Virginia Commonwealth University

2019/SENIOR

• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
• Appeared in 21 games, earning five wins and four saves
• Retired 63 batters in 70.1 innings of work
• Finished the season with a 2.18 ERA

JUNIOR/2018

• Crafted a team-best 1.64 ERA over 49.1 innnings; Made 17 appearances, including one start
• Struck out 40 and walked just six. Opposing batters hit just .195 against him
• Recorded three saves, second-most on the team
• Tossed four no-hit innings at Virginia, striking out one (May 1)
• Struck out a season-high five in three innings at William & Mary (Feb. 20)

SOPHOMORE/2017

• Made 24 appearances, including one start
• Fashioned a 3.83 ERA over 44.2 innings
• Struck out 27 and walked just 11

FRESHMAN/2016

• Appeared in eight games (started six).
• Struck out three and gave up one run in four innings pitched against Old Dominion (3/9).
• Pitched three shutout innings and struck out two in a win against VMI (4/26).

PRIOR TO VCU:

• Ranked one of the top-5 right-handed pitchers in the state of Pennsylvania in 2015
• He is the all-time career wins leader for West Perry totaling 34 in a career that included 335 strikeouts, 10 shutouts, three no-hitters and one perfect game
• He is a a two-time division MVP
• First-team All-Star for three years
• First-team All-State in 2014
• 2015 West Perry Student Athlete of the Year and M&T Bank Travers Award Nominee
• Three-time recipient of the Gary Dixon Memorial Pitching Award

PERSONAL:

• Son of Ben and Heather Dum
• Has a brother, Jacob
• Father, Ben, played baseball at Penn State
• Mother, Heather, and Uncle, Frank Briner, were athletes at Juniata
• Rated the number two driver in Pennsylvania from the PA State Safe Driving Competition

"A right-handed pitcher who threw in a lot of big games in high school. Ben is the epitome of a strike thrower. He shows great competitiveness, as no situation seems to faze him. He will throw his fastball anywhere from 87 to 90 MPH."