2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Blake Hely
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Coral Springs, Fla.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Career Highlights
• Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year (2022)
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2022)
• ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team (2022)
2022: Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and to the A-10 First Team • Earned ABCA All-Atlantic Region honors • Flourished as the Wildcats’ Saturday starter, compiling a 9-2 record and 3.80 ERA in 15 starts and 85.1 innings • Held opponents to a .207 batting average, led the A-10 with 6.86 hits allowed per nine innings and was second in the league with 97 strikeouts • Was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/1) after striking out a career-high 14 and allowing two hits in an eight-inning outing and win against No. 22 Bryant • Threw his first complete-game shutout in a 6-0 win at Saint Joseph’s (5/13), while striking out six and allowing five hits. It was the first complete-game shutout for the program since 2019 • Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a 7-2 win at VCU (4/9) • Struck out 10 against Lafayette (3/19) and Saint Louis (4/30).
2021: Started 11 games in his second year on the weekend rotation • Posted a 4-2 record and 3.78 ERA in 64.1 innings • Tallied 61 strikeouts to 27 walks and held the opposition to a .220 average • Threw seven innings, struck out six and allowed five hits and no earned runs vs. UConn (3/6) • Tossed eight innings, struck out five and allowed four hits and one earned run against Spring Hill (3/20) • Threw a personal-best 8.1 innings in a no-decision against Seton Hall (3/21), while allowing five hits and one earned run and striking out six • Struck out seven in 4.1 innings against North Alabama (4/2) • Struck out nine in six innings against Dayton (4/10).
2020 (Shortened by COVID-19): Started four games as part of the weekend rotation, going 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA in 25.0 innings • Finished with 25 strikeouts to seven walks and held opponents to a .196 batting average • Was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (3/2) after throwing seven innings, striking out 10 and allowing two hits in a shutout against Lafayette.
2019: Made 11 mound appearances, with four starts, covering 17.0 innings • Threw an inning and allowed one hit in his debut against Towson (2/15) • Made his first start at No. 1 Vanderbilt (3/5) • Earned his first victory with a two-inning, two-hit performance against Presbyterian (3/19).
Before Davidson: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas, where his team won a state title and finished ranked No. 11 in the nation • Twice named all-county by the Miami Herald, including first team in 2018.
Personal: Son of Bob and Joanna Hely • Born Feb. 1, 2000 • Has a brother, Robert • His father played quarterback and shortstop at Wake Forest and was drafted by Milwaukee at pick No. 101 in the 1975 MLB Draft • Plans to major in economics.
• Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year (2022)
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2022)
• ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team (2022)
2022: Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and to the A-10 First Team • Earned ABCA All-Atlantic Region honors • Flourished as the Wildcats’ Saturday starter, compiling a 9-2 record and 3.80 ERA in 15 starts and 85.1 innings • Held opponents to a .207 batting average, led the A-10 with 6.86 hits allowed per nine innings and was second in the league with 97 strikeouts • Was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/1) after striking out a career-high 14 and allowing two hits in an eight-inning outing and win against No. 22 Bryant • Threw his first complete-game shutout in a 6-0 win at Saint Joseph’s (5/13), while striking out six and allowing five hits. It was the first complete-game shutout for the program since 2019 • Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a 7-2 win at VCU (4/9) • Struck out 10 against Lafayette (3/19) and Saint Louis (4/30).
2021: Started 11 games in his second year on the weekend rotation • Posted a 4-2 record and 3.78 ERA in 64.1 innings • Tallied 61 strikeouts to 27 walks and held the opposition to a .220 average • Threw seven innings, struck out six and allowed five hits and no earned runs vs. UConn (3/6) • Tossed eight innings, struck out five and allowed four hits and one earned run against Spring Hill (3/20) • Threw a personal-best 8.1 innings in a no-decision against Seton Hall (3/21), while allowing five hits and one earned run and striking out six • Struck out seven in 4.1 innings against North Alabama (4/2) • Struck out nine in six innings against Dayton (4/10).
2020 (Shortened by COVID-19): Started four games as part of the weekend rotation, going 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA in 25.0 innings • Finished with 25 strikeouts to seven walks and held opponents to a .196 batting average • Was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (3/2) after throwing seven innings, striking out 10 and allowing two hits in a shutout against Lafayette.
2019: Made 11 mound appearances, with four starts, covering 17.0 innings • Threw an inning and allowed one hit in his debut against Towson (2/15) • Made his first start at No. 1 Vanderbilt (3/5) • Earned his first victory with a two-inning, two-hit performance against Presbyterian (3/19).
Before Davidson: Played at St. Thomas Aquinas, where his team won a state title and finished ranked No. 11 in the nation • Twice named all-county by the Miami Herald, including first team in 2018.
Personal: Son of Bob and Joanna Hely • Born Feb. 1, 2000 • Has a brother, Robert • His father played quarterback and shortstop at Wake Forest and was drafted by Milwaukee at pick No. 101 in the 1975 MLB Draft • Plans to major in economics.
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