Ben Cushnie

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
B/T:
L/L
Height:
6-2
Weight:
194
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Santa Clarita, Calif.
High School:
West Ranch

USC
• Pitched in two seasons for USC. Pitched in 28 games, all in relief, and went 0-0 with a 2.00 earned run average. Pitched in 36 innings, posting 27 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .157 batting average.
• Did not record a decision and finished with a 0.84 ERA in 17 relief outings in 2026. Struck out 13 and held opponents to a .151 batting average.
• Gave up just four earned runs over three appearances. Worked a season-long three innings March 18 versus Cal State Bakersfield, striking out two.
• Made 11 appearances as a freshman in 2025. Struck out 14 in 14 2/3 innings and finished with a 3.68 ERA.

West Ranch High School
• Lettered two seasons.
• Finished with a 7-1 record and 2.06 ERA as a junior. Recorded 62 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings.
• Posted a 1.11 ERA in 6 1/3 innings as a senior.
• Rated as the No. 10 left-handed pitcher in the state of California by PBR.
• Named All-League Second Team in 2023.
• Three-time Academic Excellence Award recipient.
• Legacy Baseball Group in 2023 and played MGF Marshalls Summer Ball in 2024.

Personal
• Born Aug. 29, 2006.
• Son of Liz Heron and Jim Cushnie.

Cushnie’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings Pitched: 3.0-2x, last vs CSU Bakersfield, March 18, 2026
Walks allowed: 2-3x, last at Oregon, May 16, 2026
Strikeouts: 4, at UC Santa Barbara, May 6, 2025
Batters faced: 11, vs CSU Bakersfield, March 18, 2026