Blake Hawksworth

Blake Hawksworth
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 36
Relief Pitcher
Born: March 1, 1983 (1983-03-01) North Vancouver, British Columbia
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 6, 2009 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through 2011 season)
Win-Loss	10–13
Earned run average	4.07
Strikeouts	124
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2009–2010) Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–present)

Hawksworth pitching for the Cardinals in 2009.

Blake Edward Hawksworth (born March 1, 1983 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 6' 3" and weighs 195 pounds.

Career

He grew up in Sammamish, Washington, and was drafted in the 28th round out of Eastlake High School in 2001 by the Cardinals. He played one year of baseball at Bellevue Community College before signing with the Cardinals as a draft and follow. Prior to playing at Bellevue Community College Blake played several years under Bill Caudill for the Mercer Islanders and Fox Sports. After 2 superb seasons in the minors, he was named by Baseball America as the Cardinals' top prospect in 2003. However, injuries limited him to pitching in only 9 games in 2004 and 2005. However, he got right back on track in 2006 as he went 11–4 and with an ERA under 3 between the Palm Beach Cardinals and the Springfield Cardinals. In 2007, he played for the Memphis Redbirds and ended the season with a disappointing 4–13 record with an 5.28 ERA. And in 2008, he went 5–7 with a 6.09 ERA.

Major leagues

St. Louis Cardinals

He made his major league debut on June 6, 2009, pitching 2 IP, giving up 4 runs, 3 hits including a home run, walking 1, and striking out 1. Despite this, his debut was looked at as positive because of his excellent pitch command. The Cardinals had high hopes for him in the future, as he was one of the organizations' better young pitching talents.

Hawksworth was hit in the face near his mouth by a line drive by outfielder Sam Fuld, and crumpled to the ground, in a game in September 2010. He eventually walked off the playing field on his own, and was taken to a hospital for treatment. The injury required approximately 20 stitches, and ended his season.

In two seasons with the Cardinals, he appeared in 75 games, starting 8 of them. His overall record was 8–8 with a 4.07 ERA.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On November 30, 2010, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Ryan Theriot. He appeared in 49 games for the Dodgers, all in relief, with a 2–5 record and 4.08 ERA.

Personal

His older sister Erin is a television reporter in Seattle, Washington, and his grandfather Jack Poole was the head of the VANOC bid committee that brought the Winter Olympics to Vancouver. Blake was married to Courtney Folino on November 14, 2009 and welcomed a daughter Madison, in March 2011

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Blake Hawksworth page at Foxsports.com
• Official Cardinals Profile
• Blake Hawksworth page at Stlcardinals.scout.com
• Career Profile at Mahalo.com
• Blake Hawksworth's Blog