Benjamin Beckwith Joins Blackburn College Baseball Team

2014 Mar 19

Benjamin Beckwith of Mineral Point, MO is a Junior and will be the Infielder for the Blackburn College Baseball team for the 2014 season. Head Coach Mike Neal has high hopes for this season and predicts the team will meet and exceed the record for last season. Now entering his 16th season as coach Neal said, "This is a veteran team that now understands what it takes to have success in this conference". Coach Neal had this to say about Beckwith:

He's the smartest guy on the team.

Blackburn will play nine games against four teams ranked within the top 34 in Division III baseball, which amounts to a little more than 20% of the season. "The experience and skill level of our guys is enough to compete with anybody," said Neal. For the season schedule and any additional information visit www.blackburnbeavers.com and click on the baseball page.

Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, co-educational liberal arts college located in Carlinville, Illinois. One of the seven work colleges in the U.S., Blackburn is the only one with a student-managed Work Program. Blackburn was also ranked by US News as the 2012 #2 Best Value College in the Midwest and The Washington Monthly ranked the school as #17 among baccalaureate colleges, nationally, and best in Illinois in 2013. The school remains the most affordable, residential liberal arts college in the state.