University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2019: Appeared in 24 games, earning 14 starts … Posted 13 hits, including seven that went for extra bases … Drove in 18 runs and scored six times … Pounded out two hits, including a double, while driving in two in the series-opening win over Lincoln Memorial … Singled in a run in the series finale win over LMU … Drove in a run at Erskine … Singled and drove in two in the series finale win at Georgia College … Had a base hit in the middle game of the series against the Nighthawks … Singled in the win over North Georgia … Registered a base knock against Erskine … Blasted a homer and a double, drove in six and scored twice in the win over CSU … Smashed a two-run homer in the series finale at Columbus State … Scored a run against Augusta …  Pounded out three hits, including two doubles, while driving in one and scoring once in the series-opening win over UNC Pembroke … Recorded a single that drove in one against the Braves … Drove in a run in the win over Francis Marion in the PBC Tournament.

2018: Saw time in 25 games, earning 15 starts … Recorded four hits … Drove in seven and scored nine times … Scored once in the series finale victory over Lincoln Memorial … Crossed home twice and drove in one in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Launched a homer, tallied two hits, two RBI and scored twice in the victory over the Rams … Smashed the game-winning homer in the series-opening win over Mount Olive … Drove in one and scored once in the win over the Hawks … Had a sacrifice fly in the series-finale win over North Georgia … Scored a run in the series finale win at Georgia Southwestern … Singled in a  run and scored in the victory over the Jaguars. 

Previous School: Attended Gordon State ... Posted seven homers, 47 RBI and scored 30 runs.

High School: Attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. ... Batted .320 with three round-trippers as a senior.

Personal: Blake Bottomley was born March 7, 1997 ... Son of Jim and Mindy ... Has an older brother, Colton, who played baseball at Florida Gulf Coast ... Majoring in sociology.