Barry University Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years at Suncoast High under coach Jimmy Beno  ... Pitched and played the corner infield positions (first and third base) as a senior, leading the Chargers to a 17-11 record and a district title ... Selected as the Palm Beach County 5A-1A Player of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel ... The two-way stud batted .381 with three homers and 24 RBI, while also going 3-3 with one save on the mound with a 2.70 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 44.0 innings ... For his career, went 21-9 across 46 appearances in high school with a 2.78 ERA while striking out 201 batters and walking 76 in 184 innings ... Also batted .365, scored 61 runs, 87 RBI, and hit seven home runs drew 62 walks against 53 strikeouts for a .481 on-base percentage and added 36 doubles and two triples to slug .561 ... Named the 4A-14 Player of the Year as both a junior and senior by the Florida High School Baseball Network ... Earned First-Team All-District as a pitcher and third baseman as a senior and as a utility player as a junior ... 2023 First-Team All-American.

PERSONAL: Son of Sean and Jennifer Benevides ... Has a younger sister, Brooklyn ... Comes from an athletic family as father Sean (Army), and uncles Jeremy (Gardner Webb) and Justin (Bryant) all played college football ... Kinesiology major.