Michael Blake Dean (born February 25, 1988) is a former professional baseball player who is currently the head coach of the New Orleans Privateers baseball program.
Dean with the Great Lakes Loons in 2011 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head Coach |
Team | New Orleans |
Conference | Southland |
Record | 256–220–1 (.538) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Fort Walton Beach, Florida, U.S. | February 25, 1988
Playing career | |
2007–2010 | LSU |
2010 | Ogden Raptors |
2011 | Great Lakes Loons |
Position(s) | Baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2012–2015 | New Orleans (AHC) |
2016 | New Orleans (Interim HC) |
2016–present | New Orleans |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 256–220–1 (.538) |
Tournaments | SLC: 13–14 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Player
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Playing career
editDean played collegiately at Louisiana State University (LSU). He was one of LSU's leading hitters and was named MVP of the 2008 SEC baseball tournament. He has also received many other freshman awards, such as 2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American; 2007 Freshman All-SEC; 2007 Louisiana Freshman of the Year; SEC Freshman of the Week (May 7, 2007 and April 16, 2007).[1][2]
Blake Dean tried out as a pitcher, coming out of high school. He was on the verge of getting cut, because he lacked velocity. He was quickly converted to a first baseman, after his coach saw him hit batting practice. He started all four years at first base and was one of the best power hitters in LSU baseball history.[3] In 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was selected to participate in the league's All-Star Home Run Derby.[4][5]
In 2008 while helping lead his team to the 2008 College World Series, Dean was named a Baseball America First-Team All-American.[6] In 2009 Dean was given another All-America selection as he was named to the pre-Season All-America team by Baseball America (2nd team) and Rivals.com (1st team).[7] In 2010 Dean was a candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.[8]
He was drafted in the tenth round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft in the summer of 2009 by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign.[9] He then was drafted in the eighth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. He spent two years in the Dodgers' farm system, one with the Ogden Raptors and one with the Great Lakes Loons.
Coaching career
editDean became an assistant for the New Orleans Privateers baseball team after retiring from professional play.[10]
After three seasons as an assistant, Dean was named the interim head coach heading into the 2016 season[11] and, soon after, named permanent head coach.[12]
Statistics
editYear | Age | Team | Conf | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP |
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2007 | 19 | LSU | SEC | 56 | 206 | 30 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 25 | .316 | .366 | .505 | .871 | 104 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |
2008 | 20 | LSU | SEC | 67 | 269 | 62 | 95 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 46 | .353 | .432 | .665 | 1.097 | 179 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
2009 | 21 | LSU | SEC | 72 | 259 | 67 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 37 | .328 | .432 | .595 | 1.027 | 154 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | |
Totals: | 195 | 734 | 159 | 245 | 48 | 6 | 44 | 190 | 9 | 5 | 105 | 108 | .332 | .410 | .588 | .998 | 437 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through June 25, 2009.
Head coaching record
editBelow is a table of Dean's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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New Orleans Privateers (Southland Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
2016 | New Orleans | 31–26 | 14–16 | T–7th | Southland Tournament | ||||
2017 | New Orleans | 30–28–1 | 16–14 | T–7th | Southland Tournament | ||||
2018 | New Orleans | 29–32 | 14–16 | T–7th | Southland Tournament | ||||
2019 | New Orleans | 29–27 | 13–17 | T–9th | |||||
2020 | New Orleans | 11–6 | 2–1 | T–2nd | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2021 | New Orleans | 29–28 | 23–17 | 2nd | Southland Tournament | ||||
2022 | New Orleans | 30–23 | 13–11 | 3rd | Southland Tournament | ||||
2023 | New Orleans | 36–24 | 13–11 | T–3rd | Southland Tournament | ||||
2024 | New Orleans | 31–26 | 14–10 | 3rd | Southland Tournament | ||||
New Orleans: | 256–220–1 | 122–113 | |||||||
Total: | 256–220–1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Blake Dean receives All-American honors[permanent dead link]", KALB-TV. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
- ^ "SPORTSLINE – Dean named to SEC All-Freshman Team", Northwest Florida Daily News, May 23, 2007.
- ^ lsusports.net
- ^ "2007 Wareham Gatemen". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "West All-Star Roster: All Star Game 2007". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "BaseballAmerica.com: College: Awards: All-America Teams: 2008 First-Team College All-Americans". baseballamerica.com. June 12, 2008.
- ^ "Baseball Players Named to Preseason All-America Teams". LSUsports.net.
- ^ "Blake Dean". seniorclassaward.com.
- ^ "Minnesota Twins 2015 Draft Results". Minnesota Twins. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ Whittaker, Rachel (February 12, 2014). "Former LSU first baseman Blake Dean will be in the opposing UNO dugout for Friday's season opener". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Brandon Scardigli (May 21, 2015). "Blake Dean Named Interim Head Coach of Privateers Baseball". University of New Orleans. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ University of New Orleans. "Head Coach". University of New Orleans. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "LSU – Season Statistics". lsusports.net.
- ^ "LSU – Season Statistics". lsusports.net.
- ^ "LSU – Season Statistics". lsusports.net.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Blake Dean bio Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at LSUSports.net