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Charlie Blackmon Photo Gallery
2008 All-ACC Second Team Talented athlete that transferred to Georgia Tech in the fall of 2006 after spending two years at Young Harris Junior College ... Arrived on the Flats as a pitcher, but moved to the outfield prior to his second year at Tech ... Pitched in just two games in two years at Tech, but was a terrific addition to the Yellow Jacket lineup - batting leadoff and pacing Tech in batting average, hits, runs and stolen bases in his first year as an outfielder ... Possesses excellent speed and a very good eye at the plate ... A line drive hitter that has the ability to drive the ball out of the park. Drafted as a pitcher in the 28th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Florida Marlins and in the 20th round of the 2005 MLB draft by the Boston Red Sox ... Selected as an outfielder in the 2nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft by the Colorado Rockies. Tabbed to the All-ACC second team in 2008 ... Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second team in 2008 ... Member of the 2008 NCAA Athens Regional All-Tournament Team ... Tabbed to the 2007 ACC Honor Roll. 2008: Led the Yellow Jackets in batting average (.396), hits (99), runs (68), on base percentage (.469) and stolen bases (25) in his first year swinging the bat for the Jackets ... His 99 hits ties for 14th for most in a season at Tech while his 25 stolen bases is tied for 19th in the Yellow Jacket record books ... Finished the season on a 12-game hitting streak, batting .472 with eight stolen bases during the span ... Hit .533 (16-for-30) in seven postseason games for the Yellow Jackets ... Had a team-best 30 multi-hit games and added 12 multi-RBI games during the year ... Hit .461 with four home runs and five doubles as Tech's leadoff hitter ... One of just two players on the roster to start every game in 2008 ... Reached base safely in all but two games and hit safely in all but seven contests during the season ... Led the team with 16 HBPs and collected 20 walks while striking out just 21 times on the season ... Went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in the season opener against Youngstown State (2/22) ... Had a 10th-inning walk-off run-scoring single against Georgia Southern (2/27) ... Went 3-for-4 with a triple, home run and three RBI in Tech's 4-3 win over Rutgers (3/1) ... Hit a two-run home run and added a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning of Tech's 7-6 victory against Mercer (3/19) ... Hit .412 with six RBI in the series against Duke (3/21-3/23) ... Hit .429 in the three-game series against North Carolina (4/4-4/6) ... Had two hits, including an RBI double, in Tech's 4-3 win over Georgia (4/9) ... Hit .583 in a three-game series at Maryland (4/18-4/20) ... Collected a season-high four hits in four at bats against the Terrapins (4/19) ... Had three hits, including a two-run home run, and scored three times at Georgia (5/7) ... Went 6-for-11 (.545) in the series against Clemson (5/9-5/11) ... Hit .615 with five RBI and six runs scored in three ACC Championship games. 2007: Redshirted. Junior College: Posted a 7-1 record in 14 appearances in his first season at Young Harris, striking out 49 batters in 44.2 innings ... Recorded eight wins and 89 strikeouts while posting a 3.39 ERA in 2006, and concluded his junior college career with 138 strikeouts in 127 innings ... Helped the Mountain Lions to back-to-back GJCAA State Championships in 2005 and 2006 ... Named MVP of the conference tournament in 2005 and first-team all-conference GJCAA in 2006 as a pitcher ... Drafted following his first year at Young Harris ... Dean's List student at Young Harris College. High School: A two-year letterwinner as an outfielder and pitcher for coach Reggie Black at North Gwinnett High School ... Three-time Academic Player of the Year ... Named to the all-region team as an outfielder following his senior season ... Also played three years of basketball and one year of football at North Gwinnett. Personal: Full name is Charles Cobb Blackmon ... Born on July 1, 1986 ... Son of Myron and Ellen Blackmon ... Father ran track at Georgia State ... Dean's list student majoring in Business Management. Career Statistics |
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