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2022 Baseball

16 John Blanchard III

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 178
  • Class Sophomore
  • Position P
  • B/T R/R
  • Major Business Management
  • Hometown Amite, La.

Biography

2022 (Sophomore):

Appeared in 16 games with seven starts in his second season with the Pack … Pitched 46.2 innings, the third-most on the team, while striking out 43 batters … In his best performance of the season, he threw 5.1 shutout relief innings against a ranked William Carey squad while allowing just two hits to pick up the win … Earned a save against Lyon College on May 17 in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round after throwing 3.1 innings in relief … Struck out a season-high six batters in two innings against Brewton-Parker on April 28. 

2021 (Freshman):

Started 10 games on the mound while appearing in 12 this season… SSAC All-Conference Second Team… SSAC All-Freshman Team… SSAC Championship All-Tournament team… Second on the team with a 2.62 earned run average, the sixth-best mark for a Loyola pitcher in a single season… Ranked fifth in the SSAC and 35th in the NAIA for ERA… Ranked 12th in the NAIA in total runs allowed (20)... Ranked 20th in the NAIA in total earned runs allowed (17)... Logged 58.1 innings this season with a 5-2 overall pitching record with two complete games… Struck out 52 batters this season, holding opposing hitters to a .257 batting average… Earned first career win in a seven-inning performance against No. 9 Freed-Hardeman… Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in five innings against No. 11 Middle Georgia State… Also had seven strikeouts twice this season, the first time coming against No. 14 Lyon College on March 12 and again in an NAIA Opening Round matchup against Ottawa on May 18… Pitched a nine-inning complete game against Mobile in the SSAC Championship tournament, earning the win with five strikeouts.

Pre-Loyola:

Attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, where he earned All-State honors.

Personal:

Majoring in Business Management … Born July 24, 2002 … Son of Natasha and John Blanchard … His favorite food is grilled chicken and his least favorite is avocados … Favorite book is The Hardy Boys … Favorite movie is The Hangover … The most influential person in his life is his dad … Favorite activity is being in the outdoors … Favorite athlete is José Fernández. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2021Freshman

    P
    5'9" 178 lbs
    14
  • 16

    2022Sophomore

    P
    5'9" 178 lbs
    16