2026 Baseball Roster

Will O'Neil
Kurt DeVoe
Will O'Neil
Maya Fisher

24 Ben Leiphart

  • Position INF
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Arvada, Colo.
  • Highschool Ralston Valley
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2026: Received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in May 2026 ... CSC Academic All-District ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Played in 43 games with 36 starts for the Orediggers, working primarily at first base and as a designated hitter ... Finished the season batting .250 with 33 runs on 29 hits including nine doubles, four home runs, and 30 RBI ... Also walked 22 times, was hit by a pitch seven times, and stole one base ... Posted a .986 fielding percentage on 277 chances at first base and helped turned 17 double plays ... Fielding percentage ranked 10th in the RMAC among qualifying players and his 257 putouts ranked seventh in the conference ... Top performance of the season was against Adams State on March 8 when he went 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI thanks to a double and a home run, coming just a triple short of hitting for the cycle ... Also notable was a 2-for-4 performance in a walk-off win against CSU Pueblo on April 3 when he scored two runs, including the game-winning, and had four RBI after a bases-clearing double ... Closed the year with six multi-hit games and eight games with multiple RBI ... Put together an 11-game hitting streak during his senior campaign and a 15-game streak of reaching base safely ... For his career at Mines, batted .260 with 49 runs on 53 hits including 16 doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 48 RBI with 32 walks.

2025: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Worked at first base and as a designated hitter for the Orediggers, totaling 24 games including nine starts ... Closed the year with a .283 batting average, scoring eight runs on 13 hits with five doubles, one home run, and nine RBI ... Also walked once, was hit twice and sacrificed himself three times ... Collected three RBI at UCCS on Feb. 23 ... Was 2-for-5 at UCCS on Feb. 24 and scored two runs ... Added another two-hit performance at Adams State on March 8 which featured a double ... Posted a 2-for-2 performance at CSU Pueblo on April 7 with one run and one RBI thanks to another double ... First home run as an Oredigger came on the final day of the season at Colorado Christian ... Defensively committed just one error in the field on 75 chances, and helped with five double plays ... Overall, had three multi-hit games, put together a three-game hitting streak, and reached base safely in five consecutive games.

2024: Part of Mines' platoon at first base with appearances as a pinch hitter as well ... Appeared in 24 games with 11 starts ... Finished the season batting .262 with eight runs on 11 hits including two doubles and one triple which fueled nine RBI ... Also walked nine times ... First game in an Oredigger uniform was opening day as the starter at first base against Southern Arkansas where he finished 1-for-2 with one walk and one RBI ... Top performance of the year was arguably against Colorado Christian on March 2 when he went 1-for-2 with two walks while scoring twice and driving in four more ... Posted a 2-for-4 outing at Emporia State ... Had doubles against Minot State and Colorado Christian with a triple at New Mexico Highlands on March 30.

SKYLINE COLLEGE (2023): Appeared in 21 games as a redshirt freshman at Skyline College in California ... Listed as a first baseman and posted a .321 average with eight runs and six RBI ... Had four doubles, one triple, and one home run ... Collegiate debut was at Shasta on Feb. 9 where he worked a walk and scored one run ... Produced a pair of three-hit games including a 3-for-4 day at Canada on March 16 that included one run, one RBI, and one home run - just a triple short of the cycle ... Also had a 3-for-4 outing at Gavilan on Feb. 22 which featured two doubles ... Finished his time st Skyline with a 1.000 fielding percentage on 27 chances with 25 putouts and two assists.

SAN MATEO COLLEGE (2022): Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball for Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colo. ... Closed his prep career in the spring of 2021 ... Helped RVHS reach the state playoffs.

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    INF
    6'1" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2025Redshirt Junior

    INF
    6'2" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2026Redshirt Senior

    INF
    6'2" 180 lbs
    24