Ben Drust Class: Junior Hometown: Carterville, Ill. Last College: John A. Logan (Ill.) CC Height / Weight: 5-8 / 185 Position: INF B/T: R/R

Meet Ben Drust

JOHN A. LOGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Hit .331 with 45 hits, 33 runs scored, 20 RBI, 18 walks and three stolen bases in his final season at John A. Logan CC ... was named to the Great Rivers Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team in 2007.

CARTERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years for head coach Doug Bogard ... was a four-year letterwinner in baseball, basketball and football ... hit .421 for his career ... held a .461 batting average for his junior season in 2004 ... selected first-team All-Black Diamond Conference in 2005 after being named to the second-team the previous year ... was also a first-team All-South Region pick his senior season ... named first-team All-Black Diamond Conference in both basketball and football his senior season ... had more than 1,000 yards rushing with 17 touchdowns as his team's quarterback his senior year.

PERSONAL
Ben Drust ... born Oct. 6, 1986 ... parents are Dennis and Linda Drust ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in special education.