Faces in the Crowd

Oberlin, Ohio – Oberlin College junior baseball player Ben Puterbaugh has been selected to appear in the latest edition of Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd feature.

The issues, which was released today (April 22), features former Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford on the cover.

Puterbaugh, who has been simply sensational in helping the Yeomen have a record-setting season, set the single-season hits record in just 20 games and now has 57 hits in 112 at-bats so far this year. Going into tonight's game at Baldwin-Wallace, the Canton, Ohio, native is batting .509, which is fifth best in NCAA Division III.

The smooth fielding third baseman has put together a 19-game hitting streak and has 21 multi-hit games in 31 contests so far this season.

Fans encouraged to pick-up a copy of SI at their nearest newsstand or visit the online version here.

Oberlin baseball fans should also note that the Yeomen's series at Allegheny will now be played on Friday and Saturday instead of its original slate of Saturday and Sunday. Friday's doubleheader will get underway at 2 p.m. with Saturday's twinbill set for a 12 p.m. start time.