Completed Event: Baseball at Oklahoma State on April 17, 2026 , Loss , 2, to, 13 , (8 inn.)
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Jersey Number 31
Blaine Ray
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Kan.
- High School:
- Ottawa HS
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
2021 (R-JUNIOR)
- Appeared in 29 games with 12 starts
- Hit .196 (10-for-51) with four doubles, one triple and one home run
- Made first start of the season at Saint Louis (3/6)
- Recorded a season-high three RBI at Lafayette (3/23), hitting his lone home run of the season
- Tallied a triple in first appearance of the season vs. South Dakota State (2/21)
- Logged a season-high two hits at Texas Tech (5/20)
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
- Appeared in 13 games with five starts in centerfield, finishing with a .192 average (5-for-26) with two doubles, one RBI and two walks
- Made season debut as a pinch runner at Belmont (2/14)
- Earned first start of the season vs. Indiana State (3/6), recording lone multiple-hit game of the season
- Recorded first double and RBI of the season at Charleston Southern (2/23)
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
- Started in 14 of the 31 games he played in
- Batted .184 (9-for-49) with two triples, one home run and seven walks
- Made season debut with a start in right field at USC Upstate (2/16)
- Hit his first career home run vs. Baylor (3/30)
- Knocked in a career-high two RBIs on a career-high two hits against the Bears
2018 (FRESHMAN)
- Started two of the 18 games he played in
- Batted .130 (3-for-23) with three runs and one RBI
- Made first-career start against Murray State (2/18), where he also notched his first hit
- Scored first-career run against Morehead State (3/31)
- Made Big 12 debut against West Virginia (5/4)
OTTAWA HS
- Earned 11 letters across baseball, football and wrestling at Ottawa High School
- Played for head coach Shawn Herrmann where he helped his club to two regional championships in 2015 and 2017, and a state runner-up finish in 2017
- Named first-team all-state junior and senior years in baseball
- Regional wrestler of the year his senior year after placing third at the state level
- Football team earned regional and district titles in 2016
- Named to the honor roll all four years
PERSONAL
- Born in Merriam, Kansas
- Son of Todd and Amy Ray
- Has two sisters, Hannah and Hailie
- Sister, Hailie, played softball at Eastern Illinois
- Plans to major in sport management
Baseball Media Availability
Wednesday, April 22
Postgame Media Availability vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Baseball Highlights vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April 21
