Personal:
Benjamin Joseph Kenning was born on July 21, 1994, the son of Robert and Therese Kenning ... has three older brothers, Joe, Michael, and John and two older sisters, Christine and Mary.
High School Highlights:
Four-year letter winner at Elder Highschool, where he played for Mark Thompson ... was GCL honorable mention as a junior and GCL 1st team his senior year ... batted .380 his senior season with 17 RBI and three stolen bases ... team was district winners his junior season.
Freshman Highlights:
(2014) Batted .261 as he was six-for-23 with seven RBI ... played in 12 games, including three starts.
Sophomore Highlights:
(2015) Named first team All-PAC ... second on the team in batting with a .402 average as he was 68-of-169 with 49 RBI, two home runs, two triples and 13 doubles. He had a .538 slugging percentage and a .944 fielding percentage.
Junior Highlights:
(2016) Named first team All-PAC and second team ABCA All-Mideast Region... started all 42 games while batting with a .392 avg. Had 19 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 51 RBI and 45 runs scored. Also had a .988 fielding percentage and a .608 slugging percentage.
Senior Highlights:
(2017) Played and started in 38 games for the Saints ... had a .289 batting average with 6 doubles, one triple, 2 home runs and 24 RBI.