Ben Rosengard

Benjamin Rosengard

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.

• School McLennan Community College, Rice University, University of Chicago
• High School Northside College Prep

• Born January 18, 2000 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Ben Rosengard has been on the Israeli national team.

He hit .476 in high school and also scored 1,336 points in basketball. He batted .303/.351/.344 as a college freshman and .348/.531/.522 with six runs and six RBI in six games in the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. In '21, he transferred to McLennan Community College and hit .333/.432/.504. Transferring again, to Rice, he struggled in 2022 (5 for 36, 8 BB, 2B) and 2023 (8 for 45).

Rosengard then immigrated to Israel. He played for Israel in the 2023 European Championship. He started at short and hit leadoff for them. In their opener against Switzerland, he singled off Jonah Schaller his first at-bat and was driven in by Brett Holtz. He scored three against Belgium (homering off Robbe De Boey) and had a run or hit in every game. He finished at .346/.414/.462 with 7 runs in 6 games. He handled 28 chances error-free at short. He had 20 assists, one behind tourney leader Vojtěch Menšík. He led Israel in runs (two ahead of Holtz) and hits (one ahead of Jonathan Zeevi).