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05/13/2012
No. 19 ASU Baseball Sweeps Gonzaga Behind Freshman's Clutch Hitting
Nathaniel Causey went 3-for-3 with a go-ahead two-run double to give ASU a 3-1 win in the series finale
05/12/2012
Benjamin, Williams Power No. 19 ASU Baseball Past Gonzaga, 10-1
The Sun Devils scored nine runs in the first three innings
05/05/2012
Offense Heats Up As No. 20 ASU Baseball Rolls Past Utah, 17-1
Williams struck out a career-high nine in eight innings
05/04/2012
Rodgers, Home Runs Lead No. 20 ASU Baseball Past Utah, 5-3
The Sun Devils secured seven hits and five RBI from the bottom of their lineup
04/25/2012
No. 23 ASU Baseball Travels To Washington State For Trio Of Pac-12 Games
The Sun Devils are three games out of first place in the Pac-12
Legacy Devils: Michael's father Mike was an All-American infielder for the Sun Devils in 1986 and 1987. He was a third round pick of the San Francisco Giants and went to a 13-year big league career. He is currently in his third season as an assistant coach for Arizona State baseball.
2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games, making five starts...hit .182 (4-22) with a homer and three RBI...his first career hit was a memorable one, as it was a home run against BYU.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Basha High School...earned three varsity letters in both football and baseball...earned honorable mention All-Region honors as a sophomore, Second Team honors as a junior and First Team as a senior...was also a First Team All-Region quarterback and Second Team All-State QB as well as team MVP.
MLB Draft: A 45th round pick (1,370th overall) choice of the Colorado Rockies in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.
Personal: Plans to major in psychology...parents are Mike and Karen Benjamin of Queen Creek, Arizona...played in the 2003 Little League World Series for the Chandler All-Stars...his father was a coach on that team...would choose to have dinner with Babe Ruth, Tim Tebow, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and John McCain...chose ASU because "I was raised a Devil and I've always wanted to play here"...lists the Boston Red Sox as his favorite team...born March 18, 1992...full name is Michael Paul Benjamin.
| Year | Avg. | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OBP | SB | SBA | PO | A | E | F% |
| 2011 | .182 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .240 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .947 |
