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Jersey Number 33
Blake Balsz
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
- High School:
- Santa Margarita HS
Bio
2025
Appeared in 45 games, making 40 starts during his true sophomore season...Made 16 starts behind the plate, committing just one error on the year...Led the team with 24 starts at the designated hitter spot...Posted a .239 average, collecting 32 hits including four doubles and a home run...Delivered seven multi-hit games...Top offensive performance came on March 4 against Michigan when he went 2-for-2 with a home run, racking up a career-high six RBIs,ย scoring three runs, drawing a pair of walks, and adding a hit-by-pitch to reach base a total of five times in the contest...Hit .278 in games at Jackie Robinson Stadium where he made 25 of his 40 starts...Collected 25 RBIs on the season...Finished fourth on the team with 32 walks...Posted an on-base percentage of .415 which ranked sixth on the team among qualified hitters...Had a season-high three hits in a 3-for-5 showing in UCLA's NCAA Regional opener against Fresno State on May 30...Drove in four runs in a March 25 win over LMU, going 1-for-4 with a run scored.
2024
Appeared in 15 games as a true freshman, including nine starts โฆ Over 31 at-bats, slashed .258/.378/.355 with two runs, eight hits, one extra-base hit (a home run), six walks, and four RBIs โฆ Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 28 against Long Beach State, starting behind the plate and going 2-4 with an RBI โฆ Also threw out an attempted base stealer in his NCAA debut vs. the Dirtbags โฆ Top offensive performance came on Apr. 30 at Pepperdine, as he had a season-high three hits including his first-collegiate home run, a solo shot to right in the eighth inning of a 16-2 win over the Waves โฆ Had hits in three of his last four games to close out the campaign โฆ Batted .333 with runners on base and .364 with runners in scoring position โฆ Made six appearances, including five starts, in Pac-12 play, batting .214 โฆ Hit .417 (5-12) in midweek games, best of any Bruin to appear in 3+ midweeks โฆ Was a solid .357 hitter away from home โฆ Team was 5-4 in his nine starts.
High School
Earned three varsity letters at Santa Margarita Catholic HS in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. ... As of Signing Day, was ranked the No. 6 catcher and No. 41 prospect overall in the state of California by Perfect Gameย โฆ Nationally, was the No. 32-ranked catcher and No. 310-ranked prospect overall โฆ First Team All-Trinity League ... Batted .330 as a junior ... 2022 Preseason Underclass All-American โฆ Participant in the USA Baseball 18U Training Camp in summer 2022ย โฆ Competed for the White Sox in the 2022 Area Code Games โฆ Played in the USA Baseball All-American Game at Dodger Stadium โฆ Won a pair of WWBA Championships with TB SoCal โฆ Selected to the US Baseball U16/U17 National Team Development Program roster in 2021 ... Spent summer 2023 with the Yakima Valley Pippins of the West Coast League, batting .232 and drawing 18 HBPs over 34 games.ย
Personal
Full name: Blake Andrew Balsz ... Born in 2004 in Laguna Hills, Calif. to parents Brenda and Andy ... Aspires to play professional baseball ... Decided to attend UCLA for "the amazing coaches, legendary baseball program, great education, and getting to stay in California" ... Cites playing in a CIF Championship game as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires J.T. Realmuto ... Hobbies and interests include dirt biking, mountain biking, BMX, and golf ... Raced dirt bikes as a kid ... His grandfather played for the Braves and Brewers in the 1950s.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 5 (four times)
Runs: 3 vs. Michigan (3/4/25)
Hits: 3 (twice)
RBI: 6 vs. Michigan (3/4/25)
Doubles: 1 (four times)
Triples: --
Home Runs: 1 (twice)
Stolen Bases: 1 vs. San Diego (4/5/25)
Appeared in 45 games, making 40 starts during his true sophomore season...Made 16 starts behind the plate, committing just one error on the year...Led the team with 24 starts at the designated hitter spot...Posted a .239 average, collecting 32 hits including four doubles and a home run...Delivered seven multi-hit games...Top offensive performance came on March 4 against Michigan when he went 2-for-2 with a home run, racking up a career-high six RBIs,ย scoring three runs, drawing a pair of walks, and adding a hit-by-pitch to reach base a total of five times in the contest...Hit .278 in games at Jackie Robinson Stadium where he made 25 of his 40 starts...Collected 25 RBIs on the season...Finished fourth on the team with 32 walks...Posted an on-base percentage of .415 which ranked sixth on the team among qualified hitters...Had a season-high three hits in a 3-for-5 showing in UCLA's NCAA Regional opener against Fresno State on May 30...Drove in four runs in a March 25 win over LMU, going 1-for-4 with a run scored.
2024
Appeared in 15 games as a true freshman, including nine starts โฆ Over 31 at-bats, slashed .258/.378/.355 with two runs, eight hits, one extra-base hit (a home run), six walks, and four RBIs โฆ Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 28 against Long Beach State, starting behind the plate and going 2-4 with an RBI โฆ Also threw out an attempted base stealer in his NCAA debut vs. the Dirtbags โฆ Top offensive performance came on Apr. 30 at Pepperdine, as he had a season-high three hits including his first-collegiate home run, a solo shot to right in the eighth inning of a 16-2 win over the Waves โฆ Had hits in three of his last four games to close out the campaign โฆ Batted .333 with runners on base and .364 with runners in scoring position โฆ Made six appearances, including five starts, in Pac-12 play, batting .214 โฆ Hit .417 (5-12) in midweek games, best of any Bruin to appear in 3+ midweeks โฆ Was a solid .357 hitter away from home โฆ Team was 5-4 in his nine starts.
High School
Earned three varsity letters at Santa Margarita Catholic HS in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. ... As of Signing Day, was ranked the No. 6 catcher and No. 41 prospect overall in the state of California by Perfect Gameย โฆ Nationally, was the No. 32-ranked catcher and No. 310-ranked prospect overall โฆ First Team All-Trinity League ... Batted .330 as a junior ... 2022 Preseason Underclass All-American โฆ Participant in the USA Baseball 18U Training Camp in summer 2022ย โฆ Competed for the White Sox in the 2022 Area Code Games โฆ Played in the USA Baseball All-American Game at Dodger Stadium โฆ Won a pair of WWBA Championships with TB SoCal โฆ Selected to the US Baseball U16/U17 National Team Development Program roster in 2021 ... Spent summer 2023 with the Yakima Valley Pippins of the West Coast League, batting .232 and drawing 18 HBPs over 34 games.ย
Personal
Full name: Blake Andrew Balsz ... Born in 2004 in Laguna Hills, Calif. to parents Brenda and Andy ... Aspires to play professional baseball ... Decided to attend UCLA for "the amazing coaches, legendary baseball program, great education, and getting to stay in California" ... Cites playing in a CIF Championship game as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires J.T. Realmuto ... Hobbies and interests include dirt biking, mountain biking, BMX, and golf ... Raced dirt bikes as a kid ... His grandfather played for the Braves and Brewers in the 1950s.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 5 (four times)
Runs: 3 vs. Michigan (3/4/25)
Hits: 3 (twice)
RBI: 6 vs. Michigan (3/4/25)
Doubles: 1 (four times)
Triples: --
Home Runs: 1 (twice)
Stolen Bases: 1 vs. San Diego (4/5/25)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
