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Jersey Number 31
Blake Sanderson
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Boone
- Major:
- Educational Leadership
Bio
2019 (Redshirt Senior)
- Moved into the role of Friday night starter in his fifth year with the squad
- Started the year 7-0, and went at least six innings in nine of his first 10 starts
- Would finish the season tied for the conference lead with eight wins, and would be voted First Team All-Conference USA
- Drafted following the year in the 31st round by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Began the season with six shutout innnings, earning the victory on Opening Night over Cincinnati. He struck out five and walked one
- Struck out a career-high nine batters in six innings against Monmouth two starts later
- Pitched his first collegiate complete game in a March 8 win over Northeastern (eight hits, four runs, no walks, five strikeouts)
- In 16 starts, had seven quality starts and left the team in the lead in 11 of them
- Wrapped the campaign with a K:BB ratio of 75:25; his 75 strikeouts was 10th in the league
- Was voted team captain prior to the season
2018 (Redshirt Junior)
- Pitched in 21 games, with four starts, all coming in the year's final month
- Struck out 47 batters in 47 2/3 innings
- Earned the first save of his FAU career by pitching three innings of one-hit shutout baseball to wrap a conference win against Old Dominion
- Garnered the win in a road C-USA matchup at Rice, with a two-inning, one-run relief stint
- Twice pitched 5 2/3 innings, and in the latter, set the team up towards victory in the Conference USA Championship, also against Rice
- Struck out a career-high seven in that contest, eclipsing his previous best of six, also in a 5 2/3-inning outing, at FIU
- Was named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team, pitching to a 1.04 ERA in two appearances, with just one earned run in 8 2/3 innings (and nine total K's)
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- After 11 successful outings coming out of the bullpen, moved into the weekend rotation
- As a reliever, in 18 innings pitched, pitched to a 1.50 ERA (three earned runs), striking out 13 and walking four
- In that role, hitters only batted .194 against him and had just one extra-base hit
- Inherited seven runners on base and did not allow a single one to score
- Notched a win in his first start, after two scoreless innings at Florida Gulf Coast (April 25)
- Got another win on the road at WKU, allowing one earned run in five innings, with a career-high seven strikeouts (May 13)
- Also saw action in the field as a defensive replacement, twice at 2B and once in the OF
- Did not see action
- Owned a 1-0 record over seven appearances
- Dealt 7.2 innings with four strikeouts recorded
- Faced career-high 12 batters against Old Dominion on April 24
- Earned first career win at FGCU on April 14
- Pitched his Boone High School team to the Class 8A, District 4 title as a senior for coach Pete Post
- Named All-Metro honorable mention, All-Region and All-Conference
- Senior year, was 10-1 with a 1.10 ERA while also hitting .457
- Ranked in the top 25 in the Orlando Sentinel leaders in batting average
- Guided his team to a WWBA National Championship
- For the Florida Collegiate squad and Rich Billings, was chosen to the All-Star team
- Son of Bob and Joyce Sanderson
- Majoring in criminal justice
- Career goal is to be an FBI agent
- Favorite pro team is the Atlanta Braves; favorite athlete is Steve Nash
- Last listened to the song Tales by Jazz Cartier
- Loves chicken, and the restaurant La Granja
- Enjoys fishing
- Something most people don't know about him? He is great at 2K
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