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T.J. Blanton blasted four home runs, three in one game, over the week en route to earning the MAC East Player of the Week today.
Blanton Earns MAC East Player of the Week After Career Weekend
March 22, 2010 | Baseball
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference office announced today that Falcon outfielder #T.J. Blanton# was named the MAC East Player of the Week after his four home run, nine RBI performance against Eastern Kentucky this weekend.
Blanton had a career day in the first of two games played on Saturday, March 20 when he went 4-for-5 at the plate, belting home runs in each of his first three at-bats. His last home run was a deep blast to center field that Blanton turned on the jets and legged out an inside-the-park homer, scoring two runs. He ended his seven RBI game with a two run single in his last at-bat as a part of a nine-run eighth inning that sealed a 19-10 win for the Falcons. Blanton also added two steals on the day, stealing second and third base consecutively following his run-scoring single. His four hits tied a career-high he set last season while his three home runs and seven RBI in a game set new career marks in those categories. He slugged an unprecedented 2.600 in that game.
In game two of that set on Saturday, Blanton added his fourth home run of the day with a two-out, two-RBI homer that was part of the four-run sixth inning that marked their second come-from-behind victory of the day. It was also noted that he robbed an EKU hitter of a home run in centerfield during Friday afternoon's game.
He finished the weekend hitting 7-for-13 (.538) with a .538 on-base percentage. He stole three bases and in the field made 11 put outs over the course of the series. His weekend slugging percentage ended with a team-high 1.462 mark and amounted 19 total bases in that time.
Blanton now leads the team or shares the lead in doubles (5), home runs (5), RBI (16), total bases (45) and slugging percentage (.900). He is second in hits (23), on-base percentage (.491) and stolen bases (7).
Blanton and the Falcons (6-7-1) will head back into action with a trip to Chillecothe, Ohio to play the West Virginia Mountaineers (10-10) on Tuesday afternoon following their sweep of the EKU Colonels this weekend. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
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