2025 (Sophomore): Played in 22 games with 11 starts…bat .277 with 13 hits, eight RBI, three doubles, and a home run…drew nine walks…posted a .404 slugging percentage and a .424 on base percentage to total an .828 OPS…Recorded a season-high two hits at Delaware on April 29…Recorded a hit in nine of his last 12 games played in 2025…Finished 1-for-3 with 2 RBI and a home run against FDU on May 2…Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll for finishing above a 3.0 GPA
2024 (Junior): Played in 29 games, starting in 22 of them…bat .196 with a home run, 2 doubles, and 7 RBI…Had a season high 3 hits, 3 RBI, and 1 home run in a game against Delaware State on May 11, 2024…
Prior to UMES:
2023 (Sophomore): Played in 41 games for Salem CC Mighty Oaks…Bat .298 with 41 RBI, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 18 walks, and 8 stolen bases in 9 attempts…14 of Blackiston’s 39 hits were extra base hits…Once again posted a strong OPS with a .910…Recorded three 4 hit games throughout the season
2022 (Freshman): Played in 26 games for Salem Community College in Carneys Point, New Jersey…Bat .288 with 16 RBI, 2 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 14 walks, and 2 stolen bases…posted a solid .895 OPS…Went 7/12 at the plate with 5 RBI in a three game series against Camden County College from April 29 to April 30
High School: Attended Deptford Township High School…played travel ball for the South Jersey Blue Jays
Personal: Kinesiology major at UMES…Uncle, Ken Willis, was a kicker in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers…Aims to become a personal trainer after graduating from UMES…Favorite sports team is the Philadelphia Eagles…Favorite professional athlete is Bryce Harper…Favorite baseball memory is hitting his first D1 home-run on mother’s day in front of my mom and entire family…favorite thing about being a baseball player is hitting…
