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Blake Burzell Season 2021

#22
PositionRight Handed Pitcher
Weight225 lbs
Height6-6
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownLaguna Beach, Calif.
B/TR/R
Sophomore (2020):
  • Saw limited action in shorted season
Freshman (2019):
  • Showed several flashes of brilliance in his debut season for the Sun Devils, finishing with a 5-1 record with 35 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched
  • 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
Burzell_Blake

Freshman
2019

Right Handed Pitcher
6-6 / 225 lbs
Burzell_Blake

Sophomore
2020

Right Handed Pitcher
6-6 / 225 lbs