Making his varsity debut a year ago as a sophomore, St. Laurence pitcher Jimmy Benson snuck up on teams.
Even though that’s hard to do for a 6-8 lefty with a bit of sidearm-throwing technique that’s difficult to pick up.
But there Benson was, emerging as an ace on a deep pitching staff, winning 10 games with 72 strikeouts in 57 innings and a sub-1.00 earned-run average as the Vikings won the Class 3A state title…