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Jersey Number 31
Ben Kochany
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bay City, Mich.
- High School:
- Bay City Western HS
- Prev School:
- Saginaw Valley State
2026 (JUNIOR): Made 12 appearances, all in relief, collecting a pair of wins for a 2-0 record, logging a 2.20 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 16.1 IP ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 14 at No. 8 Louisville, going 1.2 IP in MSU’s 13-4 win over the eighth-ranked Cardinals, the Spartans’ second upset in as many days to clinch the series over UofL ... Earned first win as a Spartan on May 5 vs. Bowling Green, going 3.1 IP with three Ks, three hits and no runs in the 12-4 Victory for MSU over BG ... Collected second win on May 14 vs. Illinois State, going 2.1 IP with a pair of punchouts and no hits or runs in the 10-0 blanking of the Redbirds ... Fired a season-high three strikeouts vs. Bowling Green on May 5, one of three outings with multiple strikeouts ... Registered at least one K in seven of the 12 outings ... Did not allow a hit in four appearances, while didn’t yield a run in nine of the 12 outings ... Fielded position with two assists.
PRIOR TO MSU: Â Played two seasons at Saginaw Valley State.
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Made 14 appearances with two starts, posting 1-3 record ... Registered 32 strikeouts in 24.1 IP (11.4 K/9) with 20 walks, and a 1.77 WHIP ... Had six outings with three or more strikeouts ... Logged four outings without yielding a run ... Fired a season-high seven Ks in 3.2 IP in helping SVSU to a win at Cedarville (Feb. 28) ... Added five Ks in 4.0 IP, with only three hits and no runs, in picking up win vs. Ohio Dominican (April 15).
2024 (FRESHMAN): Registered 11 appearances with one start ... Logged 18 Ks and 13 walks in 16.2 IP with a 0-0 record ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 19 in win vs. Findlay ... Made first start of collegiate career on April 21 at Purdue Northwest ... Tallied multiple strikeouts in six outings ... Chalked up season-high five strikeouts in 2.0 IP vs. Walsh (March 7) ... Added three Ks in two separate outings, first vs. McKendree (March 2) with 2.1 IP, and again at Purdue Northwest (April 21).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Bay City Western High School for coach Tim MacDonald ... Helped the Warriors to a 35-4 record in senior season ... Collected Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) Division I First-Team All-State accolades ... Named the Saginaw Valley League Player of the Year ... Named the First Team Saginaw Valley League pitcher ... Earned All-District and All-Region honors ... Selected to the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park ... Was a two-time team captain as a junior and senior ... Played summer league with the Muskegon Clippers in past ... Intends on playing summer league for the Battle Creek Battlejacks in the summer of 2026. ... Also lettered on the BCWHS football and basketball teams ... Earned Academic All-State accolades.
PERSONAL: Son of Amy and Ken Kochany ... Lists his dad as his biggest baseball influence because he taught him everything and was the one who got him into the sport ... Lists greatest athletic experience as hitting 15 home runs in 11 games in 11-year old Little League state championship run ... Majoring in economics at MSU with career ambition of being involved in wealth management, sales or analyst when baseball career is complete.
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PRIOR TO MSU: Â Played two seasons at Saginaw Valley State.
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Made 14 appearances with two starts, posting 1-3 record ... Registered 32 strikeouts in 24.1 IP (11.4 K/9) with 20 walks, and a 1.77 WHIP ... Had six outings with three or more strikeouts ... Logged four outings without yielding a run ... Fired a season-high seven Ks in 3.2 IP in helping SVSU to a win at Cedarville (Feb. 28) ... Added five Ks in 4.0 IP, with only three hits and no runs, in picking up win vs. Ohio Dominican (April 15).
2024 (FRESHMAN): Registered 11 appearances with one start ... Logged 18 Ks and 13 walks in 16.2 IP with a 0-0 record ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 19 in win vs. Findlay ... Made first start of collegiate career on April 21 at Purdue Northwest ... Tallied multiple strikeouts in six outings ... Chalked up season-high five strikeouts in 2.0 IP vs. Walsh (March 7) ... Added three Ks in two separate outings, first vs. McKendree (March 2) with 2.1 IP, and again at Purdue Northwest (April 21).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Bay City Western High School for coach Tim MacDonald ... Helped the Warriors to a 35-4 record in senior season ... Collected Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) Division I First-Team All-State accolades ... Named the Saginaw Valley League Player of the Year ... Named the First Team Saginaw Valley League pitcher ... Earned All-District and All-Region honors ... Selected to the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park ... Was a two-time team captain as a junior and senior ... Played summer league with the Muskegon Clippers in past ... Intends on playing summer league for the Battle Creek Battlejacks in the summer of 2026. ... Also lettered on the BCWHS football and basketball teams ... Earned Academic All-State accolades.
PERSONAL: Son of Amy and Ken Kochany ... Lists his dad as his biggest baseball influence because he taught him everything and was the one who got him into the sport ... Lists greatest athletic experience as hitting 15 home runs in 11 games in 11-year old Little League state championship run ... Majoring in economics at MSU with career ambition of being involved in wealth management, sales or analyst when baseball career is complete.
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