Blake Slagle

Position OF

Height 6'1''

Weight 190 lbs.

Class Freshman

Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

High School Eureka

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Honors and Awards:

2008 Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll

Summer 2008: Played for the Laramie Colts of the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League … Hit .310 with five doubles, two triples and a homer … Also stole 12 bases in 14 attempts.

2008 (RS-Freshman): Named to the Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll … Played in seven games as a reserve … Batted .250 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a double … Had a run scored and an RBI against North Dakota State (3/9) … Collected first hit of the season – a double – against Tabor (3/11) … Went 1-for-2 with an RBI against Baker (4/15).

2007 Summer: Appeared in 32 games for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League … Batted .189 with 12 runs scored and nine RBIs … Had a .321 on-base percentage.

2007 (Freshman): Took a redshirt year.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball for head coach Michael Hunt … Helped lead team to a Suburban South Conference title in 2003 and a district championship in 2005 … Selected first team all-state, all-metro and all-conference in 2005 and 2006 … Named the Suburban South Conference Player of the Year twice … A Rising Star Finalist and a Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American … Broke school record for highest single-season batting average (.543), hits (44) and runs scored (38) … Also lettered in basketball … A member of the National Honor Society … Named Young Achiever of the Year for Leadership.

Personal: Son of Bretta and Morris Slagle … Majoring in engineering.