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Jersey Number 22
Blake Sutton
- Position:
- C
- B/T:
- L/R
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Louisville Eastern HS
- Prev School:
- High Point
Senior (2024)
Played in 35 games with 31 starts at catcher, batting .233 in 103 at-bats... posted a .357 on-base percentage and .427 slugging percentage... Hit four sac flies to rank 13th in the Sun Belt Conference... Tallied 24 hits, 8 doubles, four home runs, 19 walks, four stolen bases, 26 RBIs and 23 runs scored... Made Troy debut against SIU-Edwardsville on February 16, hitting his first home run as a Trojan... Recorded a career-high four hits against Kent State on February 28... Matched a career-high with four RBIs at Indiana on March 10... Fielded .979 in 291 chances... Caught nine base stealers from behind the plate
High Point (2020-23)
Senior
Made 50 appearances for 169 at-bats … Recorded 40 hits on five doubles for a .237 clip … Had two multi-home run games (Bryant, App State) … Brought in 35 runs and 40 RBIs … Finished with a career-high .497 slugging percentage and .381 on-base percentage … Fielded 368 putouts and 37 assists for a .976 fielding percentage … Hammered 13 home runs … Ended the season with a hit in the final four games
Junior
Started 50 of the 52 games he appeared … Ranked first in the Big South, catching 23 runners from behind the plate … Hit a .250 with five homers and 27 RBIs … Claimed a hit in 11 of his final 14 games … Swung a triple at North Carolina A&T … Tallied a season-high of three hits against Wake Forest
Sophomore
Appeared in 40 games with 36 starts behind the plate … Totaled 35 hits in 124 at-bats for a .282 batting average … Recorded seven doubles and his first career homer against USC Upstate … Tallied 14 runs and walks while throwing out 13 base runners from the catcher position – ended with a .967 fielding percentage on 237 putouts and 30 assists … Peaked with 15 putouts against UNC Asheville … Had two three-hit games at Radford and against USC Upstate
Freshman
Made five starts and appeared in nine games … Debuted with his first career start against Lafayette – finished with one walk and stolen base … Slapped his first career hit at NC Central on a two-RBI single
High School
Three-time letterwinner at Louisville Eastern HS … Named to the all-district and all-region team from 2017-19 … Hit 12 homers at Louisville Eastern
Personal
Full name is Blake Addison Sutton … Born on Nov. 14, 2000, in Louisville, Ky. … Son of Doug and Lynn Sutton … Father, Doug, was a pitcher at Kentucky and got drafted in the seventh round of the 1988 MLB draft to the Minnesota Twins … Brother, Bailey, pitched at Western Kentucky
Played in 35 games with 31 starts at catcher, batting .233 in 103 at-bats... posted a .357 on-base percentage and .427 slugging percentage... Hit four sac flies to rank 13th in the Sun Belt Conference... Tallied 24 hits, 8 doubles, four home runs, 19 walks, four stolen bases, 26 RBIs and 23 runs scored... Made Troy debut against SIU-Edwardsville on February 16, hitting his first home run as a Trojan... Recorded a career-high four hits against Kent State on February 28... Matched a career-high with four RBIs at Indiana on March 10... Fielded .979 in 291 chances... Caught nine base stealers from behind the plate
High Point (2020-23)
Senior
Made 50 appearances for 169 at-bats … Recorded 40 hits on five doubles for a .237 clip … Had two multi-home run games (Bryant, App State) … Brought in 35 runs and 40 RBIs … Finished with a career-high .497 slugging percentage and .381 on-base percentage … Fielded 368 putouts and 37 assists for a .976 fielding percentage … Hammered 13 home runs … Ended the season with a hit in the final four games
Junior
Started 50 of the 52 games he appeared … Ranked first in the Big South, catching 23 runners from behind the plate … Hit a .250 with five homers and 27 RBIs … Claimed a hit in 11 of his final 14 games … Swung a triple at North Carolina A&T … Tallied a season-high of three hits against Wake Forest
Sophomore
Appeared in 40 games with 36 starts behind the plate … Totaled 35 hits in 124 at-bats for a .282 batting average … Recorded seven doubles and his first career homer against USC Upstate … Tallied 14 runs and walks while throwing out 13 base runners from the catcher position – ended with a .967 fielding percentage on 237 putouts and 30 assists … Peaked with 15 putouts against UNC Asheville … Had two three-hit games at Radford and against USC Upstate
Freshman
Made five starts and appeared in nine games … Debuted with his first career start against Lafayette – finished with one walk and stolen base … Slapped his first career hit at NC Central on a two-RBI single
High School
Three-time letterwinner at Louisville Eastern HS … Named to the all-district and all-region team from 2017-19 … Hit 12 homers at Louisville Eastern
Personal
Full name is Blake Addison Sutton … Born on Nov. 14, 2000, in Louisville, Ky. … Son of Doug and Lynn Sutton … Father, Doug, was a pitcher at Kentucky and got drafted in the seventh round of the 1988 MLB draft to the Minnesota Twins … Brother, Bailey, pitched at Western Kentucky
Troy vs. USC (Full Highlights)
Friday, November 21
Scott Cross Postgame Press Conference (USC)
Friday, November 21
Player Postgame Press Conference (Leilani Guion, Emani Jenkins, Zay Dyer) - Missouri
Thursday, November 20
Chanda Rigby Postgame Press Conference - Missouri
Thursday, November 20
