University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Blake Marshall pitches the ball to BYU February 22, 2023 Louisiana vs Brigham Young Baseball in Lafayette, LA at Russo Park at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field. Final Score Louisiana 4 BYU 3. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajuns Athletics
Photo by: Benjamin R. Massey / Ragin Cajun Athletics
Blake Marshall, Julian Brock
Photo by: Ben Massey
Blake Marshall
Jersey Number 5

Blake Marshall

  • Position:
    Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 185
  • B/T:
    L/L
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Mandeville, La.
  • High School:
    Fontainebleau
  • Prev School:
    Hinds CC
2023 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team

2023 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Made 26 appearances on the season and posted a 3-2 record with five saves and a 4.79 ERA ... fanned 39 batters in 35.2 innings of work ... pitched out of the bullpen in his first 25 appearances before getting the start against Miami in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... turned in a gutsy performance against nationally-ranked Coastal Carolina (5/27) in the Sun Belt Conference Championships as he earned both the save and win to help Louisiana sweep a pair of elimination games ... pitched the final 4.0 innings and fanned three batters on 63 pitches to earn the save in a 7-3 win ... came back to help lead Louisiana to the championship game after a heroic, 84-pitch, 5.1-inning performance in relief to earn the win ... scattered two hits in both performances while fanning five batters in the nightcap ... earned a spot on the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team ... earned first win of the season fanning all five batters he faced in a 4-3 win over BYU (2/22) ... came back two days later against BYU (2/24) to improve to 2-0 after pitching 0.2 innings in a 2-1 victory ... collected his first save of the year with a scoreless inning of relief with a pair of strikeouts against McNeese (3/8) ... earned saves in appearances against High Point, pitching 0.2 innings in opening game (3/10) before pitching 1.0 innings in the series finale (3/12) ... pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the save against Arkansas State (3/19) ... fanned a season-high five batters in games against BYU (2/22), at home against Coastal Carolina (4/28) and against CCU in the SBC Championships (5/27).

2022 Season (Junior)
Missed the season due to an elbow injury ... received a medical redshirt.

2021 Season (Sophomore)
Went 2-0 on the season with a 9.95 earned run average ... made 15 appearances as a spot reliever, fanning nine batters in 6.1 innings ... earned wins in Louisiana's SBC series at UT Arlington, tossing 0.1 innings in a 4-3 win on May 14 before fanning a pair of batters the following day in 0.2 innings in a 7-4 decision ... pitched a season-high 1.0 innings in games against TCU (3/20) and South Alabama (4/19).

Junior College (Hinds CC)
The majority of his outings came during his freshman season, when he made 10 appearances and fanned 15 batters while registering a 13.06 K/9 … Pitched in one inning during his sophomore year and gave up one run.
 
High School
Went to Fontainebleau High School and was a three-year letterman in football and baseball … Earned the team MVP for football and baseball … School record holder for total tackles in a single season with 162.
 
Personal
Born on February 20, 2000, in Slidell, La. ... the son of Amy and Jimmy Marshall … has one brother, Cody … father played baseball at Nicholls State (1989-92) and was a member of two NCAA Regional teams ... majoring in business management.
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