Troy University Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Josh Blackwell
- Position:
- C
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Jeff Davis HS
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
2007: He batted .214...Was held hitless in three at bats in the Arkansas series... Was the starter on opening day. Had a sac fly against Alabama...Was again hitless in the Saint Louis series...Got first hit against Auburn...Was hitless in Wiregrass Classic...Was 4-for-7 in ULM series...Had two home runs and seven RBI...Was hitless against Samford...Had one hit in six at bats against UALR...Was 0-for-6 against UNO...Started ninth game against South Alabama going 2-for-2... Also pinch hit against South and was 0-for-2...Was 0-for-5 in the conference Tourney...Went one for three against Sam Houston State.
2006: Hit .283 in 31 starts ... Recorded his first hit for the Trojans in the season-opening 17-inning victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Had his first extra-base hit, a double, on March 10 at Memphis ... Also recorded his first three-hit day against the Tigers (3/10) ... Had a season-high four-game hit streak ... Launched his first homer of the season, a three-run shot, in the second inning against Auburn (3/28) to give the Trojans a lead they would never relinquish ... Had two hits and scored twice against Birmingham-Southern (4/5) ... Had two hits and scored three runs against Western Kentucky (4/7) ... Broke an 0-for-10 streak with a pair of singles against UAB (4/18) ... Had one hit and drove in a run against USM in the NCAA Regional (6/4).
2005: Redshirted, did not play.
Junior College: Played one year for coach Steve Helms at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Andalusia, Alabama ... Played catcher and batted .375 for the 2003 World Series runner-up Saints.
High School: Played four years for coach Tommy Goodson at Jeff Davis High School in Montgomery ... Led the Volunteers to a 120-33 record and four city championships ... Played catcher all four years and had a career average of .325 with three home runs ... As a senior was named first team All-Region and All-Metro ... Was team captain during his junior and senior years, was invited to the North-South All-Star game, and a finalist in the East-West All-Star game ... Was a three-year member of the football team ... During his senior year led his team to a 13-3 record with 116 tackles and eight sacks.
Personal: Full name is Joshua Tyler Blackwell ... Was born on February 27, 1985, in Montgomery, Alabama ... Son of Angie and Tim Blackwell ... Has a brother, Jake ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.
| Career Highs | |
| AB: | 5, Twice (Last: at Arkansas State on 4/23/06) |
| Runs: | 3, at Western Kentucky on 4/7/06 |
| Hits: | 3, at Memphis on 3/10/06 |
| Streak: | 4 games (3/10-15/06) |
| RBI: | 3, vs. Auburn on 3/28/06 |
| Doubles: | 1, 4 times (Last: at ULL on 5/7/06) |
| Triples: | None |
| HR: | 1, vs. Auburn on 3/28/06 |
| BB: | 2, Twice (Last: at ULL on 5/5/06) |
| SO: | 3, at Southern Miss on 3/18/06) |
| SB: | None |
| HBP: | 1, vs. Kennesaw State on 4/11/06 |
| Putouts: | 13, vs. UAB on 4/18/06 |
| Assists: | 3, 4 times (Last: at Arkansas State on 4/22/06) |
| Errors: | 1, 4 times (Last: vs. Miss. Valley State on 3/26/06) |
