Ben Dragani

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Position:
P
Height:
6-4
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Brookfield, Wis.
High School:
Catholic Memorial

2021 (Michigan): Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Started three games and made 11 total appearances ... Posted a 3-3 record ... Limited opposing batters to a .229 batting average against ... Earned a win in relief against Iowa (March 8) with 3.1 innings of hitless relief in which he struck out two with no walks ... Started on the mound and earned a win against Purdue (March 14) with 5.0 scoreless innings of shutout baseball in which he struck out five and didn't walk anyone ... Threw 1.1 innings of hitless relief in a win at Minnesota (April 18) with one strikeout ... Threw 2.0 innings of scoreless, hitless relief against Rutgers (April 25) ... Earned a win in relief, allowing two hits and two runs in 4.0 innings of work against Illinois (May 2) ... Earned his first career save with 3.2 inning of three-hit relief against Maryland (May 22)

2020 (Michigan): Saw action in just one game on the season against Cal Poly (Feb. 15) ... Struck out one in one-third of an inning of work

2019 (Michigan): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Redshirted.

2018 (Michigan): Collegiate Baseball News Freshman All-America selection ... Perfect Game Freshman All-America Second Team ... D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team ... All-Big Ten Third Team ... All-Big Ten Freshman Team ... Collegiate debut: against Army (Feb. 16) ... Recorded a team-low 2.76 earned-run average through 16 appearances, including 11 starts ... Struck out 54 batters through 75 innings pitched with six wins ... Earned the win with 6.2 innings of work and a career-high seven strikeouts at Rutgers (May 5) ... Tied his career high, throwing seven innings of shutout ball, striking out five and allowing just one hit and one walk in a win at Northwestern (April 7) ... Tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and allowed just four hits in a win over Delaware (March 31) ... Threw 6.1 innings in a start with three strikeouts at Michigan State (March 24) ... Made his first career start in a win over Bowling Green (March 18) ... Earned his first career win against Bowling Green (March 18) ... Threw seven innings, giving up no earned runs or walks and striking out six against Bowling Green (March 18) ... Pitched four hitless, scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts at Stanford (March 4)

Prep: 2017 Gatorade Player of the Year for Baseball in Wisconsin ... 2017 All State First Team ... 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American ... 2017 Wisconsin Little Ten First Team ... 2016 Wisconsin Little Ten Second Team ... 2016 Underclass High Honorable Mention ... 2015 Underclass Honorable Mention ... National Honor Society Member ... Honor Roll

Personal: Benjamin Barclay Dragani was born August 19th, 1998 ... Enrolled in Ross School of Business and majors in Business Administration ... Son of Patrick and Stephanie Dragani ... Has 2 sisters