High School: Four-year letterwinner at Columbus High School under head coach Bobby Howard … led the Blue Devils to runner up finishes in the state championship as a sophomore and a senior … hit .360 as a senior with 12 homeruns and 51 RBI … voted best defensive play on the varsity team.

Personal: Son of John and Charlene Benn … has a younger brother, Cody, 15 … born on December 4, 1990 in Columbus Ga. … says playing baseball inside his house with his dad was his favorite childhood memory … lists Remember the Titans as his favorite movie and the Atlanta Braves as his favorite sports team.