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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 59: Blake Battenfield

Blake Battenfield
6´3´´
220 pounds
Throws: Right
Age: 24
SSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system: 12

Battenfield, a resident of Tulsa, remained in his native state to play collegiately with the Oklahoma State Cowboys. His first three years were primarily spent in the bullpen, where he crafted for a respectable 2.60 ERA and 1.35 WHIP over 97 innings. During that time, he allowed 86 hits while posting a mediocre K/BB ratio (1.47), with 45 walks and 66 strikeouts. He split time evenly with the Cowboys as a senior (2017) between the rotation and bullpen, posting middling results: 4.