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Blake Slagle

Class: RS Senior Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: Eureka

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: OF Birthdate: 07/11/1988 B/T: R/R

Honors and Awards:

Summer 2008: Played for the Laramie Colts of the Mountain Collegiate Baseball League ... Hit .310 with five doubles, two triples and a homer ... Also stole 12 bases in 14 attempts.

2008 (RS-Freshman): Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Played in seven games as a reserve ... Batted .250 with three runs scored, two RBIs and a double ... Had a run scored and an RBI against North Dakota State (3/9) ... Collected first hit of the season - a double - against Tabor (3/11) ... Went 1-for-2 with an RBI against Baker (4/15).

2007 Summer: Appeared in 32 games for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... Batted .189 with 12 runs scored and nine RBIs ... Had a .321 on-base percentage.

2007 (Freshman): Took a redshirt year.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball for head coach Michael Hunt ... Helped lead team to a Suburban South Conference title in 2003 and a district championship in 2005 ... Selected first team all-state, all-metro and all-conference in 2005 and 2006 ... Named the Suburban South Conference Player of the Year twice ... A Rising Star Finalist and a Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American ... Broke school record for highest single-season batting average (.543), hits (44) and runs scored (38) ... Also lettered in basketball ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Named Young Achiever of the Year for Leadership.

Personal: Son of Bretta and Morris Slagle ... Majoring in engineering.