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#2 Blayne Jones INF • 6-0 195 Jr. • Muenster, TX (Muenster HS)
CAREER HONORS
2019:
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention Missouri Valley Conference
2020 (JUNIOR)
Started all 16 games at shortstop before the season was cancelled ... Hit .286 and ranked in the top 10 in the Missouri Valley Conference in seven offensive categories including third in home runs (5), RBI (16) and total bases (39), fourth in slugging percentage (.619), fifth in runs (14), eighth in doubles (4), and ninth in hits (18) ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in a win at No. 13 North Carolina (2/22) ... Helped lift DBU to a series win at No. 13 North Carolina (2/23) after hitting his second home run of the year ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Hit his first home run of the year, a three-run blast against South Dakota State (2/16) ... Homered and tripled as part of a two-hit and two-RBI day against Arkansas State (2/29) ... Went 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI in a series-clinching win over Arkansas State (3/1) ... Delivered a walk-off base hit as part of a three-hit game versus Oral Roberts (3/6) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run against Oral Roberts (3/7) ... Homered in his second straight game and drove in a pair of runs to complete a three-game sweep of Oral Roberts (3/8).
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Garnered Honorable Mention Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team honors ... Played in 62 games, making 61 starts ... Posted a .254 batting average to go along with five home runs and 33 RBI ... Finished the season second on the team in walks (36) and third in both doubles (14) and stolen bases (11) ... Committed just six errors in 263 chances to compile a .977 fielding percentage ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Blasted his first home run of the year in a win over-then ranked No. 18 Texas A&M (3/12) ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored against Valparaiso (3/29) ... Delivered a pair of hits versus Valparaiso (3/30) ... Homered and drove in two runs as part of a 2-for-4 day at Evansville (4/6) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and scored a career-high four runs versus Bradley (4/20) ... Posted a three-RBI game against Illinois State (4/27) ... Helped lift DBU to a series win over Illinois after going 2-for-5 with two runs scored ... Set career-highs in hits (4) and runs (4) after going 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, and three RBI versus Indiana State (5/10) ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Broke a 5-5 tie in the eighth inning with a two-run triple to lead DBU to a win over Oklahoma State (3/19) ... Went 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBI to lift the Patriots to a sweep at Air Force (3/24) ... Picked up two hits and knocked in a run at Charleston (4/13) ... Went 2-for-6 with an RBI at TCU (4/23) ... Scored three runs and went 2-for-3 at the plate with a pair of RBI against Stephen F. Austin (5/7) ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Smashed a home run, doubled, and drove in two runs as part of a 2-for-4 performance against Indiana State (5/25) ... LUBBOCK REGIONAL: Double and knocked in a run versus Florida (5/31) ... Led DBU to a win over Florida
(6/2) after going 2-for-4 with a double.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 59 games and made 54 starts at second base in his first collegiate season ... Hit .206 with three home runs and 22 RBI ... Tied for second on the team in triples (2) ... Committed just eight errors in 226 chances to compile a .965 fielding percentage ... VS. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Helped lead DBU to a win over then-ranked No. 4 Texas Tech (4/10) with a two-hit performance that included a double and a triple ... VS. MVC OPPONENTS: Compiled a season-high three hits at Illinois State (4/6) ... Went 2-for-3 and stole a base against Southern Illinois (4/15) ... Notched a pair of hits at Valparaiso (4/28) ... Led the Patriots to a sweep of Bradley (5/13) after going 2-for-5 with a home run and season-high four RBI ... VS. NON-CONFERENCE: Doubled and drove in a run in his career debut on Opening Day versus Monmouth (2/18) ... Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in a win over Air Force (3/2) ... Delivered a pair of base hits against Oral Roberts (3/10) ... Belted his first career home run versus Xavier (3/31) ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Went 2-for-5 with a home run and a pair of RBI versus Bradley (5/26) ... Delivered two hits and drove in three runs in a win over Bradley (5/26).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the STIX Collegiate in the Five Tool Collegiate League in 2020 ... Named to the Coastal Plain League All-Star Team in 2019 after a standout summer with the High Point Thomasville Hi-Toms ... Played for the San Luis Obispo Blues in the California Collegiate League in 2018.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Muenster High School ... Played for head coach Brady Carney ... Two-time All-State selection during his prep career ... Helped guide Muenster High School to a Class 2A state title in 2017 ... Named the Most Valuable Player of the State Tournament after earning the win on the mound and driving in a pair of runs at the plate in the state championship game ... Played quarterback in football and threw for over 2,500 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior ... Competed for the Texas Stix in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on December 12, 1998 ... Parents are Matt and Tanya Jones ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 18:10.
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