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8 Michael Blatchford

Class Senior
Position Outfielder
Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 175
Letters 3
Hometown Shaker Heights, Ohio
Bats-Throws L-L
High School Shaker Heights
Major(s) Economics

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2018: Won second-team ABCA and D3baseball.com all-region honors as outfielder...also was first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection.

Received first-team Google Cloud Academic All-District® honors.
Led NCAC in batting (.430)...shared league lead in doubles (20) and ranked second in on-base percentage (.516), fifth in slugging percentage (.642), and tied for sixth in total bases (97).
Knocked in tying run in bottom of ninth as Bishops erased 7-6 deficit to win nightcap vs. Capital March 6.
Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored vs. Arcadia March 12.
Tied school record with 3 doubles vs. Susquehanna March 12.
Was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI vs. SUNY-Canton March 13.
Went 2-for-4 with 3 runs scored vs. Nichols March 16.
Named North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week after his efforts during the week of March 12...hit safely in all 6 games during Bishops’ spring trip, going 12-for-22 (.545) with 5 doubles, 8 runs scored, 4 RBI, and 17 total bases for slugging percentage of .773.
Slammed solo HR to bring Bishops within 5-3 in nightcap vs. 18th-ranked Case Reserve March 25...went 2-for-3 in game.
Put Bishops on scoreboard with solo homer in nightcap at Oberlin March 31.
Lined RBI double in opener vs. Kenyon April 5...gave Bishops 3-1 lead with RBI double in seventh inning of nightcap...finished game at 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored.
Went 3-for-6 with 3 runs scored in opener at Wabash April 17...knocked in run to help Bishops build 5-0 lead in nightcap...finished game at 3-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Drove in 3 runs at Otterbein April 19...drilled 2-run homer to wipe out 2-0 deficit...was 4-for-5 in game.
Was 3-for-4 in opener at Denison April 21.
Knocked in run as Bishops turned 10-0 deficit into 15-10 lead in opener vs. Heidelberg April 22...put Bishops on scoreboard with sacrifice fly and added solo homer in nightcap...finished game 2-for-3 with 5 RBI and a run scored.
Delivered RBI single in second inning vs. Muskingum April 25.
Led off first inning with single and added 2-run double later in the inning in nightcap vs. Hiram May 2...went 4-for-6 with 5 runs scored and 2 RBI...tied school record with 3 doubles in game.
Went 2-for-4 with 3 runs scored in opener vs. Wittenberg May 6.

2017: Received honorable mention All-NCAC honors as outfielder.

Ranked 18th in NCAC in batting (.362), tied for 21st in hits (50), and ranked 25th in on-base percentage (.429).
Led team with 18 multiple-hit games and had 3 multiple-RBI games.
Drove in 2 runs to help Bishops build 5-1 lead vs. Capital March 8.
Knocked in run during Bishop rally at Otterbein March 9.
Doubled home 2 runs during 7-run sixth inning that put Bishops ahead to stay vs. Amherst March 13...was 3-for-6 with 2 doubles on the day.
Scored 3 runs in opener vs. Penn State-Behrend March 25.
Smashed solo homer to kick off 5-run eighth inning in opener at Wittenberg April 1...scored 3 times in game.
Plated go-ahead run in opener at Allegheny April 15...was 2-for-4 in contest.
Was 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI in nightcap at DePauw April 23.
Drew bases-loaded walk to force home run during 6-run fifth-inning uprising vs. 27th-ranked Denison April 28...went 3-for-4 in nightcap.
Knocked in run as Bishops rallied to within 6-5 in NCAC crossover at fifth-ranked Wooster May 7...went 3-for-5 in game.

2016: Won second letter as centerfielder.

Tied for second in NCAC in sacrifice flies (4).
Had 6 multiple-hit games and 3 multiple-RBI games.
Went 3-for-5 vs. Rockford March 10.
Had RBI single and 2-run double during 9-run third inning that helped Bishops break open win in nightcap at Wabash April 3...finished at 3-for-5 with 4 RBI.
Was 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored vs. Muskingum April 6.
Doubled home 2 runs during 4-run eighth inning in nightcap of NCAC crossover doubleheader vs. Kenyon May 7.
Knocked in run in NCAC tournament opener vs. Wooster May 12.

2015: Won centerfield spot and went on to receive second-team NCAC citation.

Ranked third in NCAC in batting average (.407) and fifth on on-base percentage (.478).
Had 15 multiple-hit games and 2 multiple-RBI games.
Was 3-for-5 in opener vs. Muskingum March 9...went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles in nightcap.
Went 3-for-4 at Heidelberg April 1.
Drove in 2 runs in nightcap vs. Ohio Christian April 4.
Was 3-for-5 vs. 23rd-ranked Ohio Northern April 6.
Scored 4 runs and went 3-for-4 vs. Marietta April 23.
Tied school record with 3 doubles in nightcap at Wittenberg April 26...finished at 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored.
Was 2-for-3 in opener at Wittenberg April 27.
Went 3-for-5 in opener vs. Capital April 30...scored 3 runs in nightcap.
Had 2 hits in finale of NCAC crossover series vs. Kenyon May 3.
Tripled home go-ahead run in NCAC tournament win vs. Allegheny May 7...was 4-for-4 in game.
Drove in run that gave Bishops 4-3 lead in eighth inning of NCAC tournament matchup vs. Wooster May 8.
Named to All-NCAC tournament team.

High School: Earned 4 letters in baseball.

Named conference’s Player of the Year.
Was 2-time first-team all-conference selection.
Helped baseball teams win 3 conference championships.

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