WANGER Ben

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 7 Apr 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.90/6'2''

Place of birth: NEWTON, MA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball ISR Israel	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #2 ISR Israel 5 KOR Republic of Korea 6	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #4 USA United States 8 ISR Israel 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 #7 ISR Israel 12 MEX Mexico 5	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #9 ISR Israel 1 KOR Republic of Korea 11	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 1 Repechage #11 ISR Israel 6 DOM Dominican Rep. 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Baseball	2019	Germany

Benny (yalebulldogs.com, 23 Dec 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Economics, Environmental Engineering - Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

Languages spoken:

University of Southern California [Los Angeles, CA, USA]

Jason Gil [club]; Eric Holtz [national], USA

Position style:

Designated hitter, Infield, Pitcher (olympicbaseball.wbsc.org, 22 Sep 2019; usctrojans.com, 24 Sep 2019)

Bats left, throws right (olympicbaseball.wbsc.org, 22 Sep 2019)

Sporting relatives:

His father, David Wanger, played baseball at Harvard University, while his mother, Gwen, played hockey and lacrosse at Brown University. His sister, Emily, played basketball at Yale University and his brother, Danny, played American football at Bowdoin College. (usctrojans.com, 24 Sep 2019)

2019 for Israel Against Spain, Qualification Tournament in Bologna, Italy (olympicbaseball.wbsc.org, 18 Sep 2019; usctrojans.com, 24 Sep 2019)

While playing for Yale University in 2017 he was named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA] Division I All-New England First Team, and earned All-Ivy League First Team honours as a designated hitter, and All-American First Team recognition from the Jewish Sports Review. In 2018 he earned All-Ivy League First Team honours as a relief pitcher (usctrojans.com, 24 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He graduated from Yale University in 2019 with a degree in economics and environmental engineering. He then began a master's degree at University of Southern California in entrepreneurship and innovation, and plans to work in the renewable energy sector after his baseball career is finished. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2019; usctrojans.com, 24 Sep 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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