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Lamar University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

37 Josh Blankenship

  • Position C/1B
  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 210
  • Class Senior
  • High School Santa Fe HS
  • Prev School North Central JC

Biography

A 2023 Second-Team Academic All-Southland Conference selection ... A 2023 Second-Team Preseason All-Southland Conference selection ... Played in 111 earning 104 starts during his career ... Hit .291 (111-of-382) for his career with six home runs, 25 doubles, two triples, 50 RBIs and 58 runs scored ... Drew 51 career walks ... Had 30 multi-hit games. 
 
2023 (Senior): Second-Team Academic All-Southland Conference … Played in 55 games earning 51 starts … Ended the year with a .244 batting average (47-of-193), a .346 on-base percentage and a .672 OPS … Recorded two home runs, 10 doubles, 29 RBIs and 25 runs scored … Also drew 24 walks … Had 11 multi-hit games including two three-hit performances … Went 3-for-5 with an RBI and run scored in the series finale against A&M-Corpus Christi … Other three-hit performance came in the series finale at Southeastern Louisiana … Went 3-for-5 with a home run, walk, three RBIs, and two runs scored … Was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the second game of the series at SLU … Had back-to-back 2-for-4 games first against Houston Christian (in non-conference play) where he drove in two runs … Followed that up with two RBIs and a run scored against Alcorn State … Was 1-for-3 with a solo home run at UT Rio Grande Valley … Was 1-for-4 with a double and four RBIs in the victory at Baylor.

2022 (Junior): Played in 56 games earning 53 starts … Played first base but was primarily used as the designated hitter … One of the top sluggers in the WAC posting a .340 batting average with four home runs, 15 doubles, two triples and 53 runs batted in … Also scored 33 runs … Notched a .439 on-base percentage and a .505 slugging percentage … Drew 27 walks on the season … Had 19 multi-hit games including four three-hit games … Opened the season going 20 for his first 45 (.444) with a home run, eight doubles and 21 RBIs … Was 2-for-4 with a triple, walk, five RBIs and run scored in the third game against Mount St. Mary’s … Posted a 2-for-4 effort with a run scored and four runs batted in in the second game against Sam Houston in Beaumont … Went 3-for-6 with a home run, double, six RBIs and two runs scored in the first game at Abilene Christian … Crushed a three-run bomb in the conference playoffs against Seattle … Was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI against Tarleton State in Beaumont.

2021 (Sophomore): Saw limited action during the 2021 campaign … Recorded an at-bat against Northwestern State.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2021Sophomore

    Catcher/First Base
    6'1" 231 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2022Junior

    Catcher/First Base
    6'1" 231 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2023Senior

    Catcher/First Base
    6'1" 210 lbs
    37
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