Blake Morningstar

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-4
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Wyalusing, Pa.
High School:
Wyalusing Valley HS

Career Accolades

2025 First Team All-ACC

Junior (2026)
Made 12 appearances on the mound, including seven starts, and finished the season with a 2-4 record and one save. Logged 38.2 innings while striking out 46 batters, averaging 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Earned victories over Loyola Marymount and Stanford, recording a season-high 11 strikeouts across 6.0 innings against the Cardinal on March 6. Collected five or more strikeouts in five appearances and worked a season-long 7.0 innings in his win over Loyola Marymount on Feb. 27. Transitioned into a variety of roles throughout the season, making starts, relief appearances and earning a save against NC State on April 17. Finished the year with 14 strikeouts looking and induced 34 fly-ball outs.

Sophomore (2025)
Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts for the Demon Deacons during the 2025 season… Led the Deacs with a 6-2 record on the mound while maintaining a 3.87 ERA… Struck out 93 batters across 79 innings of work… Earned First Team All-ACC honors… Struck out seven batters while allowing zero earned runs in back-to-back games against St. John’s (2/23) and Maryland (3/2)... Fanned eight batters across five innings of work in a win over Notre Dame (3/9)... Recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts while allowing one run across seven innings against Virginia Tech (3/30)... Punched out eight batters during the Deacs’ 17-2 win at Florida State (4/6)... Notched seven strikeouts in back-to-back starts against Louisville (5/15) and Cincinnati (5/30).

Freshman (2024)
Appeared in 26 games and made one start... Went 2-1 while striking out 38 batters in 29.0 innings of work... Struckout four batters in his collegiate debut against Fordham (Feb. 16)... Earned his first collegiate win in relief work against Virginia Tech (April 6)... Picked up another win against Boston College (April 14)... Recorded a career high six strikeouts against Notre Dame (April 27)... Made his first career start against High Point (May 1).

Background:
PBR Pennsylvania Player of the Year after striking out 113 in 61 innings of work with a 0.80 ERA... No. 1 RHP out of Pennsylvania... Also a 1,000 point score in basketball for Wyalusing Valley.