Versatile Elk Grove native will spend his summer days with the Huskies.
Duluth, Minn.- Bobby Blandford has signed with the Duluth Huskies for the upcoming 2022 season. A 2021 graduate of Pleasant Grove High in Elk Grove, California, Bobby earned a series of honors. According to the Fresno State official roster, he earned All-Conference honors in the San Joaquin Section-Delta League to go along with All-City and All-State recognitions.
As a high school senior, Blandford had a “nice run,” or rather several, as he scored 24 runs with 35 RBIs while hitting .402 over 28 games. During that stretch, he was the clubhouse leader in several statistics: doubles, triples, slugging percentage, batting average, and OPS according to gobulldogs.com. “Ever since I stepped on a field (for the first time), it felt like that was where I was meant to be,” he said. True to that sentiment, Bobby also made four starts on the mound as a senior, going 2-1 as he struck out 19 batters over 13 innings.
The Californian has never been to Minnesota, but he expressed excitement to see it for the first time. “I’m most excited about the journey ahead,” he said. “New team, new state, and a new baseball experience in the Northwoods League.” Blandford looks forward to working hard with the Huskies. “My hopes for the year are simple: put my head down and work. I feel like that will keep me on the right path to help the team win games and for me to succeed and reach my fullest potential.”
Please join us in welcoming Bobby to Duluth!
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“Catch the Rising Stars!”
The Duluth Huskies are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.duluthhuskies.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Huskies as your favorite team.
