Don Benedetti

Class

1972
Honors

Baseball (1972-1974)

Don G. Benedetti played catcher for the Dons baseball from 1972-1974, and moved to the Minor Leagues as a catcher from 1974-1975. Born in 1953, he batted left and threw right. 6' 1", 185 lbs.

Bill Downing, USF's outstanding senior shortstop, and Don Benedetti, a sophomore catcher who is sure to be one receiver behind the plate for the Dons for the next three seasons, provided the main thrust for the Dons 3 run outbursts in the first and second innings of the contest.

Pepperdine in the first inning of the second game was insurmountable, as the Dons dropped the second game 7 to 2. USF's runs were scored in the second on a double by Don Benedetti and a single by Tad Tassone. Tassone led all hits in the series, going 9 for 13. This weekend the Dons travel to Reno for a three game series against U of Nevada.

It should be noted that Benedetti, the catcher, made a spectacular play in the top of the fifth inning. Dave Llanes singled up the middle and went to second on a sacrifice bunt. Grugato popped a short single in front of third base. Benedetti ran out to field the ball and instead of making a play at first, he caught Llanes half way between second and third. Don ran in between the runner and second. Llanes, in a run down, ran toward third but was tagged out by Benedetti who was right behind him. The unusualness of the play was the fact that a catcher ran all the way to second base to trap a player (TheFoghorn).

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