Baseball

 
4 - Mitch Blair
Mitch Blair
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Danby, Vt.
High School: Mill River
Position: C
Bats/Throws: R/R

2010: Appeared in 22 games with 21 starts in sophomore campaign ... batted .180 in 60 at-bats ... tied for second on the team with 13 walks ... ranked ninth in hits (11) and total bases (13) ... was sixth with 15 runs scored ... placed seventh in doubles with two ... ranked eighth in non-pitcher fielding percentage (.932) and seventh in  putouts (45) ... gunned down four would-be base stealers from behind the plate.

2009: Played in 15 games with 11 starts as a freshman ... batted .175 in 40 at-bats ... tied for sixth on the team in RBIs (six) and walks (seven) ... fifth in slugging percentage (.350) ... tied for seventh in doubles with two ... ninth in total bases with 14.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played four years of varsity baseball at Mill River Union High School ... named a two-time all-state catcher ... named baseball team "MVP" as both a junior and a senior ... also lettered four years in football and three in basketball ... played in the Vermont North-South All-star football game as a senior ... played on the Vermont U-19 rugby club state champions in 2007-08 ... was two-year member of the Rutland American Legion baseball team.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Susan Blair ... has a brother, Bryce ... majoring in Criminal Justice.