Get to Know Your Green Bay Rockers

Hometown: Tappan, New York
Social Media: @_benfishel
Career Highlight: Being named to the All-Conference Team in the Ivy League in 2026.

How did you first get started in baseball? Who introduced you to the sport?
I started playing baseball probably around five years old in tee ball. My dad and grandfather introduced me.

Who is your biggest supporter?
Both my parents and my grandmother. My parents travel all over the country to watch me play in college and my grandma won’t miss a game on TV.

What do you think is the most challenging part of your sport?
Consistently keeping a good mindset and not letting one bad day become a bad week. Baseball is all mental and sometimes the game can be an emotional roller coaster so staying consistently confident is the hardest thing to do day in and out.

What attracted you to your position?

What is the best advice you have received from a coach/parent/teammate?
Keep a journal. Journaling has helped me elevate my game and really master the mental side of the game.

What is your favorite baseball-related memory?
Winning the Ivy League Championship in 2025 and going to play in a Regional.

Who is one professional player that you admire? Why?
Mike Trout. As a kid I always wanted to be just like him and carry myself the same way he does. He plays the game the right way and that’s something that I take pride in.

Do you prefer to play a day game or under the lights?
Under the lights. Nothing beats playing in front of a big crowd in a night game.

Favorite sweet treat/craving?

Do you have a favorite quote, mantra or bible verse?
“Impossible is a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” -Muhammad Ali

Walk-up song?
Free Your Mind by Prospa and Cloonee.

What is your favorite thing about Green Bay?
The fans that come out to our games.

Fun fact about yourself?
I’m left-footed.

What is your favorite place to eat in Green Bay?