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10 Blake Barton

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Franklin, Tenn.
  • High School Grace Christian Academy

Biography

2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023-24 MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2023-24 MVC Honor Roll
2022-23 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
2022-23 MVC Honor Roll
2022 OVC All-Freshman Team

2021-22 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
 
2024 (Junior)

  • Appeared in 41 games with 40 starts
  • Set career-highs in batting average (.291) and stolen bases (12)
  • Seventh on the team with 43 hits and seven doubles, adding two home runs
  • Sixth on the team with 20 RBI
  • One of two Bruins that stole 10+ bases
  • Twelfth in the MVC in stolen bases (12)
  • Career-high four hits against Murray State (March 30) and Austin Peay (April 9)
  • Had three hits and drove in four runs in win against Valparaiso (April 14)
  • Had three separate five-game hit streaks (March 16-30, Apr. 13-20, May 3-11)


2023 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in 59 games making 58 starts
  • One of six Bruins to start in 50 or more games in the season
  • Posted a .260 batting average, and ranked second on the team in at-bats (219)
  • Third on the team with 57 hits and launched four home runs
  • 15 doubles led the team and tied for the seventh-most in the MVC
  •  Led team and tied for fourth-most triples in MVC (3)
  • Third on the team in RBIs (35)
  • Career-high three hits four times
  • Finished top-5 on the team in stolen bases (7)
  • Fourth in the MVC in runners thrown out (14)
  • First hit of the season was an RBI-single against UT Martin (Feb. 18)
  • Solo home run on Feb. 26 vs. No. 21 NC State
  • 3-for-4 on Mar. 3 against Kansas with a career-best two doubles
  • Nine-game hit streak (Mar. 8-19) with 11 hits and nine RBIs
  • Apr. 1-2 vs. Evansville: six hits, six RBIS, two home runs, and a double ... Grand slam in Game One of the doubleheader on Apr. 2
  • Successful 2-for-2 stolen bases vs. Murray State (Apr. 29)
  • Consecutive three-hit performances against UIC (May 7) and Lipscomb (May 9)

2022 (Freshman)

  • Appeared in 20 games, starting eight at catcher
  • Hit .290 (9-for-31) with a double and an RBI
  • Drew five walks and stole two bases on two attempts
  • Collected 59 putouts while finishing with one assist and no errors
  • Made first career start on Feb. 19 against Toledo at home, going 1-for-2 with a walk and a double
  • Drew a walk against No. 4 Vanderbilt at First Horizon Park on Mar. 22
  • Secured first career multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 outing at Murray State on April 3
  • Started final regular season game at SIUE, going 1-for-3 with a run scored to help Bruins clinch OVC regular season championship
  • Named an "Impact Freshman" in D1Baseball's OVC Season Preview
High School
  • Played for former Belmont Baseball player, Brad Myers, at Grace Christian Academy
  • Helped his team to a state tournament appearance in 2019
  • Named to Perfect Game 2020 Preseason Underclassmen All-American Team
  • Starred on the gridiron for Grace Christian Academy, setting the school record for passing yards during the 2018 season and leading the state of Tennessee in all-purpose touchdowns in 2020
  • Two-time All-Region selection in both baseball and football
  • Named to Academic Dean's List
  • Named National Spanish Exam Gold Medalist
Personal
  • Major: Finance
  • Favorite Movie: The Sandlot

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2022Freshman

    C
    6'0" 200 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2023Sophomore

    C
    6'0" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024Junior

    C
    6'0" 190 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2025Senior

    OF/C
    6'0" 190 lbs
    10