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2024 Softball Roster

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12 Justina Benvenuto

  • Height 5-4
  • Position RHP
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Hometown Berkeley Heights, N.J.
  • High School Union Catholic Regional
  • Year Senior

Biography

Honors and Recognitions:

  • 2024 CSC Academic All-Disctrict Selection
  • 2024 Catholic Athletics Donley Cup Nominee
  • 3x Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023, 2022)
As a Senior (2024): Made 11 appearances in the circle, making eight starts...pitched to a 4-4 record with a 1.29 ERA over 48.2 innings...punched out 21 hitters to eclipse 100 strikeouts for her career...pitched three shutout innings in relief with allowing a baserunner to pick up a win over Marywood on March 15...tossed five one run innings in a 2-1 win at Mary Washington on April 10...totaled six shutout innings with four punch outs on April 13 versus Wilkes...picked up a win with six innings while allowing one run at Rutgers-Camden on April 18...pitched a season-high seven innings with a season-high six shutouts while shutting out Lycoming on April 27.

As a Junior (2023): Pitched in 18 games, making eight starts...played to a 3-2 record with four saves...totaled 48.1 innings...struck out 28 batters...pitched to a 3.33 ERA...picked up a win at Hood on Feb. 28 with five strikeouts in 4.0 innings...struck out three to pick up a win in 3.0 innings v. La Roche on March 6...earned the save v. Marian (Wis.) with 2.0 scoreless innings...struck out three batters in 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the save v. Emmanuel (Mass.)...pitched 3.0 scoreless innings v. Rutgers-Camden on March 30...tossed 3.0 scoreless innings v. Drew on April 2...earned the save in 1.2 innings at Scranton on April 6...picked up the win in 4.0 innings at Immaculata, allowing one run...earned the save in 1.1 innings v. Juniata on May 6.

As a Sophomore (2022): Appeared in 16 games, starting 13...logged seven complete games, pitching 82.2 innings total...averaged 3.98 strikeouts-per-seven-innings...logged an ERA of 3.56...only walked 13 batters while striking out 47...pitched 8.0 innings, allowing only one earned run and striking out eight batters as she earned the victory over Misericordia on March 7...pitched 6.0 innings, earning the victory and only allowing one earned run against Washington College on March 26...pitched a complete game shutout, striking out four in a victory over Elizabethtown on April 16.

As a Freshman (2021): Appeared in 10 games, starting seven...finished with a 2-3 record...logged two complete games, pitching 45.2 innings total...struck out 15 batters...logged an ERA of 3.07...also stepped to the plate for four at bats.

Before Catholic: Four-year starting pitcher...pitched 334.4 innings with 258 runs allowed, 380 strikeouts and 35 wins...finished with a .332 batting average with 63 hits in 190 at-bats, 46 RBIs, 24 walks and six home runs...2017-20 4x Courier News Third-Team All-Area Pitcher, First-Team All-UCC Valley Division Conference Selection (sophomore season)...First-Team All-UCC Mountain Division Conference Selection (senior season)...N.J. Star-Ledger nj.com Best Freshman Pitcher in the State...N.J. Star-Ledger N.J.com Top N.J. Junior Softball Pitchers Nominee...2x County Champion...played club for the Morris County Belles. 

Personal: Majoring in Biology and Mathematics...daughter of John and Theresa ...has one brother, Andrew...Co-President of Operation Smile Club...biology club mentor...member of The Hidden Opponent and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society...in high school, received first honors...was a member of the Distinguished Scholars Program, National Honor Society and the National Language Honor Society in Italian...earned Distinctions in Math Olympics, Algebra II, Advanced Math, Language Olympics, Advanced Biology Olympics...recipient of the Italian Award...team nickname is Benny.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021Freshman

    P
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2022Sophomore

    P
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2023Junior

    RHP
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2024Senior

    RHP
    5'4"
    12