2024 Baseball Roster

Hannah Wiest
Aidoneus Scherschel

3 Ben Schoneman

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Highschool La Cueva
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Engineering & Technology Management (M.S.)

Biography

2024: Received a master's degree in engineering & technology management in May 2024 ... Honorable Mention All-RMAC starting pitcher ... RMAC Pitcher of the Week (2/6) ... Starting pitcher for the Orediggers, going 3-2 in 13 appearances and one start on the mound ... Finished the season with a 5.22 ERA thanks to 41 strikeouts compared to 17 walks across 50.0 innings of work ... Closed his career ranked eighth in program history with 166 career strikeouts ... Top performance of the year was arguably 5.0 innings of shutout baseball against Arkansas-Monticello in Arkansas on Feb. 2 as he struck out four batters, walked one, and gave up just one hit ... Longest start was 6.2 innings at Emporia State on Feb. 9 where he struck out five, walked two and gave up three ... Notched 3.0 scoreless innings against Colorado Christian on March 2 ... Struck out eight batters at Colorado Mesa on March 17 ... Final start of his collegiate career was a win agaisnt CSU Pueblo in the RMAC Tourmament which featured 5.0 innings including one unearned run on three hits with three strikeouts and wo walks.

2023: Received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2023 ... Primarily a starting pitcher for Mines with 10 starts in 11 appearances ... Closed the year with a 3-3 record and one save on the way to a 8.36 ERA and 29 strikeouts compared to 15 walks in 42.0 innings of work ... Surpassed 100 strikeouts for his career with four against Colorado Christian on March 5 ... Earned the first save of his career by tossing 4.0 innings of one-run, three-hit baseball on April 30 against nationally-ranked MSU Denver, striking out four and walking one out of the bullpen ... Top start of the season came at Adams State on April 7 where he produced 5.1 innings of work, surrendering two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and one walk on the way to the win ... Also notable were six strikeouts and one walk at CSU Pueblo on March 26 along with five strikeouts and two walks against Colorado Mesa on March 20.

2022: Honorable Mention All-RMAC pitcher ... Pitched in 12 games with 10 starts for the Orediggers ... Finished the season with a 3-4 record including one complete game thanks to a 6.89 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 47.0 innings of work ... Top outing of the spring was a 7.0-inning, complete-game victory against New Mexico Highlands on April 3 where he struck out 10 batters while giving up two runs on six hits with zero walks ... Also tossed 6.0 innings in a no-decision against Colorado Mesa on March 13 ... Earned two other wins against Regis on April 24 and at UCCS on May 7 ... Struck out six batters at UCCS on April 7 and five batters against Adams State on May 1 ... Those back-to-back appearances combined for one walk across 8.2 innings on the mound.

2021: Honorable Mention All-RMAC pitcher ... Transitioned from utility player to fulltime starting pitcher for Mines with seven starts in seven appearances ... Posted a 2-2 record and a 7.64 ERA over the course of 33 innings ... Struck out 38 batters and issued just 12 walks ... Opened the season with five innings of work against MSU Denver on March 5 while surrendering just one run on three hits with eight strikeouts ... Longest outing of the year was 8.2 innings of six-run, 13-hit baseball with five strikeouts in a win against New Mexico Highlands at the RMAC Pod on Colorado Springs on March 26 ... Top performance of the season was 12 strikeouts in 6.0 innings which resulted in three runs on five hits against New Mexico Highlands on May 12 ... Also added 6.0 innings of one-run, four-hit baseball and eight strikeouts in a win over Colorado Christian on April 2 ... Closed the season ranked top-10 in the RMAC in eight different pitching categories. 

2020: Utility player for the Orediggers with appearances on the mound and at second base ... Started three games as a pitcher and came out of the bullpen four other times ... Posted a 4.55 ERA while going 1-1 with 21 strikeouts over 27.2 innings ... At the plate, hit .429 thanks to three hits in seven at-bats including two doubles ... Also scored one run with three RBI and fielded 1.000 at second base and off the mound ... Collegiate debut came against Arkansas Tech on Feb. 1 and resulted in 3.0 innings of three-hit, shutout baseball including two strikeouts and one walk ... First collegiate plate appearance came at Fort Hays State on Feb. 9 where he went 1-for-1 with a double ... Top pitching performance of the year was 6.0 innings of two-hit, shutout work while striking out two batters at New Mexico Highlands on March 8 - the final game of the pandemic-shortened season ... Also struck out 11 batters on Feb. 8 at Fort Hays State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Varsity letter winner playing baseball at La Cueva High School in New Mexico … Pitcher and infielder hitting .382 with 11 doubles and 29 RBI his junior season … Named 2018 New Mexico 6A player of the Year, 2018 First-Team All-State Pitcher, 2018 First-Team All-State First Base, 2018 Frist-Team All-District at pitcher and first base … Honored as 2017 Max Preps Sophomore All-American … Back-to-back state, district and metro championships in 2017 and 2018 … Played club ball for Team California … Academically honored with an academic letter junior and senior year … Named to All-Academic team for baseball as a junior … Member of the National Spanich Honors Society … Plans to major in mechanical engineering at Mines.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020Freshman

    RHP/INF
    6'1" 175 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Redshirt Senior

    RHP
    6'1" 190 lbs
    3