Blake Foster '17 Recruiting Profile

"#3 Blake Foster – OF/INF 2017
Two big hits on the day, skills such as speed and baseball IQ are projectable at the next level, plays the game aggressive, quick bat at the plate", UA SoCal Classic Upperclass blog

I'm a 5'10", 170 pound athlete that loves to play baseball. I've been playing since I was 4 years old.  My hope is that I can continue playing my love at the next level, if possible.  Throughout high school at Buena High in Ventura, CA I've maintained a GPA above 3.0 with math as my strongest subject.  

Everything leading into my senior year looked like I was going to have a great year.  I went from my Junior season on JV hitting over .300, leading the squad in runs, and on base percentage straight into summer ball with the Malibu Marlins, where I was given the opportunity to play positions other than the outfield and I worked at catcher with Buena.  I capped off my summer at a Top96 showcase camp at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA on 8/9/2016, where I worked out in the outfield and 3b.  At the camp, I had the opportunity to showcase my arm strength from right field and successfully earned 2 outfield assists during our game.

During the fall season, I was asked to 

A great example would be my freshman year. For the 1st five games I sat on the bench. Then one game I was given an ab and got a base hit. The next game I was given another hit and got a base hit. A couple games later I went 3 for 3 and. I finally started the rest of the year I finished the season 19 for 40.

This last year as a junior, I had a stretch of 5 straight games with an outfield assist. My fielding at times is my number 1 asset. I pride myself at baiting runners so I have a chance to throw them out.