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Jersey Number 34
Blake Avila
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Yuma, Ariz.
- HS:
- Gila Ridge
- Prev School:
- Central Arizona
- Major:
- B.S. in Business Management
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Grand Canyon |
2024 | Junior
- Had 27 at bats, mostly coming off the bench.
- Opened GCU career with a pinch-hit home run in a win over BYU on Feb. 19.
- Part of a back-to-back homer sequence at Saint Mary's on April 7 to tie the game in the ninth.
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Central Arizona |
Coolidge, Ariz. |
- Appeared in 113 games in two seasons with the Vaqueros in 2022 and 2023. Had a .294 career average, .416 on-base percentage and .468 slugging percentage.
- As a sophomore in 2023, hit .297 with eight homers, eight doubles and 53 RBIs for a .495 slugging percentage. Was All-ACCAC Second Team as designated hitter.
- As a freshman in 2022, hit .291 with three homers, 13 doubles and 24 RBIs while drawing 38 walks for an on-base percentage of .421.
- Helped lead the Vaqueros to a 2022 Junior College World Series Championship.
Summer Leagues |
- 2023: Corvallis Knights | West Coast League | Corvallis, Ore. (stats) - WCL Honorable Mention - WCL Champions
- 2022: Mat-su Miners | Alaska Baseball League | Palmer, Alaska (stats) - ABL First Team DH
Gila Ridge HS |
Yuma, Ariz. |
- Earned 5A first-team all-state honors and first-team all-region as a senior in 2021.
- Played four years of varsity baseball and had a .453 career average in 67 games.
- Hit .509 as a senior in 2021, recording 27 hits in 18 games, 24 RBIs, five doubles and three home runs.
- Hit .360 in a 12-game shortened season as a junior in 2020.
- Hit .405 as a sophomore in 2019 with six doubles and 18 RBIs.
- Hit .600 in 20 freshman at bats in 2018.
- Also played football.
- Played club for Arizona Marucci Athletics.
Personal |
- Parents are Tim and Debra Avila.
- Off the field, enjoys golfing.
- Favorite TV shows are Friends, Stranger Things and The Office.
- After his playing career, he hopes to own his own training facility.
- Favorite pro sports team is the Boston Red Sox.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include David Ortiz, Bryce Harper and Mike Trout.
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Friday, June 05
Monday, June 01
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