Blake left the Knights on June 28 and returned home to Southern California because of a slight shoulder injury.

Blake was 7-1, with a 1.83 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 93.1 innings at Riverside CC as a freshman. He was a first-team Orange Empire Conference all-star.

Blake was the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association SoCal Pitcher of the Week on March 12 after he one-hit Irvine Valley on March 10.

He is a graduate of Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, Calif.