Ben Shivers   6 | Pitcher

Ben Shivers came to Florence from Kalamazoo on the trade deadline of August 18th, 2009 in exchange for RHP Jimmy Stanley. Now, Shivers is in his second season as a professional baseball player with the Freedom after playing collegiately at Western Oregon University.

2009... Shivers finished 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA in 6 appearances, including 1 start. In 11 innings of work, Shivers only gave up 9 hits and 2 earned runs to go along with 9 strikeouts and 4 walks.

2008... With the WOU Wolves, Shivers finished 4-5 with a 4.68 ERA in 25 appearances, including 5 starts and recorded 4 saves. In 65.1 innings of work, Shivers gave up 79 hits and 34 earned runs to accompany 42 strikeouts and 19 walks.

Career... After going 10-7 in his career at Western Oregon, Shivers joined the Kalamazoo Kings where he was 2-0 with a 3.89 ERA in 32 relief appearances. He pitched 44 innings with the Kings and gave up 35 hits while holding opponents to a .240 batting average.

Ben Shivers' Career Stats Entering 2010

Ben Shivers' 2009 Stats- Kalamazoo; 2009- Florence