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    Ben Yokley

    Class:
    Freshman

    Hometown:
    Aravada, CO

    High School:
    Ralston Valley

    Height / Weight:
    6-0 / 170

    Position:
    RHP

    Bats/Throws:
    R/R

    05/18/2012

    Air Force Falls To New Mexico Friday, 9-1

    Ceci pitches 6.2 innings in final start as a Falcon.

    05/16/2012

    Air Force Ends Regular Season at New Mexico

    Falcons looking to get into MWC Championships with solid weekend.

    05/15/2012

    Air Force Rallies To 7-6 Road Win at Northern Colorado Tuesday

    Blair Roberts hits two-run homer help lead Falcons to win.

    05/11/2012

    Air Force Falls To #24 TCU, 10-0, Friday

    Falcons held to three hits in loss.

    04/25/2012

    Air Force Drops 7-6 Ballgame at Northern Colorado Wednesday

    Falcons play fourth-straight one-run game.

    HIGH SCHOOL (Ralston Valley): Lettered three years in baseball...2011 Jefferson County 5A League MVP...graduated with honors and is a member of the National Honor Society...high school baseball coach was Shane Freehling.

    PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 21...nickname is Yoke...has an older sister...hobbies are skiing, longboarding and shooting...greatest moment in sports is the 1980 U.S. hockey team beating the USSR in the Olympics...favorite food is anything not from Mitchell Hall (USAFA cadet dining area)...favorite movie is Zombieland...person in history he'd like to meet is Sun Tzu...something most people don't know about him is that he's lived in three countries and two states...credits Barry Butera as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Jeremy Bloom...favorite quote: "These things we do so that others may live"...son of Joe and Christine Yokley.

    Why I came to the Academy: "The Academy offers a challenge that can't be compared, and if I didn't attempt the most difficult things in life, I would look back and ask myself why I didn't push myself to be better."

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