Lewis University Athletics

2006-07: Academic All-GLVC, recipient of Lewis[apos] Delahanty Award for academic excellence among student athletes and a Deans[apos] List student spring semester ... played in 33 games and started 19 (12 at second base, four at designated hitter and three at second base) ... had a double and an RBI at Indianapolis (March 28) ... recorded a double, an RBI and a sacrifice at Indianapolis and at Northern Kentucky (April 6) ... scored a run and had a hit at Quincy (May 1) ... scored a run and walked against Dominican (N.Y.) (March 7) ... tallied four assists at Indianapolis (March 28) and vs. Quincy (April 26) ... did not ground into a double play ... played in 21 GLVC games and started 13, hitting .189 with four walks and two RBI. 2005-06: Academic All-GLVC, Delahanty Award recipient and a Deans[apos] List student both semesters ... played in 13 games and started six (all at second base) ... had two chances with a runner on third and less than two outs and had an RBI both times (single vs. Missouri-Rolla, groundout vs. Rockhurst) ... played in 11 GLVC games with six starts. 2004-05: Academic All-GLVC, Delahanty Award recipient and a fall Deans[apos] List student ... played in 14 games and started four (two at third base, one each in left field and right field) ... his two sacrifice bunts vs. Quincy tied for the team[apos]s season high ... tied for fifth in sacrifice bunts (three) ... hit .500 (3-for-6) with runners on base, including 2-for-4 with runners in scoring position ... 2-for-4 vs. Bellarmine ... had a hit, RBI and stolen base vs. Southern Indiana ... in addition to his two sacrifices vs. Quincy, had a hit and an RBI in that game ... did not ground into a double play ... played in 12 GLVC games and started four, and hit .250 (4-for-16). High School/Other: Lettered two years as a second baseman, shortstop, third baseman and pitcher ... team captain as a senior, helping lead Timothy Christian to a 22-10 record ... hit .380 with one home run and 12 stolen bases that season ... hit .305 with 10 stolen bases his junior season ... injured his sophomore year ... batted .320 with eight stolen bases as a freshman on the junior varsity team ... played three years in the Westmont Senior Babe Ruth League ... his team produced a 20-2 record and won the league title his 16-year-old season, was 18-4 and league runner-up the next season, and went 15-7 when he was 18 ... also lettered two years in soccer and played basketball ... scored three goals and seven assists in his varsity soccer career, and one goal and five assists as a freshman on the junior varsity team ... the varsity squad reached the state quarterfinals in his junior season, its first-ever trip downstate ... made the high honor roll all four years. Personal: Son of Lee and Jeanette Benisek ... aviation flight management major.