Charles S. Kerg Senior Student-Athlete Award
2016 NCAA South Region All-Tournament
2016 GSC All-Tournament
2016 GSC Commissioners Trophy Nominee
2016 GSC Academic Honor Roll
2015 GSC Academic Honor Roll
2016 (Senior):Â Started all 59 game at catcher of designated hitter...hit .353 (78-for-221) with 12 doubles, nine home runs, 51 RBIs and 41 runs scored...went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs against West Alabama (2.21)...went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two home runs and two RBIs against Lee University (2.27)...drove in a season-high four runs against Alabama Huntsville (3.19)...registered two doubles against Valdosta State (4.24)...second on the team with 16 multi-RBI games, including nine three RBI games and one four RBI game...tied for third on the team with 25 multi-hit games that included 10 two-hit outtings and one four-hit performance...hit .412 (7-for-17) with two RBIs to earn GSC All-Tournament honors...hit .455 (10-for-22) with a double, eight RBIs and three runs scored to earn NCAA South Region All-Tournament honors.
2015 (Junior): Started all 43 games at catcher and designated hitter…second on the team in RBIs (40) and third on the team in doubles (11) and home runs (5)…had a .268 average (41-for-153) with 32 runs scored…was walked 20 times and hit by a pitch 15 times…fielded .985 making three errors in 205 chances…recorded 10 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games…had a six-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 14 straight games…went 5-for-11 with a home run and five RBIs at Arkansas-Monticello (2.11)…drove in four runs on a grand slam at Lee University (4.4)…went 3-for-4 with a double, five home runs and a run scored at Mississippi College (4.12).
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 43 games with 34 starts ... hit 3.17 with 39 hits in 123 at bats ... had eight doubles, 26 RBI and scored 28 runs with three stolen base s... threw out five base stealers... registered 10 multiple hit and six multiple RBI games, including season's only five RBI perfromance (3/31) at West Georgia.
2013 (Freshman): Played in 20 games with 13 starts…hit .261 with 12 hits in 46 at bats, 10 RBIs, one double, two home runs and scored seven runs ... also walked three times and was hit by a pitche three times ... Had a .340 on base percentage, one sac fly and 19 total bases for a .413 slugging percentage ... Had 76 putouts and five assists for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
PREP: Attended St. Patrick Catholic High School in Biloxi, Miss., where he lettered in baseball and swimming ... named Team MVP and All-District as a junior ... selected to play in the Futures East/West Gulf Coast All-Star Team ... awarded Most Valuable Defensive Player his senior year ... selected to play for the East/West Senior All-Star Team ... named All-District and selected First-Team Mississippi Coaches Association Class 3A All-State Baseball Team as  a catcher ...Â
named to the Honor Roll all four years at SPHS...Member of the National Honor Society...Graduated High Honors...Mu Alpha Theta (Mathematics Honor Society), Mississippi Scholars Award, and the Most Valuable Team Member Award for the 2011-2012 Campus Ministry Team...
PERSONAL:Â Benjamin Joseph Pickard...Born June 15, 1994 ... son of Bert and Lydia Pickard ... has one brother, Bert, who was MVP of the 2004 NCAA Divsion II College World Series for the Statesmen and is now the Athletic Director at Mississippi Gulf Coach Community College ... has two sisters, Natalie (Hardesty) and Jessica ... majoring in exercise science ...Â
Career Highs
| Category |
Qty |
Date |
| Hits |
 5 |
 at Ark.-Monticello, Feb. 11, 2015 |
| Doubles |
 2 |
 vs. Valdosta State, April 24, 2016 |
| Home Runs |
 2 |
 Lee University, Feb. 27, 2016 |
| RBI |
 5 |
 3 times last at Miss. College, April 12, 2015 |
| Runs Scored |
 3 |
 6 times last vs. Shorter, April 10, 2016 |
| Stolen bases |
 2 |
 vs. Shorter, April 10, 2016 |
