At UNCG
Sophomore Season (2009): Made only two starts in his 18 appearances as a sophomore ... finished the year with a 5.32 ERA in 47 1/3 innings of work ... went 2-1 with one save on the year ... had his best outing of the year against Appalachian State (5/8) when he pitched 7 2/3 innings of relief while allowing no runs on three hits and striking out six batters ... pitched 6 1/3 innings of relief against The Citadel (4/17) after giving up only one earned run and striking out a season-high eight batters.
Freshman Season (2008): Appeared in 16 games for the Spartans as a true freshman ... finished the season with a 3.18 ERA in 17.0 innings ... did not allow an earned run in 12 of his 16 appearances ... struck out 19 batters while only allowing nine walks for the year.
Summer Ball: Played the summer of 2009 for the Youse's Orioloes of the Cal Ripken Sr. League in Baltimore, Md. ... was named to the Mid-Atlantic Classic, which is the all-star game for the league ... named by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in his summer league.
High School: 2007 graduate of Southwest Guilford in High Point, N.C. ... played four years and earned two varsity letters for the Cowboys under coach Reid Holmes as a right-handed pitcher.
Personal: Blake Whittington Hassebrock ... born July 15, 1989 in Littleton, Colo. ... son of Amber and the late Craig Hassebrock of High Point, N.C. ... father was a graduate of Goodman University ... mother graduated from the Winston-Salem School of the Arts ... has an 11-year-old sister named Emily ... uncles Sammy and Ronnie Johnson played football for UNC and uncle Timmy played baseball for NC State ... grandfather Jerry Holt played baseball for Elon ... grandfather Hank Utley played baseball for NC State ...also recruited by Appalachian State, Elon, College of Charleston, and UNC Wilmington ... majoring in economics at UNCG.
