Norfolk State University Athletics

2026 (Junior):
Made 15 appearances with 10 starts … Pitched 69.0 innings and finished with a 5-5 record … Posted a 4.83 ERA while leading the team with 70 strikeouts … Earned All-NEC Second Team honors … Ranked third in the NEC in strikeouts and wins, fourth in opponent batting average, and sixth in ERA … Named NEC Pitcher of the Week after earning his first career win in a 2-0 shutout victory against Towson (Feb. 13) … Recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts against FDU (May 8) … Struck out nine batters in a win over Le Moyne (April 24) … Tallied six strikeouts in four outings against Manhattan (Feb. 20), Delaware State (Mar. 22), Coppin State (Apr. 4), and New Haven (Apr. 17).

2025 (Sophomore):
Pitched in 13 games, making nine starts … Recorded 48 strikeouts in 49.0 innings … Tallied  Pitched 44.2 innings, throwing 44 strikeouts … Tossed a scoreless inning against Stonehilll with two strikeouts (3/14) … Allowed two earned runs in 6.0 innings against Le Moyne (3/29) with five strikeouts … Recorded career-high eight strikeouts against LIU (4/17) … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for both semesters .
 
2024 (Freshman):
Made 21 appearances, pitching 44.1 innings … Ranked third on the team with an ERA of 5.89 … Led the team with three saves … Recorded 50 strikeouts … Made collegiate debut against Mount St. Mary’s (2/16), tossing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts … Earned first career save against VMI (4/2), allowing one run in the final two innings … Recorded another save against Merrimack (4/20), pitching three scoreless innings … Toss two scoreless innings for his final save of the season at Stonehill (5/10).

Personal:
Ethan Ryan Howard Blakeney was born on Feb. 24, 2005 ... Majoring in exercise science ... hopes to be come an athletic or personal trainer upon graduation ... Enjoys fishing, working out, and cooking in his free time.