Malone University Athletics

2018 G-MAC Pitcher of the Year

2018: Blackburn started 12 games during his senior season at Malone…Posted a 9-2 record with a 2.77 ERA and 74 strikeouts in a team-leading 91.0 innings…Tossed four complete games, including three shutouts…Held opponents to a .224 batting average and led the G-MAC in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.02)…Tied for the G-MAC lead in victories and shutouts…Finished second in the G-MAC in ERA and WHIP (1.07)…Allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 12 starts and collected at least seven strikeouts seven times…Pitched a nine-inning complete game shutout against nationally-ranked Minnesota State (3/3/18)…Totaled a career-high 15 strikeouts in a one-hit, nine-inning complete game shutout against Notre Dame (OH) (3/9/18)…Struck out seven over seven scoreless innings against Cedarville (3/23/18)…Struck out four and gave up just two hits in a nine-inning complete game shutout against Alderson Broaddus (3/30/18)…Pitched a career-high 10 innings during a complete game victory over Findlay (4/28/18)…Named G-MAC Pitcher of the Year and First Team G-MAC All-Conference for the second straight season…Named First Team All-Midwest Region by the NCBWA and Second Team All-Midwest Region by the ABCA and D2CCA…Voted Academic All-District...G-MAC All-Academic Team

G-MAC North Pitcher of the Week (March 12, 2018)

2017 G-MAC Pitcher of the Year

2017: Blackburn appeared in 12 games for the Pioneers, including a team-high 10 starts…Posted a 4-2 record and a 1.42 ERA that led the G-MAC and Midwest Region and ranked 5th in NCAA DII…Led the team innings pitched (63.1) and strikeouts (69)…Did not allow an earned run over the first 40.2 innings of the season…Tossed two complete games…Recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in a complete game win over Cedarville (4/25/17)…Tossed a complete game shutout with nine Ks against Gannon (4/19/17)…Picked off 10 baserunners in the run game and held potential base-stealers to just five steals in 13 attempts…Allowed just eight extra-base hits (all doubles)…Finished 3rd in the G-MAC in strikeouts and 2nd in opponents’ batting average (.242)…Earned G-MAC First Team All-Conference and G-MAC All-Academic…Named G-MAC Pitcher of the Year... D2CCA First Team All-Midwest Region...NCBWA First Team All-Midwest Region...ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Midwest Region...Named First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District and Third Team Academic All-American...Selected NCBWA Honorable Mention All-American (first Malone baseball All-American in NCAA DII era)

G-MAC Pitcher of the Week 
(Mar. 27, 2017)

2016: Blackburn pitched in 13 games, making eight starting pitching appearances for the Pioneers...Compiled a 4-4 record with a 4.19 ERA...Finished second on the team with 44 strikeouts...Earned a complete game victory over Ohio Dominican (4/10/16), allowing just one earned while striking out six in seven innings...Struck out a career-high eight batters in a win against Tiffin (4/23/2016)

Prior to Malone: Played one season at Marshall University (2014) before transferring to Malone