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    9  Ally Blake
    Ally Blake

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Concord, N.C.

    High School:
    Central Cabarrus

    Height:
    5-8

    Position:
    C/3B

    Bats/Throws:
    R/R


    05/19/2012

    Carolina Downs Chanticleers, 5-3

    The Tar Heels will now face 10th-seeded Georgia in an elimination game Sunday at 12 p.m.

    05/19/2012

    UGA Edges Carolina, 3-2

    The Tar Heels will now face winner of Ga. Southern vs. Coastal Carolina in an elimination game at 5 p.m.

    05/18/2012

    Tar Heels Top Eagles In Extras

    Scarboro draws hit-by-pitch to walk in the winning run in bottom of the eighth.

    05/17/2012

    Tar Heel Trio Corrals All-Region Honors

    Blake was named to first team, while Wheeler and Spingola earned second team accolades.

    05/11/2012

    Tar Heels Stumble In ACC Semifinals

    Carolina falls to Virginia Tech, 4-1.

    2011: Started all 55 games at catcher, designated player and third base • Started all three ACC Tournament games at third, making several defensive stops • Posted a career-best .311 batting average, eight home runs and 38 RBI • Tied for a team-best eight doubles • Collected a .443 on-base percentage with a team-best 32 walks • Drawed two or more walks in five games Mashed a .548 slugging percentage with 13 multi-RBI and seven multi-hit efforts • Registered three hits and a home run against Notre Dame March 5 • Recorded five hits, a home run and three RBI in a doubleheader at Campbell March 23 • Belted a two-run home run in a 4-0 win over Florida State March 27.

    2010: As a sophomore, appeared in 56 games • Started 35 games as catcher and 19 games as designated hitter • Finished the season with a .282 average • Drove in 23 runs on the year with four doubles and seven home runs • Was one of seven Tar Heels to record a slugging percentage of .400 or better at .458 • Scored seven runs while gaining 65 total bases • Recorded three hits and two home runs against Boston College with three RBIs April 10 • Hit three home runs against Charlotte March 23 and earned three RBIs.

    2009: As a freshmen, appeared in 38 games , starting 24 primarily as a designated hitter and catcher • Tallied a .246 average recording 17 hits in 65 at-bats • Hit two home runs, four doubles to go along with 13 RBI in 2009 • Scored 10 runs while tallying 27 total bases en route to a .415 slugging percentage • Hit a two-run home run in a 8-3 victory over Virginia April 11 • Recorded three hits in NCAA tournament win over Campbell scoring three runs with one RBI.

    At Central Cabarrus High School in Concord, N.C.: Three-time all-conference selection • Selected all-state as a freshman and a sophomore • Earned MECA 4A Conference Player of the Year honors as a junior • Helped lead team to a conference championship as a freshman • Named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School First Team All-Region squad • Earned All-Piedmont and All-Observer honors as a sophomore • Played her summer ball with the Carolina Cobras and Carolina Legacy • Two-time NCHSAA Scholar Athlete • Graduated high school a semester early to join the team.

    Personal: The daughter of Ben Blake and Donnie and Sylvia Myers • Born Allyson Bullard Blake on Nov. 30, 1990, in Concord, N.C. • Has two brothers, Ben Blake and Cole Myers.

    More on Blake: Plans to major in exercise and sports science • Lists Pete Rose and Cole Myers (little brother) as athletes she admires • Biggest sports thrill was meeting Pete Rose • Her parents have had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Her favorite food is sushi • Favorite book is "Holes" • Lists "Love and Baksetball" as her favorite movie and "House" as her favorite TV show • Admits to being a huge Elton John fan and saw him live in Vegas for her 18th birthday.

    Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI SLG. BB SO SB-SA
    2009 .262 38-24 65 10 17 4 0 2 27 13 .415 12 8 0-0
    2010 .282 56-56 142 17 40 4 0 7 65 23 .458 28 21 0-1
    2011 .311 55-55 135 15 42 8 0 8 74 38 .548 32 15 2-2
    Career .289 149-135 342 42 99 16 0 17 166 74 .485 72 44 2-3