Ben Bunting

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-7
Weight:
165
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Randleman, NC
High School:
Randleman

Junior (2010)
Started 59 of 60 games in the outfield and finished fourth on the team with a .313 average (77-246) • Led the team with 77 hits on the year • Second straight year with 75-plus hits • Registered a team-high 246 at bats, while hitting in the leadoff spot • Tallied 16 doubles to tie for first on the squad • Ranked second on the team with 50 runs scored • Tallied the second-most multi-hit games with 22 • Registered two hits in 14 games, three hits in seven games and a career-high four hits in one contest • Swiped nine bases on 15 attempts • Ranked seventh in the ACC with 14 hit-by-pitches • Hit .302 (38-126) with 27 runs, 11 doubles and 10 RBI in ACC play • During a six-game hitting streak early in the season went 13-for-25 (.520) with seven runs scored Feb. 21-March 4 • Equaled a career high with four hits against Maryland April 4 • Scored four runs at Duke March 12 • Had back-to-back three hits games against St. John's March 10 (3-5, 1 run, 2 RBI) and at Duke March 12 (3-4, 4 runs) • Stole a base in three consecutive games from April 4-9 • During the NCAA Tournament went 5-for-17 (.294) with four runs scored and 4 RBI • Tallied a hit in every NCAA Tournament game • Equaled a career best with two home runs on the season a solo shot against Wake Forest May 9 to go along with a two-run shot against Cal in the NCAA Tournament June 4 • Was the toughest hitter to strike out on the team as he went down just 22 times in 246 at bats.

Sophomore (2009)
Had a breakout season as a sophomore • Started all 66 games in left field and finished third among regulars with a .336 average (92-274) • Ranked second on the team with 63 runs scored and added 12 doubles, four triples and two home runs • Tallied 37 RBI, a .431 slugging percentage and a .423 on-base mark • Finished sixth in the ACC in hits, eighth in runs scored and tied for fourth in triples • Posted three or more hits on 11 occasions and recorded 28 multi-hit games after having just four in 2008 • Added 11 multi-RBI games • Hit .268 (33-123) with 15 RBI and 19 runs scored in ACC play • Batted .447 (17-41) over a career-best nine-game hitting streak from May 16-June 7 • Named to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .462 (6-13) and recording multiple hits in all three games • Tied a career-high with three RBI versus No. 15 Coastal Carolina May 30 • Hit .382 (13-34) with 13 runs scored and five RBI in the NCAA Tournament • In Omaha, batted .385 (5-13) with four runs and two RBI • Went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI against Southern Miss June 16 • Was 2-for-3 against No. 2 Arizona State June 18 • Led team with a .500 average (6-12) at the ACC Tournament and 3-for-5 versus No. 13 Clemson May 23 • Went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI at Boston College May 16 • Tied a school record with two triples and went 3-for-5 with three runs and a career-best three RBI versus Winthrop April 15 • Went 3-for-5 at No. 20 Florida State April 11 • Recorded second career four-hit game at No. 3 Georgia Tech April 5 • Was 3-for-4 with three runs and a two-run home run versus Duke March 20 • Went 3-for-5 with three runs versus Princeton March 17 • Tallied a career-best four hits and scored twice in the win over Appalachian State March 11 and was 3-for-4 with three runs and a solo homer against the Mountaineers March 10 • Went 2-for-5 with two RBI against No. 18 Clemson March 6 • Made first start in the leadoff spot versus Gardner-Webb March 4 and responded with three hits and two runs • Led UNC with a .389 average (7-18) over the week of Feb. 23-March 1. Summer 2009: Played in eight games and made seven starts for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League • Hit .250 (6-24) with seven runs, one homer and three RBI.

Freshman (2008)
Speedy reserve saw action in 42 games, starting 16 in the outfield and one at designated hitter • Hit .227 (17-75) with one home run, two doubles and 11 RBI • Also scored 13 runs and stole two bases • Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield • Hit safely in four straight games Feb. 29-March 4 • Hit .320 (8-25) with runners in scoring position • Batted .219 (7-32) with nine runs scored in ACC play • Had a season-best two hits on four occasions • Went 2-for-4 against Old Dominion Feb. 26 in his first career start • Also went 2-for-4 with an RBI against William & Mary March 4 • Was 2-for-3 with a career-high four runs scored against Virginia Tech March 14 • Went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI versus Boston College April 20 • Drove in a season-high two runs against Kent State Feb. 29, Princeton March 18 and at Duke March 8 • First career home run came against the Blue Devils, a two-run shot, March 8 • Saw action against LSU in the College World Series June 19. Summer 2008: Hit .243 (26-107) in 29 games, all starts, for the Asheboro Copperheads of the Coastal Plain League • Drove in five runs and stole seven bases in nine attempts.

Randleman High School
Four-year standout at Randleman High School for coach David Brown • Three-time all-state and all-conference selection • Named conference player of the year once and county player of the year on two occasions • Two-time all-county selection • Named to the 2007 Impact Dream Team and rated the No. 5 prospect in the state by Impact Baseball • Member of the Beta Club and Key Club • Played summer ball with American Legion Post 45 and batted .465.

Personal
Benjamin Holt Bunting is the son of Steve and Christi Bunting • Born July 10, 1989, in Randleman, N.C. • Majoring in sports administration at Carolina.

CAREER HIGHS:
Hits: 4 vs. Appalachian State (3/11/09), at Georgia Tech (4/5/09), at Maryland (4/4/10)
Runs: 4 vs. Virginia Tech (3/14/08), at Duke (3/12/10)
RBI: 3 vs. Seton Hall (2/28/09), vs. Winthrop (4/15/09), vs. Coastal Carolina (5/30/09)
Hit Streak: 9 games (5/16/09-6/7/09)

CAREER STATS:

Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2008	.227	42-17	75	13	17	2	0	1	11	22	.293	3	6	11	0	.310	0	3	2-3	21	1	0	1.000
2009	.336	66-66	274	63	92	12	4	2	37	118	.431	35	8	30	4	.423	2	5	5-8	102	2	1	.990
2010	.313	60-59	246	50	77	16	0	2	25	99	.402	18	14	22	8	.391	1	3	9-15	102	1	3	.972
Total	.313	168-145	595	126	186	30	4	5	73	239	.402	56	28	63	12	.396	3	11	16-26	225	4	4	.983