Christopher Newport University

2015 - Junior Season - Started nine games and made 10 appearances in his first year with the Captains...Finished year with a 4-2 overall record and a 4.02 ERA in 47.0 innings of work...Struck out 41 batters, including a season-high 10 in the CAC Tournament against Wesley on April 16...Matched the single season record for pickoffs by a pitcher with five...Led team in wins, strikeouts and innings pitched...Allowed just one hit and struck out six in his season debut against McMurry, tossing 5.2 innings on February 7...Earned wins in his last two starts of the season, dropping York (Pa.) on April 11 and Wesley on April 16...Struck out five and allowed just two runs in 7.2 innings of work against the Spartans and registered a season-high 8.0 innings of work while striking out 10 against Wesley...Secured a scoreless appearance in a 4-inning start against Penn State Harrisburg, with five strikeouts and three hits allowed...Led the Captains' starters with a .227 BAA...

Before CNU - Played two years for Division I Longwood University in the Big South Conference...Made 12 appearances as a sophomore, pitching 20.2 innings with one save...Struck out 23 batters and held opponents to a .247 BAA...Played in 27 games as a rookie, including 16 appearances on the hill...Struck out 23 in 36.1 innings of work...Also chipped in offensively, smacking four home runs and driving in 12 with a .268 batting average in 41 at-bats

At Grafton - Played four years as a multi-sport star for the Clippers, pitching for head coach Matt Lewellen and serving as a shooting guard for head coach Jeremy Jordan on the basketball team...Helped lead the baseball team to one district and one regional championship as a senior...Assisted Grafton's rise to the state championship game as a senior with back-to-back district titles and a regional championship his senior year...Earned first team All-State, All-Region and All-District honors as a pitcher his final season, earning both the Daily Press' and Grafton's Male Athlete of the Year awards.

Personal - Blake Gary Ream was born in Woonsocket, R.I....Son of Lynn Trudeau...Has one sister, Krystal...Favorite sports personality is Chandler Parsons...Dream vacation is a trip to Italy...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Thomas Jefferson...Most impressive person met is Cal Ripken, Jr...Superstitions include eating the same meal on game day...Favorite movie is "Shawshank Redemption"...Favorite book read is "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"...Majoring in Political Science.