| Charlie Blackmon |
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R-Jr. OF/LHP 6-4, 201 B/L; T/L Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett/ Young-Harris JC) |
Talented and athletic pitcher with a good arm....expected to see double-duty as a pitcher and an outfielder in 2008.
2008: Emerged as regular rightfielder for the Jackets earning second team All-ACC honors along with an Academic All-America second team selection along a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District III first team....hit safely in final 12 games of the season....selected in the 2nd round of the June Draft by the Colorado Rockies and signed a professional contract with a bonus of $563,000 on 6/8....assigned to Tri-City Dust Devils (Northwest League) to begin pro career....named to Northwest League Postseason All-Star Team.....broke the Rockies' short-season record for hits in a single season with 98 and finished the year on a 23-game hit streak....overall, led Tri-City with .338 batting average and 42 runs scored....named to Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star Team....ranked as Colorado's No. 10 prospect by Baseball America.
- "Third time's a charm for Blackmon". See story from MLB.com.
2007: Obtained medical redshirt (tendinitis in his throwing arm) after appearing in only one game, a Feb. 16 relief outing against Illinois-Chicago....pitched and played in the outfield for the Colleyville LoneStars of Texas Collegiate League during summer....led Colleyville with .316 batting average while seeing regular duty as OF/DH....also went 2-1 over eight appearances during summer....Member of the 2007 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Junior College: Posted a 7-1 record in 14 appearances in 2005 at Young Harris, striking out 49 batters in 44.2 innings....Recorded eight wins and 89 strikeouts while posting a 3.39 ERA in 2006, and concluded his career with 138 K in 127 innings pitched....Helped the Mountain Lions to back-to-back GJCAA State Championships in 2005 and 2006....Named MVP of the conference tournament in 2005 and named first-team All-Georgia Junior College Athletic Association in 2006 as a pitcher....Selected in the 20th round of the 2005 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox....A Dean's List student at Young Harris College.
High School: A two-year letter-winner as an outfielder and pitcher for coach Reggie Black at North Gwinnett High School....Three-time Academic Player of the Year....Named to the all-region team as an outfielder following his senior season....Taken in the 28th round of the 2004 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins....Also played three years of basketball and one year of football at North Gwinnett.
Personal: Charles Cobb Blackmon....Born on July 1, 1986....Son of Myron and Ellen Blackmon....Father ran track at Georgia State....Majoring in Business Management.
Georgia Tech Statistics Batting Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 .396 62-62 250 68 99 12 3 8 45 20 16 21 25-30 Pitching Year W-L ERA GS-G CG SV IP H R ER BB SO Avg. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 0-0 18.00 1-0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 .500 2008 0-0 18.00 1-0 0 0 1.0 4 4 2 1 1 .500 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Career 0-0 18.00 2-0 0 0 2.0 6 6 4 3 1 .500 Professional Career Batting Year Team AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Tri-City .338 68 290 42 98 21 5 2 33 16 37 13-20
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