Bennett Markinson

March 10, 2024, Louisville, KY: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Louisville at Patterson Stadium in Louisville, KY on Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Photo by Conner Cunningham/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Conner Cunningham/Northwestern Athletics

February 27, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Illinois State at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

February 17, 2024, New Orleans, LA: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Tulane at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, February 17, 2024. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

March 26, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Northern Illinois at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

May 6, 2023, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Indiana University at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, Illinois Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Photo by Harry Figel/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Harry Figel/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics

January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Position:
C/1B
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tarzana, Calif.
High School:
Harvard-Westlake

Career Highs:

At-Bats.....................6, vs. Notre Dame (5/16/23)
Hits…………………..3 (7x), last vs. Ohio State (5/11/25)
Runs.........................4, vs. UIC (4/11/23)
RBI...........................5, vs. Fordham (2/23/25)
Home Runs...............2, vs. Fordham (2/23/25)
Total Bases………….8, vs. Fordham (2/23/25)
Walks……………..…2 (9x), last vs. Ohio State (5/11/25)
Stolen Bases.............1, vs. UIC (5/2/23)

2025: Started all 52 games, 48 of them at catcher… Hit .266 with a .783 OPS and led all Wildcats with 12 HBPs and two triples… Homered three times in one day over the course of a doubleheader sweep over Fordham, reaching in five of nine plate appearances as well as driving in seven runs and scoring four (2/23)... Added another multi-hit game against Duke (3/1)... Lined a two RBI double against Penn State (3/15)... Tripled and scored in a win over Penn State (3/16)... Notched two hits against Illinois (3/21)... Doubled as part of a three-hit day while scoring three times in a win over Illinois (3/22)... Had a home run, two runs and two RBI against Maryland (3/30)... Picked up two hits in a win over Iowa (4/6)... Tallied a game-winning, two-RBI single in the ninth inning to beat Nebraska 9-7 (4/18)... Picked up two more hits against Nebraska (4/19)... Added two hits including a double against Washington (4/25)... Hit a game-winning bases-clearing 3-run double to cap off a 6-run seventh inning in a comeback win over Purdue (5/2)... Recorded a perfect day at the plate, reaching in all five plate appearances including a three-RBI triple in a win over Ohio State (5/11)... Scored three times in a 12-4 win over Valparaiso (5/13)... Homered for the fifth time on the season in a win over UCLA (5/15).

2024: Ranked 18th nationally in ABs/K among qualified hitters (12.6)... Led all Wildcats in batting average (.337), OPS (.903), on-base percentage (.408), hits (68), and multi-hit games (20)... Went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs in a 9-0 Opening Day victory over Tulane (2/16)... Slugged a solo home run in a 5-1 win over Illinois State (2/27)... Went 2-for-4, posting two runs, two RBI, and a walk in an 11-1 win over Maryland (4/13)... Went 2-for-5 with a double, scoring two runs, including the game-winning run in a walkoff win over Illinois State (4/23)... Notched a career-high three RBI against Purdue (4/28).

2023: Reached base 3 times against UTA (3/25)... Recorded a 2 hit game against Purdue (4/2)... Reached base four times and scored four runs in a 20 run offensive outburst vs. UIC (4/11); Added his only SB of the season ... Went 2-4 with a double against Michigan State (4/30)... Had a 5 game hit streak from 5/15-5/21... Finished fourth on the team in AVG... Had nine multi-hit games.

2022: Doubled for his first collegiate hit against UAB (2/19)... Crushed his first home run against Santa Clara (2/27)... Set a career-high with three hits in a win over Cincinnati (3/4) ... Tallied two hits and a stolen base against Penn State (4/9)... Launched a grand slam to help beat Michigan State (4/22).

High School: Lettered three times at Harvard-Westlake (CA) … Posted a .417 batting average, .631 slugging percentage and 1.106 OPS with 43 hits, including 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 34 runs, 23 RBI and 13 stolen bases as a senior … In 2021, Named to the All-California State Team, All-CIF Division 1 Team, and All-Mission League First Team as a senior … Helped lead Harvard-Westlake to 2021 CIF Division 1 Championship and 2021 Mission League Championship with a 29-4 record … Played four seasons for TB SoCal.

Personal: Born Bennett James Markinson… Parents are Lisa and Keith Markinson… National Merit Finalist… 4.5 GPA in high school and graduated Cum Laude society… Four year honor roll… Teammates with Marty Kaplan and Tyler Ganus at Harvard-Westlake… Anticipated double major in data science and economics.