2014 Baseball Roster

Ben Moore
- Position:
- OF/C
 
- Height:
- 6-1
 
- Weight:
- 205
 
- Class:
- Junior
 
- Hometown:
- Cullman, Ala.
 
- High School:
- Cullman
 
Career Awards
         2013 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
         2012 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
         2012 SEC All-Freshman Team
         2012 SEC All-Freshman Team by SEBaseball.com
         SEC Freshman of the Week, April 27, 2012
         SEC Freshman of the Week, Feb. 27, 2012
Was a 2014 Tallahassee All-Regional team selection ... was picked by coaches for the All-SEC Second Team ... paced Alabama with nine home runs, 115 total bases and eight stolen bases in 2014, while finishing tied for the team lead in hits (73) and runs batted in (39) ... finished second on the team in batting average (.305) ... led Alabama in five categories against conference foes, including runs scored (21), hits (34), home runs (5), total bases (53) and stolen bases (3) ... started all 61 games in right field in 2014 and has played in all 179 over his career, starting the last 178 ... had a career-high 13-game hitting streak from 4.15 to 5.4, including multi-hit games in eight straight games from 4.15 to 4.26, hitting .500 (17-of-34) with three home runs, a triple, four doubles, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored over that span ... went 6-for-19 (.316), highlighted by a two-double, three RBI effort against Georgia Southern (6.1) ... accounted for the game-winning run on a solo home run against No. 16 Mississippi State (5.17) ... belted his eighth home run of the season in the win over No. 6 LSU (5.10) ... hit a single, double and triple against Southern Mississippi (4.22) ... hit a go-ahead solo home run in the ninth as well as a two-run double at No. 29 Tennessee (4.20) ... had multiple-hit games against Jackson State (4.15) and at UAB (4.16), including the Tide's second grand slam of 2014 ... had a pair of hits and three runs scored in the opener at Arkansas (3.21) ... posted a three-run home run against Alcorn State (3.18) ... hit .545 (6-for-11) in the series against MVSU, highlighted by a home run and a pair of singles on Saturday (3.8), with a pair of doubles and two RBI in the finale (3.9) ... went 5-for-12 (.417) and reached base safely in each game of the series at No. 10 Louisiana ... had three singles in the opener (2.28) and added a stolen base, then wrapped up the series with two hits, two runs and two RBI in the series finale on 3.2 ... reached base in each game against Stephen F. Austin, highlighted by a single, RBI double, and two runs scored on 2.22 ... got a hit in each game against Saint Louis, including a hit, walk, HBP, stolen base, RBI, and two runs scored on 2.16.
Sophomore (2013)
         Was a 2013 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll honoree ... hit .280 and set career highs with        four home runs and a team-leading 41 RBI ... ranked fifth in the SEC in triples (4), eighth        in stolen bases (16) and 15th in RBI ... finished the conference slate with a .261 average,        two home runs and 14 RBI ... got the start in all 63 games for the Crimson Tide, 61 in the        outfield and two behind the plate ... was among Alabama's most consistent offensive        threats, leading the team in triples, RBI, total bases (101) and stolen bases ... ranked        second on the club in at-bats (243), hits (68), doubles and slugging percentage (.416) ...        finished second on the squad in conference play with five doubles, two home runs and 46        total bases ... turned in a team-leading 23 multiple-hit performances, including two        three-hit efforts ... posted 10 multi-RBI games, with six three-RBI outings ... performed        in the clutch throughout the season, leading the team with six game-winning RBI ... scored        the game-winning run four times ... longest hitting streak of the season was seven games,        reached base in nine straight games and went 43 straight games without an error ... tied        Andrew Miller for the team lead with five outfield assists, after throwing out four runners        at the plate and one at third base ... reached base three times in the extra-inning win        over No. 1 Vanderbilt (5.17), on a single and a pair of walks ... registered two hits in        each game of the Missouri series for a .429 average (6-for-14) in three games ... blasted        his fourth home run and added another RBI in the ninth-inning comeback versus Missouri        (5.12) ... finished the final two midweek games of the season against Mississippi Valley        State and Troy with a of .556 (5-for-9) average and back-to-back multi-hit performances ...        led the Tide offensively versus MVSU (5.7), with a pair of singles, an RBI, a run scored        and three stolen bases ... his three stolen bases against MVSU were the most by a Tide        player since Ross Wilson swiped three bags versus LSU on May 30, 2010 ... hit 3-for-5 with        three RBI and two runs scored in 11-2 win over No. 25 Troy (5.8) ...went 3-for-6 in the        Texas A&M series ... led the offense in game one against the Aggies (4.26) with a pair        of walks and a two-run home run, as well as in game two (4.27) with a single and a double        ... recorded a pair of doubles with two runs scored and the game-winning RBI in win over        Southern Mississippi (4.24) ... had a pair of singles and a stolen base in the 16-inning        game versus No. 2 LSU (4.20) ... posted three RBI on a double and a triple versus UAB        (4.16) ... reached base safely in each game of the Mississippi series ... turned in a        multi-hit effort in the opener against Alcorn State (4.9) and a two-RBI triple in the        second game (4.10) ... had a triple and a run scored in each of the first two games at        Auburn ... notched his 10th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4 against UAB (3.26)        ... had a hit in all three games of the Georgia series, including two hits in games one and        three of the series ... scored two runs versus Jacksonville State (3.20) ... reached base        five times at Samford (3.19) on a single, a double and three walks, adding three runs        scored and a couple of RBI ... stayed hot versus Tennessee, reaching base multiple times        with a double in each game, including two multi-hit games ... reached base four times in        the series opener versus Tennessee (3.15), including a three-run double and a stolen base        ... posted his fifth multi-hit game of the year against Memphis (3.13), notching two        singles with two stolen bases ... reached base three times in the series opener at No. 5        Louisville (3.8) on a single and two walks, plus a stolen base ... had a monster game in        the series finale against the Cardinals, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a single,        a walk, two runs scored and three RBI ... turned in two multi-hit games in the Tulane        series, including a double, walk, two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base in the finale        (3.3) ... stroked a hit and stole a base to set up his run scored versus Samford (2.26) ...        had a single, three walks, a run scored and a stolen base in the Florida Atlantic series        ... in the second game at FAU (2.23), had two walks, a stolen base and a run scored ... hit        Alabama's first home run of the season in game two against VMI (2.16), posting three RBI in        the game ... finished that opening weekend with four RBI, three runs scored and a pair of        walks.
Freshman (2012)
         Named to the 2012 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team ... SEC All-Freshman Team        selection ... also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by SEBaseball.com ... named SEC        Freshman of the Week on April 27 and Feb. 27 ... second on the team with a .342 batting        average to finish 10th overall in the SEC, while his .345 average during conference play        ranked third in the SEC ... second on the team in runs (33) and doubles (10), tied for        second in hits (68) and third with 31 RBI ... led the team with nine multi-RBI games, while        also posting 17 multi-hit games ... had a team season-high 13-game hitting streak (3.23-        4.13) hitting .420 (21-for-50) during the streak ... second on the team with a 26-game        reaching base safely streak (3.3-4.13) ... started in 54-of-55 games played, 24 at catcher        and 29 in right field ... hit safely in a team-best 45-of-55 games ... led the team with 10        stolen bases (10-for-12) ... was second on the team with a .345 average during SEC play ...        scored 14 runs while driving in 13 against SEC competition, adding three doubles, 10 walks        and 5-for-6 in stolen base attempts ... hit 4-for-10 in the final series of the season        against Georgia, posting two hits in the first two games of the series ... had two runs and        two RBI with one hit against Troy (5.15), plus a season-high two sacrifice bunts ... had        four hits, one run and one RBI in the series versus Mississippi State ... went 1-for-3 with        two RBI and a run scored in the win over Samford (4.24) ... named the SEC Freshman of the        Week on April 27 after posting a season-high four hits in the third game of the series        versus Vanderbilt, going 8-for-11 (.727) over the weekend with two doubles, four runs and        three RBI ... hit 3-for-8 in two games against Mississippi Valley State (4.19), which        included his second home run of the season in the series opener ... finished the series        against No. 23 Auburn with a .333 average (4-for-12), one RBI and two runs scored ...        posted three hits in five at-bats with two runs, a double and two RBI at South Alabama        (4.3) ... went 6-for-10 in the series at Tennessee, with one run, two RBI, two walks and        getting hit by a pitch twice ... was 2-for-3 and had two RBI in the first game of the        series versus Mississippi (3.23) ... his grounder forced the fielder's choice that allowed        teammate Andrew Miller to score the game-winning run against Samford (3.13) ... hit 2-for-3        with a double, two runs and an RBI against Louisville 3.10) ... recorded his first career        triple against Auburn (3.6) ... named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 27 after        finishing the Arkansas-Pine Bluff series with a .571 batting average and leading the team        with five RBI plus six runs scored, also posting a .692 on-base percentage as he reached        base in 9-of-13 trips to the plate, which included his first home run, three walks and two        HBP ... started at catcher in game two and in right field in game three of the opening        weekend series against Florida Atlantic, going 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in        the series finale.
High School
         Set the Cullman High School single-season record with a .506 batting average in 2011 ...        also established school season records with 22 home runs, 27 doubles, 83 RBI, 86 hits, and        77 runs scored as a senior... his 22 home runs broke his own school record of 15 as a        junior ... named the 2011 5A Hitter of the Year as well as 5A first team all-state ... a        2011 Cullman Times all-area team selection as well as a 2011 Super All-State        honoree ... named a preseason Southeast Region Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect        Game ... was awarded the 2011 Danny Ashley Award for strong character and determination to        succeed ... also received the Kevin McNutt Award for Athlete of the Year ... named the 2010        area player of the year and first team all-state ... two-sport athlete who rushed for 2,036        yards (second in school history) as a senior on the CHS football team.
Personal
         Born Benjamin Cole Moore on Sept. 22, 1992, in Denver, Colo. ... son of Stuart and Johnann        Moore ... both parents attended the University of Alabama ... has an older brother Stuart        and a younger sister Morgan ... was a member of his school's SGA, Key Club and Fellowship        of Christian Athletes ... majoring in human performance exercise science.



