Ben Polshuk

Height:
6-4
Weight:
195
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
De La Salle HS
Experience:
1V

Expected to start in center field as a sophomore this season.

2015 -- Played in 27 games as a true freshman with four starts, all in right field ... went 2-for-19 at the plate ... hits were singles against Santa Clara and UC Davis ... stole a base against Sacramento State ... played summer ball for Victoria HarbourCats in West Coast Collegiate League, hitting .295 with four doubles, a triple and three home runs .. knocked in 17 runs and stole six of 10 bases ... produced multiple hits in seven games over last four weeks of season.

High School – A 2014 graduate of De La Salle High School, Polshuk hit .333 as a senior and .319 as a junior under head coach David Jeans … along with fellow Mustang freshman Austin Dondanville, led Spartans to 21-7 record, first-place tie in East Bay Athletic League and to the CIF-North Coast Section Division I championship … in senior season, Polshuk produced six doubles, one triple and 16 RBI, stealing seven of 10 bases en route to first-team East Bay Athletic League, first-team All-Bay Area and third-team all-state honors … in his junior season, Polshuk had three doubles, four home runs and 19 RBI, earning first-team All-East Bay Athletic League honors and a spot on the all-state underclass team … Spartans were 19-9 overall in 2013 and runner-up in both the East Bay Athletic League and CIF-NCS Division I playoffs … Polshuk participated in the 2013 Area Code Games … played basketball as a freshman … also recruited by Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara, Polshuk chose to attend Cal Poly because of “its coaches and the success of its baseball team.”

Personal – Son of Jay and Suzanne Polshuk … one sister, Hannah … born December 1, 1995, in Martinez, Calif. … majors in business administration.