T.J. Blanton

Position:
Outfield
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sandusky, Ohio
High School:
St. Mary Central Catholic

2009 Academic All-MAC selection
2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District team (District 4)

2009: Started a team-high 46 games and was one of only three players to play in all 50 of the team’s contests…one of four Falcons to hit ten or more doubles (11)…was second on the team in triples (4)… tied for third on the team with eight home runs…one of three Falcons with over 100 total bases (103) and was third on the team in the category…had the highest success rate in stolen bases on the team (.786) after stealing 11-of-14 bases attempted…had five multiple RBI contests…had 19 games with multiple hits with a season-high four hits against Miami (4/25)…started the year off with two home runs in his first four games (2/21 and 2/27)… hit two home runs and had four RBI in games against Cleveland State (3/25) and Miami (4/25)… Twenty-three of his 60 hits were extra-base hits (38.3 percent).

2008: Played in 25 games, making 22 starts in center field...saw his season end in early April when he fouled off a pitch fracturing his left tibia...had eight multi-hit games and three games with multiple RBI...had a best of three hits against Western Kentucky (2/24) and Findlay (3/26)...had career-best four RBI in the Findlay contest on a solo home run, a two-run single and an RBI single...hit safely in 18 games...had a career-best seven-game hitting streak (3/6 to 4/2) in which he hit .571 (12-for-21) with seven runs scored...hit safely in 16 of the last 19 games he had an at-bat in...hit in the #9 slot in all 22 games he started...has only 26 career at-bats in MAC play (7-for-26, .269).

2007: Played in 26 games, including four starts (three in right field - one as the DH)...batted .400 (10-25) with five RBI and a double...had two multi-hit and RBI games...served as the number one option in regards to pinch running for the Falcons totaling 12 runs scored...drove in two runs against IPFW twice (3/4 and 3/9)...had a three-game hitting streak from 3/28 to 4/3...went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored at Oakland (5/15).

High School: A three-year letterwinner for Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic...batted .488 with a home run, two triples and 10 doubles as a senior...hit .462 with four home runs, three triples and 10 doubles as a junior...team MVP following junior and senior seasons...a first-team All-Sandusky Bay Conference and All-Northwest Ohio district 9 pick as a senior...broke school record with 42 hits in a season...also lettered in wrestling and football.

Personal: Full name is Thomas Jerald Blanton...son of Scott and Nancy Blanton...born February 17, 1988...has a 3.33 GPA in health science...brother, Jeff, played football at Butler (1997-99).