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Jersey Number 12
Blaine Traxel
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burbank, CA
- High School:
- Bishop Alemany HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2022 All-Big West Conference First Team
2021 All-Big West Conference Second Team
2022 Season (Senior)
Traxel served as a Friday starter in his senior season ... Earned All-Big West First Team honors for the first time in his career ... Led the Big West in innings pitched (105) while he ranked fifth in strikeouts (86), sixth in ERA (3.00) and seventh in wins (7) ... Made 19 total appearances including 14 starts ... His 105 innings pitched were the most by a Matador in 19 seasons ... Posted two complete games as well as a shutout, all in Big West play ... Went 3-2 with 2.45 ERA and 56 strikeouts in Big West play ... Registered nine quality starts ... Earned his first win of the season with seven shutout innings vs. Pacific (2/25/22) ... Defeated No. 2 Stanford by working seven innings, striking out seven (3/4/22) ... Worked seven innings, allowing three runs in a win over McNeese State (3/13/22) ... Tossed three innings to pick up a save vs. Long Beach State (3/26/22) ... Threw his first career shutout, fanning eight at UC Riverside (4/14/22) ... Allowed two runs over eight innings at Hawai'i (5/12/22) ... Tossed over 140 pitches in nine shutout innings vs. UC San Diego (5/26/22) ... Moved up to eighth in CSUN history in career strikeouts (214) and ninth in games pitched (75).
2021 Season (Junior)
Traxel had an outstanding junior season where he served as a Sunday starter as well as a closer for most of the year ... Earned All-Big West Second Team honors ... Went 5-1 with a 3.78 ERA for the year ... Led the team in wins, saves (3), complete games (3), appearances (19), innings pitched (83.1) ... Posted new career-highs in wins, saves, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Finished the season tied for the most complete games in the Big West ... Also ranked ninth in the league in innings pitched ... Went 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA in 10 road appearances ... Worked seven or more innings in eight of 10 starts ... Posted a 2.00 ERA in nine innings as a reliever ... Earned his first win of the season by working seven innings and allowing just one unearned run at Long Beach State (3/28/21) ... Tossed a complete game and yielded three runs to defeat then nationally-ranked UC Santa Barbara (4/11/21) ... Tossed 1.1 shutout innings to earn a save then a day later threw a complete game and allowed one unearned run at CSU Bakersfield (5/2/21) ... Gave up two unearned runs over seven innings at UC Davis (5/9/21) ... Worked eight innings, giving up two earned runs at UC San Diego (5/29/21), which came a day after earning a save with a shutout inning.
2020 Season (Sophomore)
Traxel moved into the starting rotation in his sophomore season ... Made five appearances and four starts ... Led the team with 27.2 innings pitched and shared the team lead with two wins ... Finished fifth in the Big West in innings pitched and wins ... Went 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA, 12 strikeouts and one save ... Posted two quality starts ... Worked six innings, allowing two runs in a win over San Francisco (2/15/20) ... Tossed a shutout inning in relief to nail down a save against Washington State (2/17/20) ... Struck out a career-high seven batters, allowing two runs over 7.0 innings to defeat No. 17 UCF (2/29/20) ... Pitched 8.2 innings, yielding four runs for a complete game against Gonzaga (3/7/20).
2019 Season (Freshman)
Traxel appeared in 32 games on the mound and made two starts as a true freshman ... Registered a 3.64 ERA with a 1-3 record, two saves and 48 strikeouts over 54.1 innings ... His 32 appearances set a new school record for games pitched by a freshman while he finished third overall on the school's single-season list ... Tied for first in the Big West in appearances and 26th overall in the nation ... Posted a 1.65 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 32.2 innings in road games ... Tossed 4.0 innings, allowing a run vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/26/19) ... Worked 3.1 shutout innings to nail down a save at Long Beach State (4/13/19) ... Threw 2.1 shutout innings to pick up a win at UC Davis (5/10/19) ... A day later, he pitched 3.2 shutout innings with five strikeouts to pick up a save at UC Davis (5/11/19) ... Hurled 5.2 innings in relief, striking out five batters and allowing two runs at San Francisco (5/19/19).
Bishop Alemany High School
Earned all-league honors from 2016-18 including first team nods over his final two seasons ... Named to the Daily News All-Area team in 2018 ... Helped Bishop Alemany reach the quarterfinals of the Division II CIF playoffs in his senior season ... Graduated in 2018.
Personal
Parents are Jimmy and Shannon Traxel ... Has one brother, Jimmy, and one sister, Brooklyn ... Favorites team is the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Lists his parents as his greatest heroes.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
2021 All-Big West Conference Second Team
2022 Season (Senior)
Traxel served as a Friday starter in his senior season ... Earned All-Big West First Team honors for the first time in his career ... Led the Big West in innings pitched (105) while he ranked fifth in strikeouts (86), sixth in ERA (3.00) and seventh in wins (7) ... Made 19 total appearances including 14 starts ... His 105 innings pitched were the most by a Matador in 19 seasons ... Posted two complete games as well as a shutout, all in Big West play ... Went 3-2 with 2.45 ERA and 56 strikeouts in Big West play ... Registered nine quality starts ... Earned his first win of the season with seven shutout innings vs. Pacific (2/25/22) ... Defeated No. 2 Stanford by working seven innings, striking out seven (3/4/22) ... Worked seven innings, allowing three runs in a win over McNeese State (3/13/22) ... Tossed three innings to pick up a save vs. Long Beach State (3/26/22) ... Threw his first career shutout, fanning eight at UC Riverside (4/14/22) ... Allowed two runs over eight innings at Hawai'i (5/12/22) ... Tossed over 140 pitches in nine shutout innings vs. UC San Diego (5/26/22) ... Moved up to eighth in CSUN history in career strikeouts (214) and ninth in games pitched (75).
2021 Season (Junior)
Traxel had an outstanding junior season where he served as a Sunday starter as well as a closer for most of the year ... Earned All-Big West Second Team honors ... Went 5-1 with a 3.78 ERA for the year ... Led the team in wins, saves (3), complete games (3), appearances (19), innings pitched (83.1) ... Posted new career-highs in wins, saves, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Finished the season tied for the most complete games in the Big West ... Also ranked ninth in the league in innings pitched ... Went 4-0 with a 1.03 ERA in 10 road appearances ... Worked seven or more innings in eight of 10 starts ... Posted a 2.00 ERA in nine innings as a reliever ... Earned his first win of the season by working seven innings and allowing just one unearned run at Long Beach State (3/28/21) ... Tossed a complete game and yielded three runs to defeat then nationally-ranked UC Santa Barbara (4/11/21) ... Tossed 1.1 shutout innings to earn a save then a day later threw a complete game and allowed one unearned run at CSU Bakersfield (5/2/21) ... Gave up two unearned runs over seven innings at UC Davis (5/9/21) ... Worked eight innings, giving up two earned runs at UC San Diego (5/29/21), which came a day after earning a save with a shutout inning.
2020 Season (Sophomore)
Traxel moved into the starting rotation in his sophomore season ... Made five appearances and four starts ... Led the team with 27.2 innings pitched and shared the team lead with two wins ... Finished fifth in the Big West in innings pitched and wins ... Went 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA, 12 strikeouts and one save ... Posted two quality starts ... Worked six innings, allowing two runs in a win over San Francisco (2/15/20) ... Tossed a shutout inning in relief to nail down a save against Washington State (2/17/20) ... Struck out a career-high seven batters, allowing two runs over 7.0 innings to defeat No. 17 UCF (2/29/20) ... Pitched 8.2 innings, yielding four runs for a complete game against Gonzaga (3/7/20).
2019 Season (Freshman)
Traxel appeared in 32 games on the mound and made two starts as a true freshman ... Registered a 3.64 ERA with a 1-3 record, two saves and 48 strikeouts over 54.1 innings ... His 32 appearances set a new school record for games pitched by a freshman while he finished third overall on the school's single-season list ... Tied for first in the Big West in appearances and 26th overall in the nation ... Posted a 1.65 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 32.2 innings in road games ... Tossed 4.0 innings, allowing a run vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/26/19) ... Worked 3.1 shutout innings to nail down a save at Long Beach State (4/13/19) ... Threw 2.1 shutout innings to pick up a win at UC Davis (5/10/19) ... A day later, he pitched 3.2 shutout innings with five strikeouts to pick up a save at UC Davis (5/11/19) ... Hurled 5.2 innings in relief, striking out five batters and allowing two runs at San Francisco (5/19/19).
Bishop Alemany High School
Earned all-league honors from 2016-18 including first team nods over his final two seasons ... Named to the Daily News All-Area team in 2018 ... Helped Bishop Alemany reach the quarterfinals of the Division II CIF playoffs in his senior season ... Graduated in 2018.
Personal
Parents are Jimmy and Shannon Traxel ... Has one brother, Jimmy, and one sister, Brooklyn ... Favorites team is the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Lists his parents as his greatest heroes.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Innings Pitched | 9.0 (5x) last vs. UC San Diego | 5/26/22 |
| Strikeouts | 11 at UC San Diego | 5/29/21 |
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