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
May 2 Muhlenberg W, 14-6 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2017-18 24 73 8 19 6 - 2 16 12 16 - 1 .260 .368 .425
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 27 7 10 1 1 - 7 4 6 - - .370 .514 .481
2020-21 1 3 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - .333 .600 .333
Total 33 103 16 30 7 1 2 25 18 23 - 1 .291 .417 .437
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2017-18 24 1 1 - 31 8 4 12 24 0.50 87
2018-19 - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2019-20 8 4 - - 13 2 - 4 6 0.67 35
2020-21 1 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
Total 33 5 1 - 45 10 4 17 30 0.57 127
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2017-18 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2018-19 - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2019-20 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
2020-21 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2017-18 24 157 136 19 2 .987 1 19 8 .296 6 1
2018-19 - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 54 47 6 1 .981 - 5 2 .286 3 -
2020-21 1 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Total 33 220 192 25 3 .986 1 24 10 .294 9 1
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 1 3 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - .333 .600 .333
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 1 3 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - .333 .600 .333
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 3 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - .333 .600 .333
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
May 1 3 1 1 - - - 2 2 1 - - .333 .600 .333
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 1 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
Conference - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 1 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
Away - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Wins 1 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
Losses - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
May 1 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 5
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
-
May 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 1 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Conference - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 1 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Losses - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
-
May 1 9 9 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -