Ben Irwin

Position:
Middle Attacker
Height:
6-8
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
High School:
Center Grove

2008 (So.): Played in 10 matches and 17 games . . . logged three starts . . . scored career-highs in kills (7), attempts (11) and hitting percentage (.545) in BSU’s win over Rutgers-Newark (4/4) . . . posted a career-best five block assists versus Quincy (3/22) . . . collected a career-high two digs versus the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1/26).

2007 (Fr.): Played in six matches and 10 games . . . recorded a season-high four kills on five attempts in BSU’s win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering (1/27) . . . added his first career dig and a pair of block assists in the match . . . recorded a pair of aces at Mercyhurst (2/15) . . . logged season-highs of four total blocks and three block assists versus Rutgers-Newark (4/14).

2006: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in volleyball at Center Grove . . . named team’s Most Valuable Player his senior season . . . two-time all-state first team selection . . . named to the State Tournament’s All-Tournament Team his junior season . . . played club volleyball for the MAVA 18-1’s.

PERSONAL: Son of Randy and Brenda Irwin . . . has two sisters . . . double majoring in economics and marketing . . . has elected to graduate on time and will not use his final year of eligibility next season . . . owns a 3.26 grade-point average on Ball State’s 4.0 scale . . . born Jan. 23, 1987, in Indianapolis, Ind.