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Talented and extremely athletic pitcher with a good arm that arrived at Georgia Tech in the fall of 2006 with two seasons of eligibility remaining after playing two years in junior college ... Played in just one game in 2007, but is expected to challenge for valuable innings in 2008.
Drafted 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, but elected to remain in school.
Member of the 2007 ACC Honor Roll.
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 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 in the 20th round of the MLB Draft 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 ... Drafted in the 28th round of the 2004 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins ... 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 ... Majoring in Business Management.
Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA
2007 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 .500 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 18.00 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 .500 0 0 0 0
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