9  Nick Blankenship
	Class: Senior Hometown: Santa Rosa, Calif. High School: Piner Last College: Santa Rosa J.C. Height / Weight: 6-0 / 198 Position: INF Experience: 1L Bats/Throws: R/R

2001
Made two starts at third base in the doubleheader against Howard...went 4-11 at the plate with four RBI and five runs scored...hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in game-two...tallied four hits and two home runs in the Astros College Classic...went 3-5 at the plate with two walks against Cal-State Northridge on Feb. 10...missed his first start of the season on Feb. 10 against Cal-State Northridge...pushed a hitting streak to 13 games in the San Diego Baseball Classic...snapped a 13-game hitting streak against Howard Payne on Feb. 20...hit .308 vs. New Mexico in the three-game home series with three RBI...went 3 for 4 against Nebraska in the league opener on March 2...tallied his second-straight three-hit performance against Nebraska on March 3...snapped an eight-game hitting streak against Texas on March 11...hit his first career grand slam against Kansas State on March 17th in the second game of the series...earned his first career four hit game against New Mexico on March 20....snapped a five-game hitting streak against Oklahoma State on March 23rd...hit an impressive .583 (7 of 12) against the Iowa State Cyclones in three games April 7-8th...belted two home runs against ISU on April 8th to lead Tech to a 5-2 win...went 4 for 5 against West Texas A&M with an impressive six RBI and a two-run home run...went 3 for 5 against Oklahoma in the first game of the Big 12 Tournament...named First-Team All-Big 12 Selection by the league coaches…finished the 2001 campaign with a batting average of .353, 20 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 61 RBI

AT SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played under Ron Meyers and Damon Neidlinger...team won the Bay Valley Conference Championship in 1999 and 2000...was an all-conference and all-America selection...broke 31-year old school batting average record after hitting .475 his final season...was a Doyle Scholarship winner and made the Dean’s List

HIGH SCHOOL
Was an all-league and all-empire selection in 1997...hit .459 with four home runs, 38 RBI and 18 doubles

PERSONAL
Born on December 26, 1978 to Mack and Suzie Blankenship...has one sister Hayley (21)...enjoys fishing as a hobby