Ohio University

2017: Member of MAC tournament championship team ... Earned Academic All-MAC recognition ... Earned MAC Honor Roll distinction ... Earned both Fall and Spring Athletics Director Honor Roll selection ... Earned Fall Dean's List honors ... Made a career-high 25 appearances on the mound with a career-high three starts ... Went 3-1 with a 4.12 ERA, tossing a career-high 43.1 frames and fanning a career-high 55 batters while allowing just 18 walks ... Tossed a career-high three innings six times ... Struck out a career-high six batters over three frames of relief against Butler (Feb. 18) ... Made his first career start against SIU Edwardsville (Feb. 25), striking out five in three innings of work ... Earned his first career win on the mound in his second career start, tallying three strikeouts in two innings in a 9-1 win over Shawnee State (March 16).

2016: Earned MAC Honor Roll distinction ... Made seven relief appearances, striking out four over 5.2 innings ... Made season debut in a 14-8 win at UNC Asheville (Feb. 20), tallying one strikeout in one inning ... Threw one scoreless frame at Wofford (March 6) ... Tossed one scoreless inning with one strikeout against Northern Kentucky (March 16) ... Pitched a scoreless inning against Youngstown State (March 22).

2015: Made one appearance, striking out one in one inning of work.

2014: Did not play.

Prior to Ohio: Played varsity baseball and football at Mayfield High School ... Was team captain of the baseball team in 2013 ... Earned All-Conference Honors in 2013.

Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1994 ... Son of Kevin and Drienne Blessing ... Pursuing master's degree in coaching education ... Has one brother, Sean ... Lists his favorite team as the Cleveland Indians.