Blake Cairnes

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-0
Weight:
228
Class:
Senior
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Douglasville, Ga.
High School:
Ga. Perimeter

UGA Career:
Posted a 2-2 record, 3.68 ERA and 7 Saves over 56 relief appearances in three seasons as a Bulldog
*Tallied 84 strikeouts and 24 walks in 85.2 innings pitched for the Bulldogs

2018 (Senior):
Appeared in 21 games, all relief appearances for a total of 34.1 innings as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Went 1-0 with a 3.15 ERA and 29 strikeouts and 11 walks
*Collected win over Charleston Southern on March 27 at Foley Field with three scoreless frames in 7-0 shutout
*Made two appearances in the NCAA Athens Regional and pitched three scoreless innings with four strikeouts
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2017 (Junior):
Appeared in 17 games, all relief appearances for a total of 21.1 innings with a team-high five saves as team went 25-32 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Went 1-1 and posted a 4.64 ERA with 30 strikeouts and eight walks
*Notched win over Xavier on March 8, going three innings with four strikeouts
*Tossed two scoreless innings with three strikeouts at No. 6 LSU on March 18
*Tallied saves against Kennesaw State, two in the Tennessee series, Missouri and South Carolina
*Pitched one inning with three strikeouts in team’s 5-1 win over Ga. Tech on April 11
*Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2016 (Sophomore):
Made 18 relief appearances as team went 27-30 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted an 0-1 record, 3.60 ERA and two saves in 30 innings with five walks and 25 strikeouts
*Made debut against Western Kentucky on Feb. 28 and pitched three innings, allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout
*Tossed a career-high five scoreless innings with career-high four strikeouts against Wright State on March 5
*Notched first career save in 11-8 road win over No. 10 Miss. State on March 26, pitching one scoreless inning
*Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts against No. 21 Alabama on March 31
*Collected second save in 3-1 road win over No. 18 Ga. Tech on April 26, pitched the ninth and struck out the side
*Part of combined two-hit shutout of Western Carolina on May 11

2015 (Freshman): Attended Georgia Perimeter College where he played for Jeremy Brotherton.
*Led all Jaguar pitchers with 19 appearances in the 2015 season.
*Finished his first collegiate season with 39 innings pitched, good for fifth-most on the team.
*Registered 48 strikeouts while allowing 36 hits and 18 walks (1.38 WHIP), keeping a 3.23 ERA.
*Went 1-3 with two saves and overall made five starts.
*Amassed a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the mound with two putouts and six assists.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Hiram High School where he played for Chad Tittle.
*An All-State, four-time All-County and three-time All-Region honoree over his prep career with the Hornets.
*Went 5-3 with a 1.88 ERA, 76 strikeouts and 55 innings as a senior to earn the Ace Award and team MVP distinctions.
*Posted an impressive 6-2 mark with a 1.96 ERA during his junior campaign, tallying 87 strikeouts in 67 innings.
*Played summer ball for the 643 DP Cougars.
*Received 2014 honors from Perfect Game of Honorable Mention All-American and Southeast All-Region 2nd Team.

Personal
*Born Oct. 18, 1995
*Son of Rick and Elizabeth Cairnes
*Major: Consumer Economics