Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors
- 2024 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week (March 26, April 23, May 7)

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 8.0 IP, vs. Holy Cross (5/12/24)
Strikeouts: 7, vs. Penn State (5/5/24)
Longest Outing w/1 Hit: 4.0 IP, at Army (5/20/24)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 6.0 IP, at Bucknell (3/16/24)

2024 (Freshman)
- Named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team
- Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on March 26, April 23 and May 7
- Finished with a 4.21 ERA over 68.1 innings, starting in 11 of his 15 appearances
- Tied for the Patriot League lead with six victories and registered one complete game
- Recorded 53 strikeouts to 27 walks while holding opponents to a .250 average
- Earned the win in each of his first five starts from March 2 to March 31
- Pitched a scoreless inning against Georgetown in his college debut on Feb. 13
- Made first college start against Iona on March 2, allowing two runs on four hits over five innings
- Earned first quality start in his league debut on March 16, holding Bucknell to two runs in a six-inning outing
- Pitched a then-season best of 7.2 innings in the March 31 win over Lafayette, allowing two earned runs while striking out five
- Tossed a complete game at Lafayette on April 7, allowing one earned run over six frames
- Pitched three scoreless innings of relief against Penn State on May 5, surrendering just one hit while recording a season-high seven strikeouts and not allowing a walk
- Lasted a season-best eight-plus innings in the league semifinals against Holy Cross on May 12, holding the Crusaders to just one run over the first eight frames
- Posted four scoreless frames out of the bullpen at Army on May 20, allowing just one hits while punching out two Black Knights
 
High School
- Spent the 2022-23 academic year at the Salisbury School, which is a Naval Academy Foundation school.
- Was a member of the Salisbury School’s baseball team alongside Navy teammates Jack Killelea and Timmy Virtudes, winning the Western New England Prep Baseball League in 2023.
- Named the WNEPBL Pitcher of the Year in 2023, also being named team MVP.
- Played two seasons of varsity baseball at State College Area High School.
- Earned First-Team All-State accolades during his senior year at State College, also picking up team pitcher-of-year honors as a junior and senior.
- Also played two years of football at State College, being selected First-Team All-State as a senior.
- Teammates at Salisbury with Army’s Luke Marino, UConn’s Thomas Galusha and Michigan’s Sachem Ramos.
 
Personal
-Son of Frank and Lori Bendik.
- Father, Frank, is a 1990 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a three-year member of the Navy wrestling team.
- Brother, Bobby, is a 2020 graduate of the Naval Academy.