Ben Steck

Position:
Catcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-1
Weight:
208
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mill Creek, Wash.
High School:
Henry M. Jackson

2020
• Did not play.

Henry M. Jackson High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Kirk Nicholson.
• Played catcher, first and second base during his high school career.
• Played for the Royals team at the 2018 Area Code Games.
• First-Team All-Area and All-League as a senior.
• Batted .370 as a senior in 2019, collecting six doubles and two triples with a .500 on-base percentage and .550 slugging percentage.
• 2018 First-Team All-League catcher. Earned second-team honors as a sophomore while being named all-area as an infielder.
• Rated among the top-10 prospects in the state of Washington by Baseball Northwest.
• Batted .404 his junior year, totaling two home runs, five doubles and 26 RBI.
• As a sophomore, hit .379 with three home runs, 14 doubles, 37 RBI and 12 stolen bases.
• Batted .371 as a freshman, adding six doubles, 12 triples and two stolen bases.

Personal
• Born August 17, 2000 in Kirkland, Wash.
• Son of Angela and Kurt Steck.
• Has one sister, Lauren.
• Father, Kurt, played baseball at Washington State. Grandfather John W. Stevens played at Villanova. His great uncle Dick McCoy played eight seasons in the Minors for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Washington Senators organizations. His great grandfather Johnny Stevens was an MLB umpire in the American League from 1948 to 1971.
• Enjoys cooking in his spare time.
• Has been active in the community, working with the Special Olympics, Miracle League and assisting at various food and toy drives supporting families in his community.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the close-knit atmosphere on campus felt like a second home, as well as the unbelievable coaching staff.”