Saint Joseph's University

2021: The only Hawk to appear in all 40 games; started 38 of them...Fourth on the squad in batting average and runs batted in and third on the team in hits, walks, and at bats...Reached base in a team-leading 20 consecutive games at one point...Posted a three-hit game against Villanova on April 1...Drove in three runs against Rhode Island on May 15...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

2020: Appeared and started in 14 games...Notched four hits, the most in a game by a Hawk over the course of the season, in a win over Western Carolina on February 23...Drove in three runs at Florida Gulf Coast on March 8...Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's and SJU Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

2019: Appeared in 46 games for the Hawks, while starting in 41 of those games…Had three hits and a pair of RBIs in a win against Villanova on March 19…Hit a double and earned three walks while driving in three RBIs in a win versus George Mason on March 23…Contributed two runs and two RBIs in addition to two hits in a win against Rider on April 23.

2018: Started in 20 games and appeared in six more off the bench...Drove in his first collegiate run against Missouri State on March 2...Notched his first multi-hit game against Notre Dame on March 14.

High School: Twice earned First Team All-Central League honors...Also earned a pair of All-Delaware County selections, including a First Team nod as a senior...Named to the Delaware County Carpenter Cup team four times...Led the county with a .500 batting average as a sophomore and set the school record for doubles as a senior, leading GVHS to the Central League title for the second time...Starting shortstop for Team Pennsylvania at the 2015 PBR Futures Games and for Team North Atlantic at the 2014 USA Baseball Trials...Named to the All-Tournament Teams after the 2015 and 2016 Perfect Game WWBA National Championships and the the 2017 Perfect Game West MLK Championship...Earned three letters in football and one in basketball as well.

Personal: Son of Christi and Marc Bendo...Counts among his relatives former Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia...Majoring in risk management and insurance.