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Jersey Number 29
Blade Tidwell
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 6-4 / 207
- Hometown:
- Loretto, Tenn.
- High School:
- Loretto HS
Bio
CAREER BESTS
- Innings Pitched: 7.2 // vs. Alabama State, 6/3/22
- Runs Allowed: 0 (8x) // last vs. Alabama State, 6/3/22
- ER Allowed: 0 (9x) // last vs. Alabama State, 6/3/22
- Strikeouts: 8 // vs. Arkansas, 5/16/21
- Walks: 0 (10x) // last vs. Notre Dame, 6/10/22
- Hits Allowed: 0 (2x) // last at Mississippi State, 5/20/22
- Wild Pitches: 0 (23x) // last vs. Notre Dame, 6/10/22
- Putouts: 2 (3x) // last vs. Notre Dame, 6/10/22
- Assists: 3 (2x) // last vs. Kentucky, 5/1/21
CAREER HONORS
- 2022 NCAA Knoxville Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 NCBWA Preseason All-American - 1st Team
- 2022 Baseball America Preseason All-American - 1st Team
- 2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-American - 1st Team
- 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-American - 2nd Team
- 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
- 2021 D1Baseball.com Freshman All-American - 1st Team
- 2021 Perfect Game Freshman All-American
- 2021 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- SEC Freshman of the Week -- March 22, 2021
PRO BALL
- Selected by the New York Mets with the 52nd overall pick in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft
2022 - SOPHOMORE
- Named to the NCAA Knoxville Regional All-Tournament Team after pitching a career-best 7.2 innings against Alabama State (6/3), holding the Hornets scoreless while striking out a season-high seven batters to pick up the win
- Struck out five batters and didn't allow a hit in three innings of work at Mississippi State (5/20)
- Threw four strikeouts in three innings against Kentucky (5/6)
- Pitched 2.2 innings and recorded three strikeouts vs. Auburn (4/30)
- Notched first win of the season, recording five strikeouts in 4.2 innings in win over Florida (4/23)
- Recorded three strikeouts in 1.2 innings of work vs. Alabama (4/15)
- Pitched one inning and recorded three strikeouts vs. Tennessee Tech (4/12)
- Recorded three strikeouts in one inning in relief in the win over Missouri (4/8)
- Made his first start of the season, recording four strikeouts in 2.0 innings in win over Lipscomb (4/5)
- Made season debut, recording two strikeouts in one inning of relief in win over Western Carolina (3/30)
2021 - FRESHMAN
- Led all Tennessee pitchers with 18 starts as a true freshman
- Went 10-3 with a 3.74 ERA (best among starting pitchers) and finished second on the team with 90 strikeouts and 98.2 innings pitched
- His 10 victories were the second most by a freshman in program history
- Started against Texas in the College World Series, striking out three batters in three innings of work
- Recorded his 10th win of the season in Tennessee's super regional-clinching win over LSU (6/13), moving into a tie for second-most victories by a freshman in program history
- Earned win No. 9 on the year after not allowing an earned run over 5.2 innings pitched in NCAA Regional win over Liberty (6/5)
- Struck out five and gave up just two hits in six shutout innings in SEC Tournament win over Alabama (5/28)
- Earned the win after striking out six batters over seven strong innings in series-clinching win at South Carolina (5/22)
- Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts and allowed just two hits in seven innings of work against top-ranked Arkansas (5/16)
- Had one of his best outings of the year in series finale at Missouri (5/9), allowing just one run on two hits in seven innings to earn the win and improve to 6-2
- Improved to 5-2 on the year after pitching 5.1 solid innings in win over Kentucky (5/1), allowing just one earned run on four hits while striking out five batters
- Earned a hard-fought win in series finale at Alabama (4/4) to improve to 4-1 on the year
- Allowed two runs in 5.2 innings pitched and tied a career high with seven strikeouts vs. LSU (3/28)
- Was named SEC Freshman of the Week after a dominant performance in his SEC debut at Georgia (3/21), allowing just one run on four hits while striking out six in a career-high 7.1 innings pitched in Sunday's rubber game in Athens
- Improved to 2-1 on the year after striking out six batters and allowing two runs on four hits in six innings vs. UNC Greensboro (3/14)
- Threw six shutout innings to earn his first collegiate win in a victory over Georgia State, finishing with a career-high seven strikeouts (3/6)
- Struck out six batters in his Lindsey Nelson Stadium debut against Indiana State (2/27)
- Made his collegiate debut by starting Game 2 of season-opening series at Georgia Southern (2/20). Allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits in four innings of work
HIGH SCHOOL
- Perfect Game Top 500 Player Ranking: No. 71
- Perfect Game No. 3 ranked player in Tennessee
- Perfect Game No. 22 ranked RHP in the nation
- 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-America and All-Southeast Region selection
- Two-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America selection (2018 & 2019)
- 2019 Perfect Game National Showcase Participant
- 2018 Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games Participant
- 2020 WWBA Grads/18U National Championship All-Tournament Team selection
- Named Most Valuable Pitcher at the 2020 Perfect Game 18U Battle of the Southeast
- Starred at Loretto High School in Loretto, Tennessee
- 2019 Tennessee Class A Mr. Baseball
- 2019 TSWA Class A All-State selection
- 2019 Tennessean All-Midstate First Team selection
- Led Loretto to three straight state tournament appearances, including a TSSAA Class A State Title in 2017
- Star two-way player that batted .557 with 35 runs, 30 extra-base hits six home runs and 15 steals while posting an 8-0 record with two saves and 107 strikeouts in 53.0 innings as a junior in 2019
- Velo clocked as high as 97 MPH in high school
- Played club ball for the East Cobb Astros
PERSONAL
- Full name is Janzen Blade Tidwell
- Born on June 8, 2001
- Majoring in Recreation & Sport Management
- Son of Vashon and Debbie Tidwell
- Has one older sister, Destiny
- Recipient of the Alma & Hal Reagan Scholarship Endowment
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
