North Carolina A&T

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.