Ben Hall Baseball Camp
Ben Hall became the interim head baseball coach at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 23, 2014. After an entire season in that role, A&T Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III named Hall the permanent coach on July 21, 2015, making Hall the 10th Aggies baseball since A&T became an NCAA program in 1974.
Hall has enjoyed an influx of success as the Aggies head coach, surpassing 150 career wins during the 2022 season. In 2018, he led the Aggies to their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament title, the program’s first in 13 years. Hall also led the Aggies to an NCAA tournament, as they played in the Chapel Hill Regional hosted by the University of North Carolina.
During his time in AggieLand, Hall directed the Aggies to five Power Five wins, including two during the 2022 season. The Aggies defeated Pittsburgh and North Carolina on the road in 2022, knocking off the Tar Heels for the first time since 1993.
The Aggies defeated Boston College twice at World War Memorial Stadium two years earlier. In 2019, the Aggies went to Columbia, S.C., and defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 2-0. From 2017-2019, Hall led the Aggies to three straight winning seasons, marking the Aggies’ longest streak since the early-to-mid 70’s when the Aggies had five consecutive winning seasons from 1972-76.
During the 21018 season, Hall led the Aggies to a school-record 32 wins, and a school-record 16 conference wins. The following season, the Aggies won 29 games, marking the best two-year stretch in program history where the Aggies compiled 61 wins. The Aggies’ 61-51 (.545) record over that span also marked the best winning percentage over two seasons in school history.
After orchestrating one of the best Division I improvements in the nation in 2017, going from 13 wins to a 28-25 mark overall and a 15-9 record in the MEAC, Hall was named MEAC coach of the year. He became the second coach in school history to win the honor after Keith Shumate won it in 2002.
Brandon Wilkerson went from a .257 hitter in 2014 to a .355 hitter in 2015. In addition, three players had significant improvements from 2015 to ’16. Kyle Clary improved 79 points to a .300 hitter, Milton Rivera improved 50 points to .349 and Timothy Ravare saw his batting average improve 20 points to .306.
In 2016, Myles Sowell went from hitting .242 to hitting .356 in 2017. First baseman Zach McLean improved 44 points from 2017 to 2017 as he won Most Outstanding Performer honors at the 2018 MEAC tournament. Hall took Justin Williams from a .122 hitter as a sophomore to a .298 as a senior in 2021. Under Hall’s direction, Williams also led the MEAC with eight home runs that season.
During his tenure, 13 different Aggies have earned first-team All-MEAC honors, with Dawnoven Smith earning multiple first-team honors. Twenty-four players have achieved some level of all-conference recognition, and in 2020, Michael Johnson earned preseason pitcher of the year recognition from the MEAC. In 2015, Adan Ordonez earned MEAC rookie of the year and was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.
A&T has also seen draft success under Hall. Even though he never played for A&T, Hall recruit Jonah McReynolds was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round, 399th overall. The following year the Atlanta Braves selected Cutter Dyals in the 17th round, 500th overall. In 2019, the Rangers selected relief pitcher Leon Hunter in the 35th round, 1,045th overall.
Hall came to A&T after spending three seasons with the Winthrop Eagles baseball program. Before accepting the post at Winthrop, Hall worked at Division II Wingate for four seasons. He started as a graduate assistant before being promoted to assistant coach in 2010, working with hitters and infielders.
After lettering twice at Clemson University in baseball, Hall began his coaching career as an assistant student coach at Clemson. Hall played one season apiece at Stetson and Daytona Beach Community College before transferring to Clemson. At Stetson, he hit .321 and was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference all-freshman team.
He received his undergraduate degree in sports management from Clemson in 2007 and his master of business administration degree from Wingate in 2009.
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Ben Hall became the interim head baseball coach at North Carolina A&T on Oct. 23, 2014. After an entire season in that role, A&T Director of Athletics Earl M. Hilton III named Hall the permanent coach on July 21, 2015, making Hall the 10th Aggies baseball since A&T became an NCAA program in 1974.
Hall has enjoyed an influx of success as the Aggies head coach, surpassing 150 career wins during the 2022 season. In 2018, he led the Aggies to their first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tournament title, the program’s first in 13 years. Hall also led the Aggies to an NCAA tournament, as they played in the Chapel Hill Regional hosted by the University of North Carolina.
During his time in AggieLand, Hall directed the Aggies to five Power Five wins, including two during the 2022 season. The Aggies defeated Pittsburgh and North Carolina on the road in 2022, knocking off the Tar Heels for the first time since 1993.
The Aggies defeated Boston College twice at World War Memorial Stadium two years earlier. In 2019, the Aggies went to Columbia, S.C., and defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 2-0. From 2017-2019, Hall led the Aggies to three straight winning seasons, marking the Aggies’ longest streak since the early-to-mid 70’s when the Aggies had five consecutive winning seasons from 1972-76.
During the 21018 season, Hall led the Aggies to a school-record 32 wins, and a school-record 16 conference wins. The following season, the Aggies won 29 games, marking the best two-year stretch in program history where the Aggies compiled 61 wins. The Aggies’ 61-51 (.545) record over that span also marked the best winning percentage over two seasons in school history.
After orchestrating one of the best Division I improvements in the nation in 2017, going from 13 wins to a 28-25 mark overall and a 15-9 record in the MEAC, Hall was named MEAC coach of the year. He became the second coach in school history to win the honor after Keith Shumate won it in 2002.
Brandon Wilkerson went from a .257 hitter in 2014 to a .355 hitter in 2015. In addition, three players had significant improvements from 2015 to ’16. Kyle Clary improved 79 points to a .300 hitter, Milton Rivera improved 50 points to .349 and Timothy Ravare saw his batting average improve 20 points to .306.
In 2016, Myles Sowell went from hitting .242 to hitting .356 in 2017. First baseman Zach McLean improved 44 points from 2017 to 2017 as he won Most Outstanding Performer honors at the 2018 MEAC tournament. Hall took Justin Williams from a .122 hitter as a sophomore to a .298 as a senior in 2021. Under Hall’s direction, Williams also led the MEAC with eight home runs that season.
During his tenure, 13 different Aggies have earned first-team All-MEAC honors, with Dawnoven Smith earning multiple first-team honors. Twenty-four players have achieved some level of all-conference recognition, and in 2020, Michael Johnson earned preseason pitcher of the year recognition from the MEAC. In 2015, Adan Ordonez earned MEAC rookie of the year and was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.
A&T has also seen draft success under Hall. Even though he never played for A&T, Hall recruit Jonah McReynolds was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 13th round, 399th overall. The following year the Atlanta Braves selected Cutter Dyals in the 17th round, 500th overall. In 2019, the Rangers selected relief pitcher Leon Hunter in the 35th round, 1,045th overall.
Hall came to A&T after spending three seasons with the Winthrop Eagles baseball program. Before accepting the post at Winthrop, Hall worked at Division II Wingate for four seasons. He started as a graduate assistant before being promoted to assistant coach in 2010, working with hitters and infielders.
After lettering twice at Clemson University in baseball, Hall began his coaching career as an assistant student coach at Clemson. Hall played one season apiece at Stetson and Daytona Beach Community College before transferring to Clemson. At Stetson, he hit .321 and was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference all-freshman team.
He received his undergraduate degree in sports management from Clemson in 2007 and his master of business administration degree from Wingate in 2009.
North Carolina A&T head coach Ben Hall announced on October 12, 2022, that Cliff Allred would serve as a volunteer coach for the Aggies baseball program.
Allred comes to AggieLand after two years as an assistant at UNC Pembroke. During his time with the Braves, they held a 57-32 (.640) record.
Before his time at UNC Pembroke, Allred was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for his alma mater, St. Andrews. In addition, he served as an assistant at Pfeiffer from 2008-12 and even spent time as an associate scout for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball.
As a player, Allred was a three-year captain for St. Andrews (2003-07) and played in 178 games. He registered a .278 career batting average with 67 extra-base hits, including 32 home runs, with 140 RBI.
North Carolina A&T head baseball coach Ben Hall named Forrest Arnold the program’s pitching coach/assistant coach on October 26, 2023. Arnold replaced longtime A&T pitching Jamie Serber, who became Elon’s pitching coach during the 2023 offseason.
In Forrest, the Aggies have a young coach who previously coached at an Eastern Illinois program that reached an NCAA regional in 2023 after winning the Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship. Arnold, West Columbia, S.C., native, stands at 6-foot-10.
“Forrest is a Carolina guy,” Hall said. “Being from South Carolina, he made an awesome impact at Eastern Illinois, helping them reach the NCAA tournament in 2023. He spent time under one of the best pitching minds in college baseball at Middle Tennessee State. Coach Arnold will do a great job guiding our pitching staff going forward. We are thrilled to add him and his wife, Kaise, to the Aggie family.”
Arnold came to Eastern Illinois in August of 2022, a few months after spending a season as a volunteer assistant under the tutelage of then-pitching and associate head coach Jerry Meyers. In his one season at Eastern Illinois, the Panthers reached the Vanderbilt Regional and won 38 games and the OVC tournament.
In addition, Arnold coached two first-team All-OVC pitchers, Ky Hampton and Zane Robbins. Robbins also made first-team All-Region. Eastern Illinois pitching produced 418 strikeouts, 14 saves and seven shutouts. The 2023 Panthers also broke the program record for innings pitched (518.0).
A&T will not be Arnold’s first experience at a historically black college or university (HBCU). Before arriving at MTSU, Arnold spent a season at Division II HBCU Savannah State in 2021. The Tigers posted a 14-7 record and appeared in the Black College World Series.
Arnold also assisted in starting a junior college program – South Carolina Union – in 2018. He remained the program’s pitching coach until 2020. He also served as the head coach in the Beach Collegiate Baseball League in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where he won a championship and earned coach of the year in 2019.
Arnold earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2017 from Coker University. He pitched four years for the Coker Cobras, making 64 appearances and striking 147 while posting a 5-3 record with a 3.99 ERA as a senior.
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We do not offer refunds on canceled campers, just a future camp credit if you decide to cancel, but we do have what is called “Cancellation Protection”. We offer basic Cancellation Protection to allow participants some peace of mind in case plans change. This allows us to keep our prices low and provide the best service possible. Due at the time of registration, Cancellation Protection entitles you to a full refund of camp fees should you cancel your registration more than 14 days prior to the start of an overnight camp, and 7 days prior to the start of a day camp. If you cancel within 14 or 7 days of the start of your session, we will give you a camp credit for all money paid. The credit is valid for three years from camp date at any of our camps Credit with insurance is transferable to family members or friends, and good toward a future camp.
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510 Yanceyville St.
Greensboro, NC 27405
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Player must bring his own baseball equipment: glove, bat, cleats, running shoes, hat, sunscreen, etc.