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UGA Career: Posted a 10-6 record, 4.98 ERA and 2 Saves in 61 appearances including seven starts...Tallied 112 innings with 37 walks and 72 strikeouts
2013 (Senior): Made 18 appearances with seven starts, going 3-2, 5.67 ERA in 46 IP as team went 21-32
*A reliever his first two seasons until moving in to a starting role in March
*Tossed three scoreless innings in Ga. Southern series to start season
*Picked up win over Liberty with two scoreless innings in 3-1 decision on March 9
*First career start and went career-high 4 IP, allowing 1R in 3-0 loss to Alabama on March 24
*Notched win over Presbyterian on April 16 with career-high 5 IP and allowed 1 unearned run
*Started and went 3 scoreless IP in planned staff outing, earned win in 17-0 rout of #20 Ga. Tech at Turner Field in front of 18,240 on April 23
*No decision in final three starts coming on the road versus Tennessee, College of Charleston and Ga. Tech
2012 (Junior): Made 26 relief appearances, going 5-4 with 2 Saves and a 4.95 ERA in 36.1 innings pitched as team went 31-26
*Fantastic start to season, going 4-1 with a 2.67 ERA and 2 saves through middle of April
*Notched wins over Georgia State (2 IP, 1R), Winthrop (2 IP, 0R, 1K), at Vanderbilt (2.1 IP, 1H, 0R, 5K), #10 Kentucky (0.2 IP, 2R) and Auburn (1 IP, 1R, 1K)
*Collected saves in 6-3 win over #18 Ole Miss (1.2 IP, 1H, 0R) and 5-3 victory over Liberty (2 IP, 0H, 0R, 1K) in back-to-back outings in mid-April
*Named to 2012 UGA Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll and to SEC Academic Honor Roll
2011 (Sophomore): Emerged down the stretch as a reliable setup man for closer Tyler Maloof who tied school record with 18 saves
*Made 17 appearances, all in relief, going 2-0 with a 3.94 ERA in helping Bulldogs go 33-32 and advance to NCAA Corvallis Regional Final
*Made two appearances in NCAA Corvallis Regional, pitching 4 innings
*Pitched 3.2 scoreless innings in two appearances in SEC Tournament coming against #1 South Carolina and #3 Florida in crucial games with Bulldogs season on the line
*Earned wins over Charleston Southern in Athens (April 6) and against #9 Ga. Tech at Turner Field in Atlanta in front of a crowd of 18,156 (April 26)
*Tossed 3.1 scorless innings in dramatic 14-11 comeback win at Auburn on May 8th, a game that Georgia once trailed 8-0 and then 11-5 in the 9th
*Named to the 2011 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2010 (Freshman): Attended Georgia Perimeter College in Decatur, Ga.
*Went 3-2 with a 4.77 ERA in 12 games for the Jaguars and coach Danny Blue
*Registered 40 strikeouts and only 14 walks in 39.2 innings pitched
*Helped GPC go 36-19 and reach the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 17 playoffs
High School: An Honor graduate of Grayson where he played for Dr. Seth Rhine
*Posted an 8-2 mark and 2.07 ERA with four complete games as a senior
*Tallied 63 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched in 2009
*2009 Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year, a first team All-County selection
*Played for Team Georgia in the summer
Personal: Born Jan. 20, 1991
*Son of Reynaldo and Jane Benzor
*Major: Communication Studies
