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Jersey Number 22
Blake Burzell
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Laguna Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Laguna Beach HS
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
- Made 17 appearances with five starts in 17.2 innings of work
- Earned his first UCR win at California Baptist (3/27)
- Season-high three stirkeouts in his UC Riverside debut against Villanova (2/17)
- 5-1 record with 35 strikeouts in 38.2 innings as a freshman in 2019
- Didn't allow a run in his first five appearances on the season and allowed just two hits through his first six games
- Had a nine-game stretch between April and March where he allowed just one earned run over 18.1 innings pitched, recording wins over Utah, UNLV, top-ranked UCLA and Arizona in that span
- Had a career-high five strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless innings pitched at Nebraska on May 12
- Went 6-1 in 2018 registering a 2.68 ERA with 51 strikeouts
- Helped his team to a 14-1 Orange Coast League record in his senior season
- Led Laguna Beach to the quarterfinals of the 2017 CIF Southern Section Division 2 tournament
- Guided the Breakers to a 2016 CIF Southern Section Division 4Â semifinals, with his squad earning a 5-4 victory in extra innings
- Has a career 2.83Â ERA at Laguna Beach with 206 strikeouts and 25Â career wins to just 9Â losses
- A very successful two-sport athlete, averaging over 20 points per game for Laguna Beach for his career and finished as LBHS's all-time leading scorer with over 2,300 points
- Led the Breakers to a 26-4 record this season and a No. 2 seed in the 2018 CIF Southern Section Division 3AA Tournament
- Struck out nine in 3.0 IP at the 2016 PG/EvoShield National Championship
- Rated the No. 7 RHP in the state of California and the No. 17 overall player in the state, according to Perfect Game
- Perfect Game ranks him as the No. 43 RHP in the country and No. 123 player overall
- 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American (third team) – California All-Region First Team
- 2017 Perfect Game Underclass All-American (Second Team)
- 2016 Perfect Game Underclass All-American (High Honorable Mention)
- Attended the 2017 All-American Classic and 2017 Area Code Games
- 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic All-Tournament Team
- Was named First Team CIF as a basketball player in 2018 and MVP of the Orange Coast League
Day in the Life: Leilani Juan
Monday, May 04
UCR Student-Athletes cheer on our students.
Friday, May 01
UCR Athletics Director Introductory Full Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
Athletics Director Greg Paules Introductory Presentation Recap
Tuesday, March 24
