2019: Appeared in 43 games with 37 starts ... Led the team in stolen bases with 13 ... Posted a career-high .256 batting average ... Recorded a .989 fielding percentage with 86 put outs ... Stole two bases against California (2/17) ... Doubled and scored against Georgia Tech (3/2) ... Had a hit, a stolen base, and a run in two at bats against MacMurray (3/12) ... Picked up his first home run of the season at Kent State (3/15) ... Reached base eight times while adding two stolen bases and three runs scored in the series at Ohio State (4/5-7) ... Went 2-2 with an RBI-single against Michigan (4/21) ... Went 3-3 with a solo home run and three runs scored against Nebraska (5/5) ... Hit a pair of RBI doubles and scored a run in a win over Rutgers (5/11) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018: Appeared in all 49 games with 48 starts ... Scored 25 runs on the season while hitting .220 ... second on the team with 29 walks ... Recorded a .986 fielding percentage with 135 put outs ... swiped 13 bags ... Went 3-for-4 with a double against Penn State (4/27) ... Recorded three hits with an RBI and run scored at Purdue (5/4) ... Hit a home run against Iowa (5/11) ... Notched two hits and two runs batted in against Belmont (5/17).
2017: Appeared in 52 games with 36 starts … Hit .237 on the season with 28 knocks … Ranked second on the team with 10 stolen bases … Posted a .990 fielding percentage with 104 put outs … Drove in 14 runs while scoring 16 … Drove in a season-high three runs at Portland with a double and a triple (3/11) … Went 2-for-3 against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal (5/28) … Had two-stolen base games against Lipscomb (2/26) and Milwaukee (3/18) … Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Made 47 appearances and started 39 games ... Hit .243 for the season and registered 17 RBIs ... Had an RBI triple and scored against Pacific (2/26), before going 2-4 with an RBI and a double the next day... Made his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against Nevada, recording his first hit and RBI (2/20).... Recorded two RBIs again San Diego State (3/10) ... Picked up season-high four hits in five at-bats and scored two runs against San Diego State (3/12) ... Went 2-4 at Miami (3/23) ... Went 2/4 with an RBI and a run scored at Nebraska (4/10) ... Went 3/4 with a run scored against Chicago State (4/19) ... Scored a season-high three runs at Rutgers (5/20) ... Went 2/4 with two RBIs against Rutgers (5/21).
High School: Posted a .310 batting average and 12 stolen bases sophomore year … Had a .330 batting average junior year with 52 stolen bases … Recorded a .415 batting average with 19 stolen bases senior year … Captain his junior and senior year… Named All-Area in baseball 2 times … Received an All-Conference honor senior year … Was also an All-State receiver and team MVP in football… Played for the club team Top Tier for 2 years and for Gravel for 1 year … Named to Honor Roll … High school coach was Mike Manno.
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Personal: Born Benjamin Stuart Dickey … Son of Bob and Angie Dickey ... Attended same high school as Walter Payton’s son Jarrett Payton … Played with current teammates Willie Bourbon, Tyler Lass, and Danny Katz … Northwestern was his first choice … Major is Communication Studies and minor in Business Institutions
2018: Appeared in all 49 games with 48 starts ... Scored 25 runs on the season while hitting .220 ... second on the team with 29 walks ... Recorded a .986 fielding percentage with 135 put outs ... swiped 13 bags ... Went 3-for-4 with a double against Penn State (4/27) ... Recorded three hits with an RBI and run scored at Purdue (5/4) ... Hit a home run against Iowa (5/11) ... Notched two hits and two runs batted in against Belmont (5/17).
2017: Appeared in 52 games with 36 starts … Hit .237 on the season with 28 knocks … Ranked second on the team with 10 stolen bases … Posted a .990 fielding percentage with 104 put outs … Drove in 14 runs while scoring 16 … Drove in a season-high three runs at Portland with a double and a triple (3/11) … Went 2-for-3 against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal (5/28) … Had two-stolen base games against Lipscomb (2/26) and Milwaukee (3/18) … Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Made 47 appearances and started 39 games ... Hit .243 for the season and registered 17 RBIs ... Had an RBI triple and scored against Pacific (2/26), before going 2-4 with an RBI and a double the next day... Made his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against Nevada, recording his first hit and RBI (2/20).... Recorded two RBIs again San Diego State (3/10) ... Picked up season-high four hits in five at-bats and scored two runs against San Diego State (3/12) ... Went 2-4 at Miami (3/23) ... Went 2/4 with an RBI and a run scored at Nebraska (4/10) ... Went 3/4 with a run scored against Chicago State (4/19) ... Scored a season-high three runs at Rutgers (5/20) ... Went 2/4 with two RBIs against Rutgers (5/21).
High School: Posted a .310 batting average and 12 stolen bases sophomore year … Had a .330 batting average junior year with 52 stolen bases … Recorded a .415 batting average with 19 stolen bases senior year … Captain his junior and senior year… Named All-Area in baseball 2 times … Received an All-Conference honor senior year … Was also an All-State receiver and team MVP in football… Played for the club team Top Tier for 2 years and for Gravel for 1 year … Named to Honor Roll … High school coach was Mike Manno.
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Personal: Born Benjamin Stuart Dickey … Son of Bob and Angie Dickey ... Attended same high school as Walter Payton’s son Jarrett Payton … Played with current teammates Willie Bourbon, Tyler Lass, and Danny Katz … Northwestern was his first choice … Major is Communication Studies and minor in Business Institutions