Ben Berg immediately transitioned into a coaching role following five years as a student-athlete within the Concordia Baseball program. Ben is the second Berg brother to serve as a coach on Ryan Dupic’s staff, following Bryce Berg, current Minnesota Twins Minor League Hitting Coordinator. In the fall of 2023, Coach Ben Berg was promoted to the role of Assistant Head Baseball Coach.
Ben’s coaching experience began prior to his current role. Berg previously assisted the Johnston High School (Iowa) program for two seasons and spent a summer as head coach of the Carroll Merchants of the MINK League.
Named Concordia’s 2022-23 Senior Male Athlete of the Year, Berg held down the catcher spot and appeared in 186 games from the 2019 through 2023 seasons. As a member of four national tournament teams and three that won GPAC championships, Berg earned three career GPAC All-Conference awards, including first team accolades in 2023. He was also recognized as the GPAC’s 2023 Gold Glove catcher and picked up second team all-conference honors in 2021 and was named honorable mention in 2022. As a Bulldog, Berg batted .321 (193-for-602) for his career with 55 runs, 39 doubles, 27 home runs, 148 RBIs and a .523 slugging percentage. Behind the plate, Berg broke school records for fielding percentage (.992) and career putouts (1,385). The native of Carroll, Iowa, played a prominent role for the 2021 Concordia squad that made a historic run to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho.
A four-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete who achieved a 3.98 cumulative grade-point average, Berg graduated from Concordia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a focus in Secondary Education and Physical Education. This past spring, Berg was named an Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators. He saved his best season for his last as he batted .406 (79-for-192) in 2023 while adding 19 runs, 16 doubles and 50 RBIs to go along with a .486 on-base percentage, .652 slugging percentage and .995 fielding percentage. Off the field, Berg has worked as a volunteer with People’s City Mission in Lincoln, helped tutor education majors, served as a member of the Bulldog Council of Student-Athletes and was a three-year Champions of Character representative at the national tournament. He was also honored as the SHAPE Nebraska 2022 PE Major of the Year and earned status on the Concordia honors list every semester.
Ben is pursuing his master's degree in Athletic Administration. He is the son of Rod and Angie Berg. Ben’s three brothers, Bryce, Casey and Kyle, have each been involved in the Concordia Baseball program in either a coach or player capacity.
