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Christian Brothers (Tenn.) High School baseball standout Blake Powell inks with Northeast Mississippi Community College during a ceremony at the Memphis-based school. Joining Powell included (front row l-r) his mother Kelly; Blake Powell, father Kelly and brother Grant Powell, (back row l-r) Northeast assistant baseball coach Clint McAuley; Catelin Powell, sister; Christian Brothers High School baseball coach Buster Kelso; Northeast head baseball coach Kent Farris and Christian Brothers supporter Billy Lanier.
May 28, 2009
NORTHEAST BASEBALL INKS CHRISTIAN BROTHERS STANDOUT
BOONEVILLE, Miss. – Northeast Mississippi Community College head baseball coach Kent Farris has announced that Christian Brothers (Tenn.) High School standout Blake Powell will join the Tiger baseball team in 2009-10.
Powell, a left-handed pitcher, led Christian Brothers to a 33-10 record in 2009 and a spot in the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class AA semifinals at the Division II State Baseball Tournament on May 19-21.
During the 2009 season, Powell pieced together a 5-1 record for the Purple Wave and averaged over a strikeout per inning fanning 54 batters in 52 innings pitched.
The Christian Brothers stand-out registered a 1.98 earn run average in 2009 and only walked 16 batters during the year.
Powell was named to the All Conference team in 2009 and was an All-Conference and All-Metro selection in 2008.
Kelly Powell, Blake’s father, was a standout quarterback at the University of Mississippi and the younger Powell was coached at Christian Brothers High School by Buster Kelso.
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