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Jersey Number 5
Blake Sabol
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Aliso Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Aliso Niguel HS
Bio
2019 MLB Draft: Drafted in the 7th round (214 overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates ... Signed
2019/JUNIOR: Started all 55 games played for the Trojans as a junior in 2019 … Had a slash line of .268/.346/.368 … Led the team with 62 hits, 29 walks, and 37 runs scored … Also led the team and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts … Notched eight doubles, three triples, and three home runs on the season … Led the team with 20 multi-hit games … Tied for second on the team with an eight-game hitting streak from 3/17 through 3/30.
2018/SOPHOMORE: Started in every game for the Trojans this year as an outfielder, behind the plate or at DH … Was named an All Pac-12 honorable mention for his first postseason recognition … Ended the year with a .276/.338/.390 line while leading the team with eight stolen bases on eight attempts … Was one of two defensive team leaders with a fielding percentage of .996 … Recorded 82 total bases which was second most among Trojans … Led the team in slugging percentage in conference games with a .425 … Had an incredible performance against Oregon State on 5/20 where he went 3-5 with two home runs and five RBI for nine total bases, setting multiple career highs … Finished the season with five multi-RBI games, including four runs driven in against Villanova on 2/24.
2017/FRESHMAN: Appeared in 40 games, making 26 starts for the Trojans in 2017 … Had a .250/.294/.360 slash with 25 hits and 16 RBI in his rookie season … Posted two homers and five doubles … Had a season-best four hits against Oregon on 5/20.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four-year varsity baseball for Craig Hanson at Aliso Niguel HS...Earned 2016 South Coast All-League honors...Was a 2013 and 2014 All-Sea View League selection...Earned 2016 Aliso Niguel Athlete of the Year...Boasts a career .338 average with 133 hits, 20 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs, 73 RBI, a .418 on-base percentage, .498 slugging percentage and 43 stolen bases in 126 games played...In 2015 was rated the No. 64-best player in the nation in his class and seventh-best catcher by Perfect Game USA...2015 First Team Underclass All-American by Perfect Game...Selected to play in the Perfect Game All-American Game in for top 50 2016 players in the nation...Two-time trials participant for the USA Baseball U18 team...Was rated the 23rd best player in the nation for the class of 2016 by Max Preps...Was a member of the Team USA U15 National Team in 2013, winning a gold medal at the Pan Am Games...Also competed in the 2014 U17 Team USA NTDP where he was the MVP...Played club baseball for CBA Marucci, the No. 1 ranked team by Perfect Game in 2016, where he hit out of the No. 4 spot.
PERSONAL: Parents are Rob and Carmen...Has two brothers, Stefan and Jarett...Brother Stefan played baseball at Oregon and in the NY Mets organization...Father Rob played baseball at Long Beach State...USC football great Troy Polamalu is Sabol's second counsin...Majoring in business administration at USC...Lists Ken Griffey Jr. as his biggest sports hero...Lists winning a gold medal at the Pan Am Games for Team USA as his most thrilling sports moment...Favorite TV show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air...Favorite movies are Star Wars and Rush Hour...After graduation would like to pursue a career in professional baseball then possibly commercial real estate or work in the business side of baseball...Birthdate is January 7, 1998.
2019/JUNIOR: Started all 55 games played for the Trojans as a junior in 2019 … Had a slash line of .268/.346/.368 … Led the team with 62 hits, 29 walks, and 37 runs scored … Also led the team and ranked fifth in the Pac-12 with 13 stolen bases in 16 attempts … Notched eight doubles, three triples, and three home runs on the season … Led the team with 20 multi-hit games … Tied for second on the team with an eight-game hitting streak from 3/17 through 3/30.
2018/SOPHOMORE: Started in every game for the Trojans this year as an outfielder, behind the plate or at DH … Was named an All Pac-12 honorable mention for his first postseason recognition … Ended the year with a .276/.338/.390 line while leading the team with eight stolen bases on eight attempts … Was one of two defensive team leaders with a fielding percentage of .996 … Recorded 82 total bases which was second most among Trojans … Led the team in slugging percentage in conference games with a .425 … Had an incredible performance against Oregon State on 5/20 where he went 3-5 with two home runs and five RBI for nine total bases, setting multiple career highs … Finished the season with five multi-RBI games, including four runs driven in against Villanova on 2/24.
2017/FRESHMAN: Appeared in 40 games, making 26 starts for the Trojans in 2017 … Had a .250/.294/.360 slash with 25 hits and 16 RBI in his rookie season … Posted two homers and five doubles … Had a season-best four hits against Oregon on 5/20.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Four-year varsity baseball for Craig Hanson at Aliso Niguel HS...Earned 2016 South Coast All-League honors...Was a 2013 and 2014 All-Sea View League selection...Earned 2016 Aliso Niguel Athlete of the Year...Boasts a career .338 average with 133 hits, 20 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs, 73 RBI, a .418 on-base percentage, .498 slugging percentage and 43 stolen bases in 126 games played...In 2015 was rated the No. 64-best player in the nation in his class and seventh-best catcher by Perfect Game USA...2015 First Team Underclass All-American by Perfect Game...Selected to play in the Perfect Game All-American Game in for top 50 2016 players in the nation...Two-time trials participant for the USA Baseball U18 team...Was rated the 23rd best player in the nation for the class of 2016 by Max Preps...Was a member of the Team USA U15 National Team in 2013, winning a gold medal at the Pan Am Games...Also competed in the 2014 U17 Team USA NTDP where he was the MVP...Played club baseball for CBA Marucci, the No. 1 ranked team by Perfect Game in 2016, where he hit out of the No. 4 spot.
PERSONAL: Parents are Rob and Carmen...Has two brothers, Stefan and Jarett...Brother Stefan played baseball at Oregon and in the NY Mets organization...Father Rob played baseball at Long Beach State...USC football great Troy Polamalu is Sabol's second counsin...Majoring in business administration at USC...Lists Ken Griffey Jr. as his biggest sports hero...Lists winning a gold medal at the Pan Am Games for Team USA as his most thrilling sports moment...Favorite TV show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air...Favorite movies are Star Wars and Rush Hour...After graduation would like to pursue a career in professional baseball then possibly commercial real estate or work in the business side of baseball...Birthdate is January 7, 1998.
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