Ben lives in Jackson, Tenn. where he is an eighth grader at Tigrett Middle School. He has been a Dixie Youth Baseball all-star from the Madison Central Association for the last five years. In '92 and '94 he helped his teams advance to the state championship games. Last year Ben batted .630 and he has 7 career homeruns. In '95 he pitched and played 3B for his all-star team as they won the state title for 13 year-olds and went on to finish second in the world series. Ben also enjoys basketball, football, golf, hunting, and especially fishing.