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Jersey Number 35
Bobby Blandford
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, Calif.
- High School:
- Pleasant Grove HS
Bio
Last updated: June 1, 2025
ACCOLADES:
2025 (SENIOR): Played in all 60 games for the Bulldogs as the starting right fielder… had a .311 batting average, .601 slugging percentage and .391 on-base percentage… accumulated 74 hits, including 23 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs… drove in 53 runs and scored 47 of his own… ended the season four-for-four in stolen base attempts… went on an 11-game hitting streak from March 1 to March 18… had two games with multiple home runs (agaisnt UC Santa Barbara & San Jose State)... had three games with three or more hits.
2024 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 55 games in 2024 while starting in 49 of them… saw time in the outfield, where he played in 33 games and as the designated hitter during 19 games of the season… Blandford had 171 at-bats along with a .222 batting average….had 38 hits…9 home runs ... .27 runs batted in…..8 doubles and 2 triples….20 walks…..and slugged .450… Blandford had nine multi-hit games and tallied a season-high four runs batted in against UC Irvine on March 8… named Academic All-Mountain West.
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Mountain West Player of the Week honors following standout performances against Sacramento State and Nevada (May 8)... named All-Mountain West Second team… played in 55 games in his sophomore season with 53 starts in left field and one as DH… hit .252 at the plate with 51 hits… scored 34 runs and drove in 30 in 202 at bats… led the team with five triples… ranked fourth on the team in doubles with 10… drew 22 walks… led the ‘Dogs with a perfect stolen base percentage… crushed seven home runs… responsible for 83 putouts and six assists... named Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Blandford played in 35 games as a freshman ... made 18 starts in the outfield, with eight coming in right field, seven in left and three in center ... hit .271 from the plate with 17 hits in 71 at-bats ... tallied two doubles and four home runs ... scored 10 runs and drove in 10 RBIs ... totaled 31 bases ... drew three walks and stole a base ... notched a .276 on-base pct. & .437 slugging pct. .. racked up three multi-hit games with a season-high three vs. UNLV (May 14) ... had a season-best two RBI in two contests, at New Mexico (March 12) and at Nevada (May 21) ... had a seven-game hitting streak and nine-game on-base streak ... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, Calif. ... earned All-Conference honors in the San Joaquin Section - Delta League along with All-City & All-State honors ... played in 28 games as a senior in 2021, hitting .402, scoring 24 runs and drove in 35 RBI and cranked out 20 extra-base hits with 11 doubles, two triples and seven home runs ... led the Eagles in doubles, triples, batting average, slugging percentage and OPS ... also made four starts on the mound going 2-1 with a 2.15 ERA tossing 13 innings allowing only four earned runs and struck out 19.
PERSONAL: Son of Shawna LaMantia and Aaron Blandford ... has older brother, Matt... uncle played baseball at Kentucky and the Montreal Expos ... agricultural business major ... enjoys fishing, boating, drawing, video games and football in his free time... chose Fresno State because it is close to home and a great place to hit.
ACCOLADES:
- 2022 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2023 All-Mountain West Second Team
- 2023 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2023 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
- 2024 Academic All-Mountain West
- 2025 Academic All-Mountain West
2025 (SENIOR): Played in all 60 games for the Bulldogs as the starting right fielder… had a .311 batting average, .601 slugging percentage and .391 on-base percentage… accumulated 74 hits, including 23 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs… drove in 53 runs and scored 47 of his own… ended the season four-for-four in stolen base attempts… went on an 11-game hitting streak from March 1 to March 18… had two games with multiple home runs (agaisnt UC Santa Barbara & San Jose State)... had three games with three or more hits.
2024 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 55 games in 2024 while starting in 49 of them… saw time in the outfield, where he played in 33 games and as the designated hitter during 19 games of the season… Blandford had 171 at-bats along with a .222 batting average….had 38 hits…9 home runs ... .27 runs batted in…..8 doubles and 2 triples….20 walks…..and slugged .450… Blandford had nine multi-hit games and tallied a season-high four runs batted in against UC Irvine on March 8… named Academic All-Mountain West.
2023 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Mountain West Player of the Week honors following standout performances against Sacramento State and Nevada (May 8)... named All-Mountain West Second team… played in 55 games in his sophomore season with 53 starts in left field and one as DH… hit .252 at the plate with 51 hits… scored 34 runs and drove in 30 in 202 at bats… led the team with five triples… ranked fourth on the team in doubles with 10… drew 22 walks… led the ‘Dogs with a perfect stolen base percentage… crushed seven home runs… responsible for 83 putouts and six assists... named Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
2022 (FRESHMAN): Blandford played in 35 games as a freshman ... made 18 starts in the outfield, with eight coming in right field, seven in left and three in center ... hit .271 from the plate with 17 hits in 71 at-bats ... tallied two doubles and four home runs ... scored 10 runs and drove in 10 RBIs ... totaled 31 bases ... drew three walks and stole a base ... notched a .276 on-base pct. & .437 slugging pct. .. racked up three multi-hit games with a season-high three vs. UNLV (May 14) ... had a season-best two RBI in two contests, at New Mexico (March 12) and at Nevada (May 21) ... had a seven-game hitting streak and nine-game on-base streak ... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2021 graduate of Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, Calif. ... earned All-Conference honors in the San Joaquin Section - Delta League along with All-City & All-State honors ... played in 28 games as a senior in 2021, hitting .402, scoring 24 runs and drove in 35 RBI and cranked out 20 extra-base hits with 11 doubles, two triples and seven home runs ... led the Eagles in doubles, triples, batting average, slugging percentage and OPS ... also made four starts on the mound going 2-1 with a 2.15 ERA tossing 13 innings allowing only four earned runs and struck out 19.
PERSONAL: Son of Shawna LaMantia and Aaron Blandford ... has older brother, Matt... uncle played baseball at Kentucky and the Montreal Expos ... agricultural business major ... enjoys fishing, boating, drawing, video games and football in his free time... chose Fresno State because it is close to home and a great place to hit.
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