Blake Dean Baseball player
For the Home and Away character, see Blake Dean (Home and Away)Michael Blake Dean is currently a member of the LA Dodgers team. He plays infield for the Class A minor league Great Lakes Loons in Midland, Michigan. He was drafted in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. He 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).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.In 2008 while helping lead his team to the 2008 College World Series, Dean was named a Baseball America First-Team All-American. 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). In 2010 Dean was a candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.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.