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Bleday's Career Stats

2017: Selected in the 27th Round (811 Overall) by the Houston Astros in the 2017 MLB Draft ... Moved into the starting rotation in his senior campaign, making ten starts and one relief appearance ... Finished the season with a 2-5 record and 4.77 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched ... Led the Ivy League in strikeouts with 74, a mark that ranks sixth on Penn's all-time, single-season strikeout list ... Struck out at least nine batters in five of his ten starts ... Started the season opener at North Florda (3/3) ... Named Philadelphia Big 5 Pitcher of the Week after striking out a career-high 12 over six innings in a no-decision against Marist (3/19) ... Earned his second Big 5 honor of the year after turning in a complete-game win over Princeton (4/15), allowing just one run on five hits while striking out 11 en route to a four-game sweep of the Tigers ... Came on in relief for the final three innings of the Ivy League Gehrig Division one-game playoff at Columbia (5/7) to clinch the program's first title since 2007 while picking up the nine-out save

2016: Went 2-2 with a 3.98 ERA in 14 games, three starts ... Struck out 33 hitters in 43.0 innings pitched ... Wins came over Lafayette and La Salle ... Pitched 5 innings allowing just three hits and one unearned run against Lafayette for his first win.

At Gulf Coast College (2015): Posted nine wins and held an ERA of 2.36.

At Virginia (2014): Made one appearance.

High School: Lettered four times in baseball ... Amateur Baseball Report's 2009 16U Player of the Year ... Named All-State in 2012 and 2013 ... Had a 0.18 ERA his senior season ... Four-time All-Region selection ... 2013 District 10 Player of the Year ... Also lettered in swimming and golf ... Twice named All-State in swimming ... Set six school records in the pool ... District qualifier in golf ... Class treasurer ... Key Club member ... Varsity Club member ... Math Team member ... National Honor Society member. 

Personal: Son of Kathy and Raymond Bleday ... Cousin, Alec, ran cross country at Penn ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a biology major.