Blake Bennett

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 239
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Itawamba CC
NIL:
R/R

2017 - Redshirt Sophomore
Led Memphis with 29 pitching appearances as a sophomore, including one start ... Finished with a 3.79 ERA, second-lowest on the team ... Compiled a 2-2 record with one save ... Pitched 35.2 innings and struck out 31 batters ... Logged eight-straight outings without allowing an earned run, spanning 11.2 innings ... Pitched career-long 3.1 innings against Middle Tennesse, allowing just one hit and striking out three batters ... First career save came in the series-clinching win at Cincinnati (4/2) ... Pitched in all three games of the series at Cincinnati.

Ole Miss/Itawamba Community College
Redshirted at Ole Miss in 2015 before transferring to Itawamba Community College … Pitched 12 times for the Indians as a redshirt-freshman in 2016 … Compiled an 8-3 record and a 5.72 ERA in 67.2 innings pitched … Racked up 45 strikeouts to just 26 walks … Tossed a nine-inning complete game and earned the win against Holmes Community College, striking out eight and allowing three earned runs … Also had a pair of eight-inning outings against Mississippi Delta Community College and Coahoma Community College.

Prep
Attended Memphis University School, where he lettered three years under head coach Johnny Beard ... Named to the All-Region and All-Metro teams as a senior ... Played in the State Farm Public vs. Private All-Star game ... Went 7-3 in 13 appearances his senior year, logging a 2.85 ERA and 54 strikeouts with 15 walks in 53.2 innings ... Three-time state runners-up ... Was a pitcher, first, second and third baseman, and shortstop in high school ... Lettered twice in football ... Was a second team All-Region quarterback ... Two-time state runners-up.

Personal
Son of Dave and Paige Bennett … Father played football at Tennessee.