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Zac Blakney
6-1 Senior Pitcher
Morris, Alabama
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Zac Blakney competes in
his second and final season with the Falcons and will compete
for playing time on the mound as a starting pitcher. Last
season, Zac led the team in innings pitched (93.2) games started
(18) and was tied with Zach Andrews for the team lead in
victories (7). He posted a 7-3 record and 5.00 ERA. He did not
allow an earned run in seven innings to earn a conference
victory over West Alabama. Zac spent the past summer competing
in the Valley Baseball League, where he was named an All-Star
Zac is a transfer to UM from Jeff State Community College, where
he was an All-Conference pick, while competing for coach David
Russo. He posted a 2.53 ERA in 14 games with 75 strikeouts in
78.1 innings of work his sophomore season. He also posted a 2.79
ERA with 87 strikeouts in 77 innings of work his freshman
season.
Blakney competed for coach Pat Keedy at Mortimer Jordan High
School in Morris, where he was an All-State, North Jefferson
News First Team All-Area and Birmingham News
All-Metro Team selection.
A kinesiology major at UM, he is the son of Ronnie and Diane
Blakney.
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