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Brady Blake

Position INF
B/T R/R
Class Fr.
Height 6-2
Weight 180
Hometown Indianola, Iowa
High School Indianola HS
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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.”