Blake Burzell - 2024 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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2023 (Redshirt Junior)

2022 (at Arizona State)

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

High School

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 4 semifinals, with his squad earning a 5-4 victory in extra innings
Has a career 2.83 ERA at Laguna Beach with 206 strikeouts and 25 career wins to just 9 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