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Jaret Bennett

  • position Lhp
  • height 6-2
  • weight 209
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Federalsburg, Md.
  • Previous School Charleston Southern
  • High school Colonel Richardson HS
  • position Lhp
  • height 6-2
  • weight 209
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Federalsburg, Md.
  • Previous School Charleston Southern
  • High school Colonel Richardson HS

Jaret Bennett Bio

AWARDS

  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2021)

2021 (GRADUATE)

  • Made a pair of appearances on the mound for Carolina
  • Pitched a scoreless inning against Mississippi State (May 8)
  • Struck out the side, giving up a hit in an inning at Clemson (May 11)

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

  • Played four seasons at Charleston Southern University, where he was a two-time All-Big South Academic Team member
  • Had a 2-0 record with a 0.71 ERA in the Covid-shortened 2020 season
  • Threw a complete game against Kansas in a 2-1 win over the Jayhawks (Feb. 21, 2020)
  • Named the Big South’s Most Impressive Pitcher by D1Baseball in 2020
  • Struck out 24 batters in 25.1 innings pitched in 2020 while allowing just two earned runs
  • Made 14 starts in 2019, throwing 71.1 innings pitched, second most on the Bucs
  • Struck out 44 batters in 2019, pitching a complete-game shutout against USC Upstate
  • Played six games in the field as a freshman in 2017, making 14 plate appearances
  • Went to Colonel Richardson High School in Federalsburg, Md., where he was the 2015 Bayside Conference Player of the Year
  • Maryland State Association of Baseball Preseason Coaches All-State team (2016)
  • Was 8-0 with a 0.71 ERA as a junior at Colonel Richardson
  • Hit .553 with three home runs and 11 doubles as a junior in 2015
  • Played summer baseball for the Maryland Monarchs

PERSONAL

  • Born on August 17, 1998
  • Son of Ray and Amy Bennett
  • Brother, Tyler, played baseball at Salisbury University and the University of Maryland
  • Brother, Hunter, played baseball at Towson University
  • Pursuing a Master’s degree in business administration