position1Bheight5-7last_nameBlankenshipfirst_nameBrytheyearSeniornumber14highschoolSt. David'shometownRaleigh, N.C.<p><strong>2009:</strong> Started at first base in all 51 games as a junior... Batted .243 with four homers, seven doubles and 25 runs batted in... Eight multi-hit games including 3-for-4 outing against USC Upstate... Belted three-run double in SoCon Tournament versus UNCG... Fielded at infield best .985 clip... Member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.</p><p><strong>2008:</strong> Garnered second team All-Southern Conference honors after batting .283 with five doubles and a team-leading four home runs and 27 RBIs... Started in all 54 games at first base registering a .989 fielding percentage... Recorded 45 hits and scored 23 runs while also batting .318 against league opposition... Notched 10 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 effirt against Western Carolina... Went 2-for-4 with a double, homer and four RBI in a victory over Elon... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.</p><p><strong>2007:</strong> Split time between second base and first base as a freshman starting in all 58 games... Batted .244 with seven doubles, a pair of home runs and 17 RBI... Fashioned the squad's longest hitting streak of the year batting safely in 11 consecutive games... Registered nine multi-hit games, including going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in a first round SoCon Tournament victory over Charleston... Earned All-SoCon Tournament honors after batting .375 and helping the Lady Paladins claim the league tournament title... A member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.</p><p><strong>High School:</strong> Played for coach Tiffany Stephens at St. David's School... Led the team to its first-ever state playoff appearance as a senior... Three-time NCISAA All-State selection, and three-time EPOC All-Conference honoree... Named team MVP as a sophomore, junior, and senior... Batted .851 with 14 homeruns as a senior... Also lettered in basketball four times, earning three EPIC All-Conference honors... NCISAA 2-A State Champions as a junior... Received Coaches Award as a senior, and Most Improved as a sophomore... Played travel ball for the Carolina Cardinals and coach Ray Chandler... Led her team to the 2006 18-U ASA National Championship... Two-time recipient of the Leigh Duncan Memorial Award, and was named St. David's Most Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior.</p><p><strong>Personal:</strong> Brythe Elise Blankenship was born on April 20, 1988 in Raleigh, N.C... Daughter of Johnny and Celeste Blankenship... Father played baseball at Appalachian State... Majoring in health and exercise science and political science.</p>