Blake Begner

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Peoria Heights, Ill.
High School:
Peoria Heights
Prev School:
Illinois Central College

2020 (JUNIOR)

Made four starts in five appearances ... Went 2-2 with a 7.16 ERA over 16.1 innings ... Struck out 15 ... Season-high six strikeouts in five innings at Austin Peay (March 4) ... Allowed just one earned run in the win over SEMO (March 11), and had five strikeouts and no walks while earning the win.

2019 (SOPHOMORE)

Appeared in 15 games and made 13 starts, primarily as a weekend starting pitcher … Second on the team in innings with 67.1 … Allowed just one run and three hits in seven innings in the win over Western Illinois (March 1) ... Quality starts vs. Western Illinois (March 1), Morehead State (March 23), and Missouri State (May 23) ... Pitched 5.2 scoreless innings against Evansville (May 4) ... Went 2-0 against Missouri State, allowing just three earned runs over 11.2 innings over two starts ... Season-high six strikeouts and earned the win over Northern Illinois (March 10) ... MVC Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO SIU

Played one season at Illinois Central College ... Made 11 appearances and nine starts on the mound ... Went 6-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 56.1 innings ... Struck out 69 batters, averaging over 11 strikeouts per game ... Held opponents to a .164 batting average ... Produced a 1.000 fielding percentage ... In NJCAA Division II, Begner ranked in the top-100 in ERA (9th), opponent batting average (47th), strikeouts (71st) and strikeouts per game (38th) ... Academic: Held a 5.22 GPA in high school, was a member of the National Honor Society, and held a 4.0 GPA at ICC ... Also played football and basketball ... Earned All-State as a quarterback in football and All-Conference in basketball.

PERSONAL

Full given name is Blake William Begner ... Son of Jayme and Lyle Begner ... Has one older brother, Jon ... Born Nov. 3, 1998, in Peoria, Ill.