2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ben Mancuso
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Creighton Prep HS
2008 (Senior): Named preseason All-American by NCBWA and was a preseason all-Valley pick ... Selected to Brooks Wallace Player of the Year and Roger Clemens Pitcher of the Year watch lists ... Was projected to serve as staff ace this year but did not pitch in a game after the Feb. 22 season-opener at Washington State ... Picked up the win in his only appearance of 2008, throwing five innings and allowing three runs against the Cougars ... Missed five weeks due to injury but returned to the mound for a practice session on March 31. He suffered setbacks in his rehab and missed the rest of the season ... His 16 victories are second-most on the team among active players, trailing only Pat Venditte.
2007 (Junior): Became only the second junior in school history to win 10 games, finishing with a 10-3 record in 13 starts ... Recorded seven scoreless outings in his 14 appearances ... Tied for second in the MVC with 10 wins and was fourth with a 2.34 ERA ... Had a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio with 60 Ks and only 20 walks ... Went 6-2 with a 2.08 ERA during conference play to earn the MVC Pitcher of the Year ... Named a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Selected to the ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team ... One of three CU pitchers named to the all-MVC first team ... Also named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team ... Held hitters to a .182 average (12-for-66) with runners in scoring position ... With the bases loaded, batters went 0-for-4 ... Was named the MVC Pitcher of the Week on May 7 after holding Southern Illinois scoreless on three hits in a career-high 8.0 innings of work ... Was victorious in his first start of the season against Saint Louis (3/11) and proceeded to win eight of his next nine starts ... Lost two of his final three starts, including 6-0 to Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament (6/3) ... First appearance of the season was in relief against Oklahoma (3/7) ... Credited with a decision in all 13 of his starts ... Struck out a career-high nine batters in a 3-2 win over Bradley on April 15 ... Fired seven-inning complete game in CU’s 17-2 win over Bradley (5/25) in his only appearance of the MVC Tournament ... Allowed only 18 extra-base hits in 77.0 innings of work.
2006 (Sophomore): Pitched 10 scoreless innings in his first three appearances of the season ... Started the year 3-0 with a 2.37 ERA ... Appeared in 14 games, starting 11 ... Logged 49.1 innings of work during the season ... Earned his first victory against Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 19 ... Creighton won the game in six of his first seven appearances ... Was 4-4 with a 4.01 ERA in his 14 outings ... Recorded 25 strikeouts during the season.
2005 (Freshman): Began the year with 6.1 scoreless innings in his first four appearances ... Took the mound 21 times, earning his first start in game two of a doubleheader against South Dakota State (3/15) ... Also started against Nebraska (6/5) in the NCAA Regional, pitching a season-high 4.1 innings ... Struck out 21 batters in 31.1 innings pitched.
High School: Member of 2004 Nebraska state championship team at Creighton Prep High School that finished with a 26-9 record ... Two-year letterwinner in baseball ... Went 6-0 and led the state of Nebraska with a 0.18 earned run average as a junior ... Named first-team all-conference, all-metro and all-state after his junior campaign ... Missed most of his senior year with a lower back fracture .... Coached by former Creighton player and graduate Pat Mooney.
