University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Blake McGehee pitching April 28, 2024 Louisiana vs Southern Miss Baseball Game 3 in Russo Park at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field. Final Score Louisiana 13 USM 7. Photo by Hunter Neel/Ragin’ Cajun Athletics
Photo by: Hunter Neel/Ragin Cajun Athletic
Blake McGehee and Jose Torres fist bump March 26, 2024 Louisiana vs Grambling State Baseball in Russo Park at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field. Final Score Louisiana 12 Grambling 4. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin’ Cajun Athletics
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Blake McGehee pitches the ball to App State April 2, 2023 Louisiana vs Appalachian State Baseball in Russo Park at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field. Final Score Louisiana 6 App State 0. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Photo by: Benjamin R. Massey / Ragin Cajun Athletics
Blake McGehee
Jersey Number 29

Blake McGehee

  • Position:
    Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-11 / 190
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Alexandria, La.
  • High School:
    Tioga
  • Prev School:
    Ole Miss
CAREER HONORS
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
 
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Posted a 3-2 record with a 5.12 earned run average … made 18 appearances on the season with five starts on the mound … struck out 33 batters in 38.2 innings on the mound … earned wins over Tulane (3/10), Southeastern Louisiana (4/17) and Southern Miss (4/28) … earned first win of the season in a series finale against Tulane, tossing 4.0 innings of one-hit relief and helping Louisiana claim the three-game series … picked up his second victory of with a season-high 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball against SLU, scattering a pair of hits with five strikeouts … scattered two hits and fanned one in 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against USM … struck out five batters and scattered two hits in no-decision against Prairie View (4/9) … fanned four batters in 1.1 hitless innings in win at Northwestern State (3/6) and combined with five pitchers on a five-hit shutout … pitched 2.0 innings of hitless baseball and struck out three against Wright State (2/18) … named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
 
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Limited to six games on the season due to injuries … posted a 1-1 record on the mound with a 2.61 earned run average ... posted a pair of quality starts ... earned first collegiate victory with 6.0 solid innings at Marshall (4/7) fanning a season-high three batters while allowing one run ... pitched 6.0 innings in his following start in a no-decision against Troy (4/16) scattering four hits and striking out two ... earned first start at Rice (2/18) where he allowed a pair of hits in 3.0 scoreless innings ... returned to the mound in a midweek start against Jackson State (3/14) allowing one hit and striking out two in 2.0 innings on the mound ... four of six appearances on the season came in the month of April beginning with a 2.1-inning stint in relief against App State (4/2).
 
2022 (Freshman - at Ole Miss)
Redshirted.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-time letterwinner at Tioga High School ... ranked the No. 26 player in the state of Louisiana by Perfect Game ... helped lead THS to a state championship and a runner-up finish ... a three-time Class 3A all-state, all-region pitcher of the year and all-league MVP honoree ... went 29-2 on the mound in high school, posting a 0.93 ERA in 190 innings ... batted .383 in his career ... also played football, where he was a two-time all-state selection ... coached by David Montiel.
 
PERSONAL
Born October 12, 2002 … the son of Kevin McGehee and Sandi Sandifer ... last name pronounced muh-GHEE-HE ... has one sibling, Brady ... father played baseball at Louisiana Tech before playing in the majors with the Orioles and Giants ... brother played baseball at ULM … majoring in management.
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