Alex Benevento

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Jon Ratner

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OF
Height/Weight:
5-10 / 195
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
New Canaan, Conn.
High School:
New Canaan
Concentration:
Business Economics

2025: Appeared in 21 games, making 13 starts…Tallied four two-hit games, while finishing with five runs, six RBIs and nine walks on the year…Drew three walks and had an RBI at Cornell (3/29)…Went 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs, including a big three-run homer in a win over Bryant (4/1).

Before Brown: Played football and baseball at New Canaan High…Earned First Team Class LL All-State honors from the CHSCA in 2024…Second Team All-State by GameTime CT as a junior in 2023…2024 FCIAC Player of the Year…Four-time All-FCIAC selection, including three first team honors…Invited to play in the Junior Select (2023) and Senior Select (2024) CT All-Star Games…Posted a .596/.681/1.105 slash line with a 1.786 OPS, 19 RBIs and 28 runs scored as a senior in 2024…Held a .455/.541/.803 slash line as a junior in 2023…Team captain for both baseball and football during his senior seasons…Named First Team Walter Camp All-State and First Team All-FCIAC as a defensive back as a senior…Helped New Canaan capture the 2022 and 2023 Class L state football championship titles.

Personal: Son of Taylor and Michael Benevento…Has three brothers, Ryan, Matthew and John.

Why Brown?: “I chose Brown because of the beautiful campus, its location, the amazing coaching staff within the baseball program, and of course the outstanding academic record that the school holds. It was the perfect fit.”