At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
I started playing when I was five years old. I got into baseball because I had a bunch of family members that were baseball players.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
I would play basketball because I played growing up and throughout high school.
Who was your favorite baseball player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
My uncle, Casey Blake was my favorite player.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Runs scored: 1, Milwaukee, Mar 07, 2025
Walks: 1, at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 17, 2025 ; Milwaukee, Mar 07, 2025
At bats: 1, at Minnesota, Mar 12, 2025
Field chances: 1, at A&M-Corpus Christi, Feb 17, 2025 ; at Minnesota, Mar 12, 2025
Putouts: 1, at Minnesota, Mar 12, 2025
FRESHMAN - 2024
Did not appear in a game
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of baseball at Indianola High School
Ranked the No. 2 shortstop in Iowa by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report
No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Iowa according to Prep Baseball Report
No. 8 overall prospect in the state of Iowa according to Perfect Game
2023 Nationally ranked as a Top 500 player and 240th among shortstops by Perfect Game
2023 Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All Star Series selection
2023 First Team Academic All-State
2023 Des Moines Register Elite Team All-State (All Classes)
2022 4A District 7 Champions
2022 Iowa State High School Baseball Tournament Qualifier
All-State First Team as a junior and senior (2022, 2023)
All-State Third team as a sophomore in 2021
All-District First Team as a sophomore, junior and senior (2021, 2022, 2023)
Unanimous All-Conference First Team as a sophomore, junior and senior (2021, 2022, 2023)
Slashed .451/.547/.755 for an OPS of 1.302 with 19 doubles, four home runs, 30 RBIs, 41 runs and 19 stolen bases as a senior in 2023
Hit .383/.479/.717 for an OPS of 1.196 with 11 doubles, nine home runs, 31 RBIs, 43 runs and 13 stolen bases while going 7-2 on the mound as a junior in 2022
Slashed .407/.450/.563 for an OPS of 1.013 with 10 doubles, three home runs, 32 RBIs, 38 runs and 15 stolen bases while going 6-3 on the mound as a sophomore in 2021
Also played basketball and football at Indianola High School
National Honor Society in 2021-22 and 2022-23
PERSONAL
Son of Joe and Barb Blake
Has one older sister, Leah
Has a grandpa and three uncles who have been drafted and played professional baseball
One uncle, Casey Blake, played in the Major Leagues from 2003-2012
Committed in September 2022
Picked Kansas over Iowa and Creighton
Chose Kansas because, “The campus felt like home to me. I had an immediate connection with Coach Fitzgerald – I loved talking to him. He made me feel as if I could make an impact early on and really sold me that he is going to turn the program around. I really like the prospect of playing in the Big 12 which has very good competition top to bottom every year. The Big 12 also has a lot of warm weather schools and being from Iowa, this is huge. KU is also close to home for me, so my friends and family can come and watch our games.”