Blackburn extended what has become a remarkable scoreless innings streak to begin the season. He has not yet allowed an earned run through over 22 innings pitched.
It’s hard to determine an ace in the rotation for the Pioneers between the likes of Eric Mullet, Joshua Hurford or Blackburn. All have been G-MAC Pitcher of the Week at least once and have locked down opponents with lights out stuff.
The southpaw Blackburn recorded 11 strikeouts against Cedarville while going the the distance on the mound. He allowed one unearned run on seven hits.
In five games, Blackburn is now 1-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA. He is sporting an impressive 6:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and is averaging more than a strikeout per inning.