Ben Niednagel

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Clarita, CA
High School:
Hart
Position:
IF

Junior (2025): Started 50 of the 51 games he appeared in…Totaled 39 hits with seven doubles, a trio of triples, and a homer for 26 RBIs…Slugged .348…Stole nine bases… Fielded .926 with 154 assists and 26 double plays…Collected 22 hits and 13 RBIs in Mountain West play…Recorded a career-high five RBIs off a triple and a home run against South Dakota State (Mar. 12, 2025)…Hit a career-high two doubles in a win against Army (Mar. 1, 2025)…Ten multi-hit games…Six multi-RBI games…Three games with three hits…Named to the Dean’s List…Will serve as the squadron director of character and honor during his senior year…Tested air to air missiles during the summer of 2025.

Sophomore (2024): Played in 29 games, starting 18…Had seven hits and six RBIs…Went 1-for-3 with a walk at Nevada in game two of the series…Also had a hit in game one…Went on OPS at Tyndall AFB in Panama City, FL and served as a flight cadre during the summer of 2024…

Freshman (2023): Saw action in six games his debut season...Was 1-for-3 in his first three collegiate at-bats...Recorded first-career hit against St. Thomas on April 10...Also scored a run that afternoon.

High School (Hart): Played for Rainel Caranto at Hart HS...Named to Dean's List all four years in high school...Also played club for Prospect United and PBA.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 11...Son of Jonathan and Stephanie...Has three brothers, John-Mark, Peter and Daniel, and one sister, Annie...Major is military and strategic studies...Also goes by "Needles"...Has a grandfather that served in the Army, retiring with the rank of captain...Favorite MLB team is the Los Angeles Angels…Favorite player is Mike Trout...Says his dad has had the biggest impact on his athletic career... Started playing baseball at age three...Enjoys hunting, fishing, and shooting...Favorite sports moment was closing out the championship game his senior season to beat his high school rivals on senior day...Chose the Academy "To fly for my country, graduate from college, and play a little bit of baseball along the way."