Binghamton University Athletics

As a Senior (2015)

• Started 42 games in center field and batted leadoff
• Hit .306 (third on team) with 49 hits, 36 runs and 21 RBI
• Collected 15 extra-base hits
• Finished fifth in America East in runs scored
• Among the America East top-10 in slugging percentage (.456) and triples (3)
• Top-10 in the America East for most home runs scored and walks
• Among the America East top-20 in batting average
• Had a .419 on-base percentage, top-20 among the America East
• Among the top-20 in the America East for total bases (73)
• Was hitting .379 in late April before cooling off over final three weeks
• Produced 11 multi-hit games (third best on team) and five multi-RBI games
• Had the second-longest hitting streak on the team with eight
• Hit three home runs (vs. UMBC, Canisius and Hartford)
• Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs against Radford on March 1
• Hit home run and drove in three against UMBC on March 28
• A member of both Fall and Spring AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or above)

As a Junior (2014)

• Started 49 of 51 games played
• Leadoff hitter and right fielder
• Hit .276 with 58 hits, 33 runs and 22 RBI
• Ranked second on team in both hits and runs
• Collected nine hits in final six postseason games, including three at NCAA Regional
• Had a double and two hits vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State in NCAAs
• Produced 19 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games
• Didn't commit an error in 96 chances, had five assists and also started three double plays from right field
• Went 3-for-5 with 6 RBI and 2 runs against Hartford on April 26
• Went 2-for-4 with a run at Stony Brook on April 13
• Went 2-for-5 with a double, triple, RBI, and run at Stony Brook on April 12
• Went 2-for-3 against UMBC on April 6
• Scored 3 runs against UMBC on April 5
• Went 2-for-4 with home run at Hartford on March 22
• Went 3-for-5 against UMass Lowell on March 15
• Drove in 3 runs at JMU on February 21
• Member of the Fall AD Honor Roll (3.3 GPA or above)

As a Sophomore (2013)

• Started all 55 games this season
• Finished fourth in America East in triples (4) and total bases (89)
• Top-ten conference statistics in on-base percentage (.381), runs scored (38), hits (63), RBI (29), doubles (12), walks (27) and stolen bases (11)
• Hit for a .289 batting average
• 20 multi-hit games, including five consecutive games from March 9-17
• 7 multi-run games
• Hit second career homerun, going 3-4 and driving in 3 runs on March 17 against UMBC
• Went 3-for-3, including his third career triple against Maine on April 7
• Went 4-for-4, knocking in two runs and scoring two himself on April 23 against Cornell
• Went a combined 7-for-9 in two NCAA tournament games against NC State and Ole Miss

As a Freshman (2012)

• Started all 44 games played, primarily in right field
• Jumped out of gate with .419 average after first 14 collegiate games
• Was hitting .404 midway through season
• Had one home run and 19 RBI
• Had 11 multiple hit games
• Had three multiple RBI games
• Batted .600 with bases loaded (3-for-5)
• Went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored in game 1 at Lehigh on March 25
• Went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI and 1 double in game against UMBC on April 15

In High School

• Holds all-time hit record at Homer High School
• 2011 1st Team All-CNY
• 2009 3rd Team All-CNY
• Named Syracuse Post-Standard Honor Athlete of the Week
• As senior hit .500 with six home runs and 26 RBI
• Won the William C. Van Patten Memorial Baseball award

Personal

• Parents are Wally and Marie Blanden
• Majoring in industrial and systems engineering

CAREER HIGHS

• Runs: 4 at UMBC (3-17-13)
• Hits: 4, 3x, last against Hartford (4-27-14)
• RBIs: 6 against Hartford (4-26-14)
• Doubles: 2 against Maine (5-23-13)
• Triples: 1, 8x, last vs. Hartford (4-26-14)
• Home Runs: 1, 3x, last vs Cornell (4-23-13)
• Walks: 3, 2x, last vs Hartford (5-5-13)
• Stolen Bases: 2 at UMBC (3-17-13)