Career Statistics
Arizona 2015
Started all 55 games for Arizona in 2015 while manning the centerfield position … Behnke hit .273 for the year with 14 RBI, five doubles, one triple against Eastern Michigan on Feb.14 and stole 12 bases … He swiped two bags two times last season, once against Oakland on Feb. 24 and once against Stanford on Mar. 21 … Made 140 putouts with a fielding percentage of .993, making only one error all season … Finished the year with a team-high 17 sacrifice bunts, 10 more than the next Wildcat … Had 10 multi-hit games during the 2015 season … Made his presence known to Wildcat country in a hurry as he went 3-4 and drove in one run with a triple in just his second game as a Wildcat against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 14 … Scored three runs while going 3-4 against Oakland on Feb. 25 and drove in two as well … Collected a season-high four hits against Samford on Mar. 1 with two doubles as well.
South Mountain Community College
A two-year standout centerfielder for coach Todd Eastin at South Mountain Community College … As a sophomore in 2014, batted .514 with 33 stolen bases to earn first team All-ACCAC honors … Led all NJCAA Division I players with 102 base hits, which set a new program record … Recipient of the NJCAA Division I Rawling’s Gold Glove as an outfielder … As a freshman in 2013, batted .369 with 21 stolen bases … A second team All-Region and second team All-ACCAC selection.
High School
Earned varsity letters under coach Dave Tykoski at Dobson High School in Mesa, Ariz. … Batted .516 and was 24-for-24 in stolen base attempts as a senior … Named second team All-Regional and tabbed an honorable mention selection on the Arizona Republic’s all-Division I team … Played in the state Division I All-Star game … Represented Arizona at the Oklahoma Heartland Baseball Classic … Recognized by the East Valley Tribune on the first team Mesa baseball All-City team.
Personal Name pronounced: BANK-ee … Graduated from Dobson High School in Mesa, Ariz., in 2012 … Son of Jeff Behnke and Cindy Dobson … Has two older brothers, Kevin and Ryan, and three younger brothers, Brett, Jake and Brody … Older brother, Kevin, pitched at Grand Canyon University … Hobbies include playing pickup basketball, video games and snowboarding … Chose Arizona in part because of the proximity to home as well as opportunity to play in Pac-12 … Is pursuing a major in criminal justice studies.
