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Derek

@derek_bender28

Coastal Carolina Baseball

Joined March 2016
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Your 2026 All-Frontier League Team is here!
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Former Chanticleers and St. James standout Derek Bender was tabbed the 2026 All-Frontier League Team Catcher after a standout season with the Brockton Rox. Bender played in 99 games, hit .325 w/21 HR's and 84 RBI's. @CoastalBaseball @STJSHARKSBSBALL @rcentracchio @KSchnall9
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8/16 G2 HOTN: Derek Bender absolutely crushes a game winning no doubter to left center in our not-so-hitter-friendly ballpark. A huge momentum swing for the Rox, mind you he caught a fantastic 8 innings in game 1. @derek_bender28
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8/1 - Player of the Night: Derek Bender. Coming off a solid trip in NC, he comes into Sussex tonight and goes 3 for 3 with a 1B, 2B, and a 2-run HR that left at 107mph off the bat. @derek_bender28
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7/31 - Player of the Night: Derek Bender 1 for 3 w/ a 2B off the top of the wall. In 67 games this year Derek is swinging at a .294/.391/.803 clip while catching 39 of those games with a .991 fielding %. @derek_bender28
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Bend(er)ing over backwards for the outs🤯 Our infield is shining today✨ Bot 5 | Mussels 1, Threshers 0
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BENDER BOMB💣💣 Derek Bender's first professional home run is an oppo taco and gives us the early lead!🌮 Top 3 | Mussels 3, Flying Tigers 0
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Derek Bender picks up his first pro hit and RBI to extend our lead!! Top 5 | Fort Myers 10, Jupiter 0
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With their 6th-round pick (No. 188 overall), the @Twins select @CoastalBaseball catcher Derek Bender, No. 189 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list. Watch LIVE: atmlb.com/3zJ3gua
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Thank you @derek_bender28 for giving Kash this signed ball. He loves to do his eyeblack just like Bender ⚾️💪
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Teal nation you guys were incredible tonight couldn’t do it without y’all! #bleedteal @GoCCUsports @TheChantShow @TealTroubadours @Bpquigs @CoastalBaseball @ChantsPlayerDev
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@BarstoolCCU @thestrutpodcast
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Big evening for a trio of former @STJSHARKSBSBALL players. Derek Binder, Gunner Kines and Anthony Cossentino were enshrined into the program’s Hall of Fame. @derek_bender28 @GunnarKines @rcentracchio @St_James_Sharks @CoastalBaseball More tonight at 11 on @wpdeabc15
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FRIEND OF THE PROGRAM DEREK BENDER 💣 (He bought 11.7 shirts with his own money from our online store)
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Derek Bender (@derek_bender28) is a key piece in @CoastalBaseball's lineup this spring. He also is living out his dream of playing for the Chanticleers. Learn about Bender's skill set, development, goals for this spring & #MLBDraft prospect status here: baseballprospectjournal.com/…
Derek Bender thankful to play at Coastal Carolina

Derek Bender thankful to play at Coastal Carolina

Derek Bender grew up dreaming of playing at Coastal Carolina. He vividly recalls watching the Chanticleers’ tremendous run through the NCAA Tournament to capture the program’s first national cham

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Final from Conway! #SELFLESS #RELENTLESS #TEALNATION | #ChantsUp
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𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗦. Multiple #SunBeltBSB players—@CoastalBaseball's @derek_bender28 & @TroyTrojansBSB's @SugaShane601—listed on @USAGoldenSpikes Preseason Watch List for second-straight season—trailing only the SEC, ACC, Big 12 & Pac-12. ☀️⚾️ 📰 » sunbelt.me/3SIxfrQ
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Bendy 💣
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👀🏆 #SELFLESS #RELENTLESS #TEALNATION | #ChantsUp
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Another list for @Derek_bender28 as he lands on the Golden Spikes Award Watch List! 🔥🔥goccusports.com/news/2024/2/… 🔥🔥 #SELFLESS #RELENTLESS #TEALNATION | #ChantsUp
Bender Lands on Golden Spikes Award Watch List - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Bender Lands on Golden Spikes Award Watch List - Coastal Carolina University Athletics

CARY, N.C. – Coastal Carolina junior Derek Bender was one of 55 players announced to the 2024 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list, it was a...

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