2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Magovern, Ben

Jersey Number 31
Ben Magovern
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pa.
- High School:
- Exeter Township
Bio
2025 (Senior): Enjoyed a strong season as Bucknell's No. 2 weekend starter after coming back from an injury which sat him out all of last season ... had a career-low 5.13 ERA in 11 starts that ranked eighth in the Patriot League ... had a 4-3 record ... allowed 30 earned runs in 52.2 innings with a career-high 40 strikeouts ... allowed just two earned runs or less in six of his starts ... was fantastic in his final five starts, earning four quality starts in that span ... tossed six shutout innings with six strikeouts in win at Davidson ... tossed 6.0 innings against Lehigh, allowing one unearned run with five strikeouts ... pitched a season-high 6.2 innings, allowing two earned runs in Senior Day win over Army ... gave another quality start in final series at Lafayette, earning the win with 6.0 innings and three runs allowed.
2024 (Junior): Missed the season due to injury.
2023 (Sophomore): Pitched in 11 games with six starts before a foot injury ended his season just prior to the Patriot League Tournament ... posted a 2-2 record with a 5.91 ERA ... both wins came in impressive starts against Navy ... allowed one earned run on six hits over 7.0 innings in a win in Annapolis ... was even better in a crucial win over the Midshipmen at Depew Field on 4/19, allowing just a run on five hits in 7.0 IP in a 5-1 win that gave Bucknell the season series and second-place tiebreaker over Navy ... season-high six strikeouts in 4.0 innings at Pittsburgh ... named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.
2022 (Freshman): Earned No. 3 role for the Bison as weekend starter...managed effective outing against Iowa in collegiate debut (2/20), going three innings and allowing just one hit and two runs, both unearned...followed up that performance with a five-inning, two-hit outing at Radford in Bucknell's 15-2 win (2/25)...went 2-5 overall...made 12 appearances, with ten starts...threw 51 total innings...had tremendous Patriot League debut, earning win against Navy with five scoreless innings of work and just four hits allowed...threw season-best seven innings in two straight outings against Holy Cross (3/27) and Lehigh (4/3)...season-best six strikeouts against the Mountain Hawks that day...went six innings while allowing just three hits against Navy in Annapolis, adding three strikeouts.
Before Bucknell: Lettered four years in baseball and three in basketball at Exeter Township...all-county selection in baseball and team captain for both teams...helped baseball team to regular season title.
Personal: Benjamin Thomas Magovern...Born on 6/14/2003 in Reading, Pa...Mother Liz Magovern competed at Franklin and Marshall in cross country and track and field...uncle, Matt Acker, played basketball at Harvard... another uncle, Derek Acker, played baseball at Columbia...has two siblings, Isaac and Sydney Hartman...majoring in finance...member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll all three seasons thus far.
2024 (Junior): Missed the season due to injury.
2023 (Sophomore): Pitched in 11 games with six starts before a foot injury ended his season just prior to the Patriot League Tournament ... posted a 2-2 record with a 5.91 ERA ... both wins came in impressive starts against Navy ... allowed one earned run on six hits over 7.0 innings in a win in Annapolis ... was even better in a crucial win over the Midshipmen at Depew Field on 4/19, allowing just a run on five hits in 7.0 IP in a 5-1 win that gave Bucknell the season series and second-place tiebreaker over Navy ... season-high six strikeouts in 4.0 innings at Pittsburgh ... named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.
2022 (Freshman): Earned No. 3 role for the Bison as weekend starter...managed effective outing against Iowa in collegiate debut (2/20), going three innings and allowing just one hit and two runs, both unearned...followed up that performance with a five-inning, two-hit outing at Radford in Bucknell's 15-2 win (2/25)...went 2-5 overall...made 12 appearances, with ten starts...threw 51 total innings...had tremendous Patriot League debut, earning win against Navy with five scoreless innings of work and just four hits allowed...threw season-best seven innings in two straight outings against Holy Cross (3/27) and Lehigh (4/3)...season-best six strikeouts against the Mountain Hawks that day...went six innings while allowing just three hits against Navy in Annapolis, adding three strikeouts.
Before Bucknell: Lettered four years in baseball and three in basketball at Exeter Township...all-county selection in baseball and team captain for both teams...helped baseball team to regular season title.
Personal: Benjamin Thomas Magovern...Born on 6/14/2003 in Reading, Pa...Mother Liz Magovern competed at Franklin and Marshall in cross country and track and field...uncle, Matt Acker, played basketball at Harvard... another uncle, Derek Acker, played baseball at Columbia...has two siblings, Isaac and Sydney Hartman...majoring in finance...member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll all three seasons thus far.
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