2008: Made 41 starts, including 13 at first base and 28 as the designated hitter...Hit .215 with 28 hits in 130 at bats...Scored 12 times...Finished third on the team with three home runs...Placed third on the team with 19 RBIs...Recorded four multi-hit games, including a four-hit game against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 27...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI against Gannon on April 23...Hit first career grand slam on April 16 versus Ashland...Posted season-high five game hitting streak from Feb. 23-Feb. 27...Batted 9-for-20 during that stretch.

2007: Played in 40 games, starting 19 as a first baseman/designated hitter...Finished second with a .372 batting average, .570 sluggiing percentage and a .443 on-base percentage...Tied for fifth on the team with two homers...Eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games...Season-best eight game hit streak to end the season...Season-high three hits came in GLIAC Tournament against No. 7 Grand Valley State (May 11)...Scored three runs in regular season finale at Findlay (May 6)...Batted .500 at the GLIAC Championships...Batted 5-for-8 against left-handed pitching...Batted .412 as a pinch hitter (7-for-17)...A .444 hitter with runners in scoring position (16-for-36).

Before Mercyhurst: Transfer from Kent State.

High School: Team won 2003 district title on his walk off home run...All-league three times...All-county in 2005...All-Akron three times...Career .455 hitter with 12 home runs and 93 RBIs...captained both baseball and football teams...In football, won region in 2002 and district in 2005...All-district in 2004...Eucharistic minister...All-Star Training Club community service.

Personal: Business major...Son of John Jr. and Rose Blike...One brother, Craig.

Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2007....  .372  40-19    86   15   32   9   1   2   22   49  .570   9   2   9   2  .443   0   1   2-2     26   0   1  .963
TOTAL...  .372  40-19    86   15   32   9   1   2   22   49  .570   9   2   9   2  .443   0   1   2-2     26   0   1  .963