Senior right-hander with proven strikeout flashes, but 2026 was cut short by injury
In the 2026 season, Chelsea Bennett made three appearances and one start for Saint Mary’s before being shut down by injury, posting 1 strikeout in 3.0 innings with a 7.00 ERA; in 2025, she logged 37.0 innings with a 3.78 ERA and showed she can give the Gaels quality depth in the circle. The differentiator here is experience and resilience: she’s a senior from Australia with real college innings, a pitch-to-contact profile that can miss enough bats, and the kind of veteran presence teams like having when the staff gets stretched.
