{"id":2601,"date":"2024-04-23T16:08:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/?page_id=2601"},"modified":"2024-09-30T20:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:22:42","slug":"ben-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/ben-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg 532w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=90,90 90w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=195,195 195w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=390,390 390w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/ninthinningbaseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/266\/2024\/04\/bensmithwebsite.jpg?resize=97,97 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {.gb-6a7a30e25159d{line-height: 0.9!important;font-size: 60px!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"gb-6a7a30e25159d wp-block-heading ghostkit-custom-1hOGUo has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a57968083581ac1c5f89f7a29ab1ce43\" id=\"ben-smith\" style=\"font-size:72px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Ben Smith<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4128593af351d2bd7056e149e1298e7\" id=\"coach-instructor\"><em>Coach, Instructor<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Travel Ball\/High School Career<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Played three years of varsity at Decatur High School. Captain of team his senior year. Graduated with honors. Member of the Ninth Inning Royals as a player for six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>College Career<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Played at Oglethorpe University as an Outfielder. Exercise Science major at Kennesaw State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coaching Career<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helped run Decatur High School summer baseball camps. 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