Ben James

Profile last updated: 08/08/2024
RHP / 2B
R/R
5'9
155 LBS
Liberty HS, 2026
Hillsboro, OR
Summer Team: Gunderson (16U)

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Commitment

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Player Bio

Ben plays baseball and football for Liberty High School in Hillsboro, OR. He has started on the Varsity baseball team since freshman year. He is a RHP and also plays short stop/2nd base. As a freshman he was voted All-League Honorable Mention for an infield player. As a sophomore he was voted first team All-League for pitching.

For the past four years he has played for Gunderson Baseball and is a starting pitcher and 2nd baseman. In 2022 he was selected to play in the Junior Futures Games in Atlanta, GA as well as the Baseball Northwest NW Championship Games in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In 2024 he was also selected to play for the NW Summer League as a pitcher. He works hard, loves the game and above all, is a great teammate!

Depsite his busy schedule, he is also a referee for the Tualatin Valley Youth Football League.

Academic Interests

Academic Scores

3.87
-
-

Player Metrics

All scores are verified by Baseball Northwest.

Fastball

83.4
84.91%
Tested on: 08/11/2023

FB Spin Rate

2048
58.53%
Tested on: 08/10/2024

Curveball

75.0
96.55%
Tested on: 08/10/2024

CV Spin Rate

2020
53.69%
Tested on: 08/10/2024

Slider

72.2
65.35%
Tested on: 08/11/2023

SL Spin Rate

1783
< 20%
Tested on: 08/11/2023

Changeup

75.5
83.39%
Tested on: 08/10/2024

CH Spin Rate

1751
71.47%
Tested on: 08/10/2024

BAR scores

All scores are verified by Baseball Northwest.

60 YD

7.10
83.71%
Tested on: 08/08/2024

30 YD

4.01
70.97%
Tested on: 08/08/2024

Broad Jump

8' 9"
87.58%
Tested on: 08/10/2023

L-Drill

7.91
93.62%
Tested on: 08/10/2023

Med Ball

50
78.65%
Tested on: 08/08/2024

Percentile

89.51%

2024

2024 Northwest Championships - Class of 2025-2029

08/08/2024 - 08/11/2024

2024 Northwest Championships - Class of 2025-2029

08/08/2024 - 08/11/2024

2023

2023 Northwest Championships - Class of 2024-2028

08/10/2023 - 08/13/2023

2023 Northwest Championships - Class of 2024-2028

08/10/2023 - 08/13/2023

PEC - Wilsonville, OR - July 17-20, 2023

07/17/2023 - 07/20/2023

PEC - Wilsonville, OR - July 17-20, 2023

07/17/2023 - 07/20/2023

2022

PEC - Event 2022

07/01/2022 - 07/01/2022

PEC - Event 2022

07/01/2022 - 07/01/2022

News + Social

  • 2024 NWC All-Tournament Team

    This team is hand-selected by the Baseball Northwest coaches.

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Stats

Pitching

Year Season ERA WHIP W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2023 summer
1.953
1.442
4-1
8
-
-
-
43
41
18
12
21
57
-
-
-
187
.250
2
1
-
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