William Benoit Class: Senior Hometown: Louisville, KY High School: St. Xavier Weight: 195 Position: C/INF Birthdate: 07/14/1983 Bats/Throws: R/R

2006
Hit .261 with 13 doubles, 32 runs scored and 37 RBI...Hit safely in 38 of 57 games throughout the season and walked 26 times, which was the fourth most on the team...Was effective in his offense while playing three different positions during the season...Went 31-for-105 as a designated hitter, 21-for-87 as a catcher and 2-for-19 at first base...Threw out eight of 25 would be base stealers from behind the plate...Led Dayton to a 14-9 come-from-behind victory at Bowling Green with a three-RBI double as part of a six-run ninth inning rally.

2005
Voted as Dayton's Most Improved Player...Served as UD's designated hitter in all 59 games...Was fourth on the team with a .335 average while also holding a .488 slugging percentage and a .414 on base percentage...Hit safely in 45 of 59 games overall and 23 of the last 32...He was the toughest batter in the Flyer lineup to strikeout as he fanned just 20 times in 203 at bats...Named A-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 14) after beginning the season with a .444 weekend including a home run, three RBI and four runs scored in a three-game series at Wofford...He was the only Flyer to hit safely in each of the first nine games of the season...Finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in a 13-9 A-10 Tourney win over Duquesne...Had a sacrifice fly and a two-RBI single in UD's 5-4 win against Oakland...Scored three runs on two occasions including Dayton's 21-17 come-from-behind win over Butler.

2004
Appeared in 20 games, starting six for UD...Tallied five hits in 35 at bats and scored five runs while collecting two RBI...Was walked five times to bring his on base percentage up to .286 for the season...Tallied multiple base hits against Western Kentucky and IPFW...Had a pair of singles in four at bats versus the Hilltoppers...He also had two singles with a run scored and an RBI to help UD beat the Mastadons, 4-1.

2003
Started seven games and appeared in eight more for the Flyers, collecting a .289 batting average to accompany six RBI in just 38 plate appearances...He collected a pair of doubles and did not commit an error in his time behind the plate.

Prior to UD
Twice named to the all-district team and was once an all-region (Jefferson) honoree on the diamond out of St. Xavier High School (Louisville, KY).

Personal
A finance major, Benoit was born on July 14, 1983...He is the son of Bill and Debbie Benoit.

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