2007 Taft College: Blackwood started all 42 games in which he played ... Batted .270 while hitting a team-best five home runs ... Collected 41 hits in 152 at-bats ... Threw out 9-of-35 opponents that attempted to steal against him ... Recorded 28 runs batted in and 18 runs scored.

 

 

 

2008 Valdosta State: Played in and started all 55 games for the Blazers ... Batted .309, third-best on the squad ... Collected 36 runs scored and 41 runs batted in ... Counted 9 doubles, 1 triple and 7 home runs among his 50 hits ... Owned a .506 slugging percentage and a .445 on-base percentage ... Was successful on 11-of-15 stolen base attempts ... Was named second team All-Gulf South Conference ... Was recognized as the nation's top defensive catcher by being named to the Rawlings Gold Glove team ... Owned a .990 fielding percentage as he committed just 4 errors in 418 chances ... Picked off 3 base runners while throwing out 20-of-62 base runners who tried to steal against him.

 

 

Year G/GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB PO A E FLD%

2008 55/55 162 36 50 .309 9 1 7 41 18 31 11-15 373 41 4 .990

 

 

 

 

In 2009, Blackwood earned Honorable Mention All-American honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Despite a slump in the middle of the season that caused him to finish the season with a .258 batting average, Blackwood hit 21 home runs which was tied for fourth in the nation. In the Gulf South Conference tournament he blasted five home runs in five days.

 

 

Blackwood signed with the Chicago White Sox as a free agent on June 20th 2009 than headed to Great Falls, Montana to play for the Voyagers. Blackwood was invited to Glendale Arizona's Spring Training facility, Camelback Ranch, in February of 2010. After a week in extended Spring Training, Blackwood was called up to Winston-Salem, where he would be for the next two weeks without seeing any playing time. On April 30th in the bottom of the 8th Blackwood saw his first AB of the 2010 season, with the Birmingham Barons, as a pinch hitter for Jared Price. May 3rd he would start in Birmingham and finish with 3 AB's 2 SO's and a sac bunt. On May 8th he returned to Winston-Salem where he would not see any playing time until May 19th. He started the the 20 inning game for the Dash, went 1-9 which included 6K's and the game winning single. Defensively he had 1 error and 2 CS's.

 

 

MINORS BATTING:

 

YR Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF

09 21 GF PIO rk CHW 24 90 86 13 17 5 0 3 7 4 1 2 33 .198 .222 .360 .583 31 3 1 0 1

10 22 W-S CARL A+ CHW 1 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 1 0 0 0 0

10 22 BB SOUL AA CHW 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 . 000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0

 

2009-2010 SEASONS 27 103 98 13 18 5 0 3 8 4 1 2 41 .184 .206 .327 .532 32 3 1 1 1

 

 

 

MINORS FIELDING:

 

YR Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% Rctch

09 21 GF PIO Rk CHW C 17 177 160 13 4 3 .977 10.18 2 25 15 38% 1

10 22 W-S CARL A+ CHW C 1 26 23 2 1 0 .962 25.00 0 0 2 100%

10 22 BB SOUL AA CHW C 2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 0 1 0 0%

 

2009-2010 SEASONS 20 211 191 15 5 3 .976 10.30 2 26 17 40% 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 15, 201015 yr by IChaseBlackWood

Wooo, looking at his picture so close to mine ..I DIG IT!!!

 

 

Blackwood is currently headed back to Glendale, AZ. for extended spring training where he will get some well needed AB's in. After that it is unclear at this point where he will end up.

Blackwood to Bristol.

 

He will be playing most every game. He was told that they want him in that area for when they need him in Kanny or W-S, also that they need him to handle the up and coming pitchers.

 

Just had a conversation with Luis Sierra of the Dash ...he doesn't seem to think Blackwood will be in Bristol for long either. He said the same thing happened to him last season, he was there for a week, then moved up to Kannapolis.

 

WE'LL SEE!!!

Edited June 10, 201015 yr by girlslikebaseballtoo#26

**FUN FACTS**

 

Favorite food: Spaghetti

Favorite color: Black

Favorite number: 26

Favorite music: Reggae

 

Blackwood is the middle child and only son to Rori and Martin Blackwood.

His father's middle name is "B".

His mother is a breast cancer survivor.

 

Why didn't he wear 26 when he was with Winston-Salem? I know they have a #26 jersey.

Why didn't he wear 26 when he was with Winston-Salem? I know they have a #26 jersey.

 

 

He didn't get to choose his number there.

He didn't get to choose his number there.

 

I don't see why not. There's no #26 jersey for Birmingham. There's actually no jerseys with 6's at all for some reason.

Edited June 10, 201015 yr by JPN366

I don't see why not. There's no #26 jersey for Birmingham. There's actually no jerseys with 6's at all for some reason.

 

 

I have NO idea ..He is going to be #26 in Bristol, he requested #18 because that's my favorite number, but it was already claimed!

I have NO idea ..He is going to be #26 in Bristol, he requested #18 because that's my favorite number, but it was already claimed!

 

I guess the clubby in Winston-Salem is a Nazi.

I guess the clubby in Winston-Salem is a Nazi.

 

 

HAHA I cannot express my opinion on that guy!!!

OHHH another fact about Chase ...He wasn't drafted, but received a call asking him if he wanted to sign with organization as a free agent, of course he said yes ..they gave him the $1000 bonus he would have received had he been drafted, because they thought he should have been.

OHHH another fact about Chase ...He wasn't drafted, but received a call asking him if he wanted to sign with organization as a free agent, of course he said yes ..they gave him the $1000 bonus he would have received had he been drafted, because they thought he should have been.

 

I hope he got more than just that.

Edited June 11, 201015 yr by JPN366

I hope he got more than just that.

 

 

That was his signing bonus ..these guys who aren't early-mid round draft picks don't get paid very much at all ..BUT the White Sox do take better care of their players better than other teams. They pay them more, their food in spring training is better..etc.

That was his signing bonus ..these guys who aren't early-mid round draft picks don't get paid very much at all ..BUT the White Sox do take better care of their players better than other teams. They pay them more, their food in spring training is better..etc.

 

I know, just making sure he got more than just a grand.

I know, just making sure he got more than just a grand.

 

 

That's all he got for signing ..other than that, he gets paid the same as the other guys.

That's all he got for signing ..other than that, he gets paid the same as the other guys.

 

Not a bad way to make a living.

Not a bad way to make a living.

 

 

Not when you love Baseball as much as Chase does!! It's a good thing I love it too ..when he's home, it's Sports center ALL DAY EVERY DAY!! HAHA

Not when you love Baseball as much as Chase does!! It's a good thing I love it too ..when he's home, it's Sports center ALL DAY EVERY DAY!! HAHA

 

Do you guys have the MLB Network? It puts ESPN to shame.

Do you guys have the MLB Network? It puts ESPN to shame.

 

 

Yes sir, absolutely!! ..Prime 9 is on right now!! haha ..Top 9 catchers of all time!!

 

Johnny Bench at #1!!

Edited June 11, 201015 yr by girlslikebaseballtoo#26

Yes sir, absolutely!! ..Prime 9 is on right now!! haha ..Top 9 catchers of all time!!

 

Johnny Bench at #1!!

Fisk. (walks away silently).

Fisk. (walks away silently).

 

 

Fisk was like #8 i believe!

Pardon me if I missed this, but are you two dating, engaged, or married? Regardless of the answer, I wish the guy the best of luck, and hope you keep posting some of the insider info i've started to see around here from you lately.

 

Oh, and I guess on topic in the thread, Chase went 1 for 3 last night.

Edited June 23, 201015 yr by whitesoxfan101

Pardon me if I missed this, but are you two dating, engaged, or married? Regardless of the answer, I wish the guy the best of luck, and hope you keep posting some of the insider info i've started to see around here from you lately.

 

Oh, and I guess on topic in the thread, Chase went 1 for 3 last night.

 

 

We are engaged!! Thank you, he really appreciates the people who support him, he works really hard. I absolutely will continue to keep posting ..I wouldn't dream of not doing it!!

 

Yeah ..it should have been 1 for 2, but circumstances surrounding Phegley's health didn't allow it! Chase doesn't mind though ..he's alright with 1 for 3!!

Good to see Blackwood doing good so far! Keep it up!!!

Good to see Blackwood doing good so far! Keep it up!!!

 

 

Thank You! I'll let him know of your support!!