Ben Dean

Ben Dean (No. 45) delivers a pitch from the mound during Duke’s Feb. 14 doubleheader against Maine at Jack Coombs Field, with an umpire set behind the infield.

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 220
Year:
1
Hometown:
Swanzey, N.H.
High School:
Monadnock Regional
Prev School:
Dayton

2026: Made 18 appearances on the mound for the Blue Devils … Posted a 7-1 record with one save and a 4.41 ERA across 34.2 innings of work … Struck out 60 batters while allowing 28 hits and 17 earned runs … Opened the season with 5.0 scoreless innings against Maine (2/14), allowing one hit and striking out a season-high nine batters … Matched his season high with 5.0 innings against Princeton (2/28), allowing one earned run and striking out eight … Struck out eight batters against Milwaukee (2/21) and seven at Florida State (3/29) … Added scoreless outings against Notre Dame (3/7), Miami (3/13), Virginia Tech (3/21), Louisville (4/3), North Carolina (4/24) and Wake Forest (5/16).

2025 (Freshman – Dayton): Appeared in 21 games with one start on the mound… Finished the season 3–3 with a 7.71 ERA across 25.2 innings pitched… Struck out 32 batters… Recorded three saves on the season… Turned in multiple scoreless appearances, including outings against Western Michigan (2/15), Bryant (3/7, 3/8), Bowling Green (3/19), Massachusetts (4/4, 4/6), George Washington (4/12), Ohio (4/15), and Davidson (5/22)… Logged a season-high 2.2 innings with six strikeouts against Davidson in the A-10 Tournament (5/22).

High School: Graduated from Monadnock Regional High School in Swanzey, N.H.… Earned All-County honors… Member of Monadnock’s state runner-up team.

Personal: Son of Heather and Kevin Dean… Has one sibling, Gracie Dean.