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2008 Washburn Ichabod Baseball Roster

11 Tyler Blankenship

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lawrence, Kan.
  • Highschool Lawrence Free State HS

Biography

As a Junior in 2007
• Played in and started 48 games, missing just one as an infielder.
• He was fifth on the team with a .333 batting average with 55 hits, eight doubles, three home runs and 30 RBI. His RBI total was the third highest on the team.
• He played in 46 games as a shortstop and four at third base. He had a .907 fielding percentage at shortstop and a 1.000 percentage at thirdbase with no errors in six chances.
• He finished second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and tied his career high with three hits three times.
• He set a career high with four RBI on 03/25/07 at Missouri Southern as he was 2 for 4 with a three-run home run.
• On 05/01/07 he was 3 for 5 with three RBI off a two-run single to open scoring in the first inning and a single that was part of an eight-run third inning.

As a Sophomore in 2006
• Played in and started 49 games at shortstop for the Ichabods.
• He batted .284 and had 44 hits, 18 RBI and a pair of home runs.
• Had 14 multi-hit games including three three-hit efforts. He was 3-for-4 against Fort Hays State on 04/09/06 with an RBI and run scored.
• Scored a career high three runs against Upper Iowa on 03/10/06 when he had two hits.
• Led the team with 145 assists and was involved in 35 of the 46 double plays turned by WU.

As a Freshman in 2005
• Played in 30 games with 22 starts in the infield, playing most of his games at shortstop.
• Batted .209 with 18 RBI.
• Had two hits and a walk against Southwest Baptist 04/16/05.
• Had a four-game hitting streak in the series with North Dakota.
• Drove in two runs against UND 03/06/05 and two against Minnesota-Crookston on 03/13/05.

Lawrence Free State High School

• A 2004 graduate of Lawrence Free State High School where he earned all-league honors and helped the Firebirds to a 21-4 record and runner-up finish at the Class 6A state title.
• Was a preseason all-state pick and also earned all-league honors in basketball.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2007Junior

    Infielder
    6'0" 185 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2008Senior

    Infielder
    6'0" 190 lbs
    11
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