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2012 Baseball Roster

11 Zeke Blanton

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Forest City, N.C.
  • High School:
    East Rutherford HS

Summary

Biography

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 46 games andmade 42 starts as the team's primary designated hitter ... Batted acareer-high .304 with 45 hits, 28 runs scored and 23 RBI ... Drew24 walks, which ranked fourth on the team ... Stole four bases ...Belted five doubles and one triple ... Forged a solid .408 on basepercentage and a .351 slugging percentage ... Was red-hot inGardner-Webb's run to the 2011 Big South Tournament ChampionshipGame, batting .400 (8-for-20) with five runs scored and three RBIin five tournament starts ... Batted a strong .323 in Big SouthConference regular season play ... Batted a team-high .517 whenleading off an inning ... Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and atwo-run double in the Big South Tournament win over Radford (5/26)... Had a pair of three-hit games during the regular season ... Had11 multi-hit games.

Summer 2010: Played for the Gastonia Grizzlies inthe Coastal Plains League ... Batted .241 (33-of-137) with 17 runsscored and seven RBI in 37 games played (32 starts) ... Swiped 11bases ... Had four doubles on the season.

2010 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 39 games and made25 starts, mostly as the team's designated hitter ... Batted .220with 13 hits, 18 runs scored, two doubles and an RBI ... Wasexcellent on the base paths, stealing 10 bases in 10 attempts ...Ranked third on the team in stolen bases ... Handled seven chancesin the outfield with one assist and no errors ... Was 2-for-5 witha double in the season opener at Western Carolina (2/19) ... Was3-for-7 (.428 BA) as a pinch hitter ... Ranked ninth on the team inruns scored.

Summer 2009: Was an All-Star for the MorgantonAggies in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League (SCBL) ... Namedthe league's MVP after pacing the circuit with a .415 average and71 hits in 45 games played ... Had three triples, three home runsand 21 RBI ... Stole 18 bases in 19 attempts ... Posted eye-poppingoffensive numbers all season.

2009 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.

2008 at North Carolina: Saw action in 19 gamesand made three starts for nationally-ranked Tar Heels as a truefreshman ... Batted .200 with hits against Old Dominion, KentState, Maryland and William & Mary ... Had an RBI double vs.Old Dominion.

High School: Played at state power EastRutherford (N.C.) High under Coach Bobby Reynolds ... An honorablemention Louisville Slugger prep All-America selection by CollegiateBaseball News ... Rated the nation’s No. 223 senior prospectand the No. 8 senior prospect in North Carolina by Baseball America... Class 2A All-State selection in 2005 and 2007 ... AnAll-Observer selection by the Charlotte Observer ... Led EastRutherford to the 2007 Class 2A State Championship and a 30-2record ... MVP of the state championship series with a .500 battingaverage ... Batted .750 in the state playoffs overall, including 17hits in first 19 at bats ... Team finished ranked No. 11 nationallyby USAToday, No. 12 nationally by Sports Illustrated and No. 15nationally by Baseball America ... Established single-season schoolrecords in batting (.543), hits (63), doubles (19) and runs (59)... Added 10 home runs, 45 RBI, two triples and 14 stolen bases ...Tied state record with 59 runs scored ... 63 hits and 19 doublesare second most in state history for a single season ... Had 116total bases and slugged 1.000 on the season ... Four-year starter... Finished as the career leader in hits at East Rutherford ...Also helped Cavaliers to a state title in 2004 ... Graduated fifthin his class with a 4.37 grade point average.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2009Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 200 lbs
    19
  • 11

    2010Redshirt Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2011Redshirt Junior

    OF
    6'1" 235 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2012Redshirt Senior

    OF
    6'1" 235 lbs
    11