Tampa trio signs: Three players drafted out of the University of Tampa signed with the White Sox: C Mike Blanke (14th round), 1B/DH Mike Schwartz (17th) and RHP Austin Evans (23rd), a former Chamberlain High standout.
Mike Blanke’s stats:
| 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% |
| 2010 | .377 | 56-54 | 199 | 51 | 75 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 126 | .653 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 10 | .435 | 7 | 1 | 0-1 | 326 | 49 | 7 | .982 |
| 2009 | .174 | 13-5 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .217 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .296 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .857 |
FS:
Solid bat, defense needs work
Mike Schwartz’s stats:
| Player | 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% |
| 2010 | .415 | 57-57 | 183 | 78 | 76 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 131 | .716 | 75 | 11 | 20 | 5 | .596 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | .368 | 55-54 | 190 | 52 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 124 | .653 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 8 | .477 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
CSN:
The Sox went back to Tampa to grab the Sunshine Conference Player of the Year. Schwartz was also a semifinalist for the Tino Martinez award, presented annually to the nation’s top Division-II player. He hit .415 and set a school record while leading the nation with 75 walks. So it only goes to figure he had an impressive OBP [.596]. Schwartz finished with 11 homers and 55 RBIs.
Austin Evans’ stats:
| Year | era | w-l | app-gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | ab | b/avg | wp | hbp | bk | sfa | sha |
| 2010 | 5.40 | 0-0 | 10-0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 11.2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | .340 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6.06 | 2-1 | 12-0 | 0 | 0/1 | 2 | 16.1 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | .234 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6.75 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .194 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FS:
He was a big prospect out of high school, but has struggled in college.
