Kansas head baseball coach Ritch Price announced the signing of Wes Benjamin to a National Letter of Intent to play baseball with the Jayhawks for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Benjamin is a 6'1" 185 pound left-handed pitcher from St. Charles East high school. Wes is the number 15-ranked high school baseball player in Illinois according to Perfect Game USA. Wes went 13-2 with a 1.26 ERA and struck out 112 in 83 1/3rd innings last season.