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  Ben Turner
Ben Turner

Player Profile
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. Charles, Mo.
High School:
Westminster Christian Academy
Height / Weight:
6-4 / 220
Position:
C
Bats/Throws:
R/R

2009
Recorded his first hit at Missouri against Gonzaga on Feb. 22, connecting on a pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning ... Had a hit in four-straight games in which he played from Feb. 27-March 4 ... Drove in a run with a double against Oregon State on Feb. 27 ... Had an RBI single against Northern Illinois on Feb. 28 ... Was 1-for-3 and walked once on March 4 against Western Illinois ... Walked and scored a run against Western Illinois on March 10 ... Drew a walk in his only plate appearance against Indiana State on April 14.

HIGH SCHOOL
Had a career average of .412 at Westminster Christian Academy in Ladue, Mo. with nine home runs, 121 RBI and 47 doubles ... Hit .323 his senior season with two home runs and 29 RBI ... Holds Westminster's career record for hits, doubles and RBI ... Is school's record holder for single season hits and RBI ... Was an all-state selection his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Selected to the Missouri State High School Activities Association's Senior All-Star Game ... Was a first team academic all-state honoree ... Graduated with a scholar's diploma with a 4.0 GPA and was a three-year member of the National Honor Society ... Team was three-time district champion, two-time conference champion, and took third place in the state in 2007 and fourth in 2008.

PERSONAL
Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Mark and Amy Turner ... Majoring in biological engineering.

Five Tigers Selected in MLB Draft

06/08/2010 - Baseball

Five Mizzou baseball players had their names called on day two of the 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player's Draft. Seniors Aaron Senne and Michael Liberto and juniors Brett Nicholas, Nick Tepesch and Tyler Clark were among the players drafted on Tuesday in rounds 2-30, after the first round took place on Monday night. The draft will conclude with rounds 31-50 on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m.

Aaron Senne Named All-American

06/03/2010 - Baseball

Mizzou's Aaron Senne has been named to the Louisville Slugger All-America Third Team, which is selected by the staff Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Senne, who was the Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Year, hit .400 with 16 home runs, 22 doubles and 59 RBI in 2010. His .400 average was second best in the Big 12 Conference.

Registration Open for Summer Camps

06/01/2010 - Baseball

Registration remains open for Mizzou Baseball's summr camps. Camps offerered include a Father/Son Camp (June 13), Tiger Camp (June 14-17), Hitting Camp (June 21-22), Pitching/Catching Camps (July 28-29) and Skills Camps (July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2).

Mizzou Takes Victory Over Tech

05/29/2010 - Baseball

Mizzou concluded its 2010 season by claiming a 7-3 win over Texas Tech at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Tigers wrapped up play in the conference tournament with a 2-1 record.

Tigers Fall to Texas A&M

05/27/2010 - Baseball

Mizzou had its chances of winning a Big 12 Championship come to an end on Thursday night as it fell to Texas A&M by a score of 7-2 at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. With its victory, Texas A&M clinched the pool win and a spot in Sunday's Big 12 Championship game.