Lexie Blair

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
OF
Height:
5-4
B/T:
L/L
Hometown:
Winter Garden, Fla.
High School:
West Orange

Graduate Student (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten; CSC Academic All-District
• All-Big Ten first team; Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Started 45 games in centerfield
• Led the Wolverines with a .353 batting average, 48 hits, 14 doubles and 16 stolen bases
• Tallied 16 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games
• Homered in the last two home games of the season, combining for three hits, four runs and five RBI vs. Western Michigan (May 2) and Oakland (May 3)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI vs. #21 Northwestern (April 22)
• Used a fourth-inning RBI single to plate the go-ahead run at MSU (April 12); added an RBI double in the sixth for a two-hit, two-RBI game
• Drove in the tying run with a third-inning RBI single in the rubber game vs. Illinois (April 9)
• Went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI at Nebraska (March 31); also posted two doubles, including a third-running RBI double in the series rubber game (April 2)
• Went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI at Ohio State (March 27)
• Broke the Michigan program career doubles record with a first-inning RBI double vs. Kent State (March 9); finished her career with 72 two-baggers
• Registered a two-run single in the eighth-inning in U-M's 2-0 win at CSU Fullerton (March 2)
• Used a sixth-inning RBI triple to plate the tying run and added an eighth-inning RBI vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 11)
• Tallied eight hits with five runs and six RBI at THE Spring Games Opening Weekend (Feb. 10-12)

Senior (2022)
• All-Big Ten first team
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team
• Appeared in 47 games, starting 29 in the outfield and 15 at first base
• Posted 11 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week (May 9)
• Tallied five hits in NCAA Regional play, including a two-run single in the fifth inning of U-M's 2-1 win vs. South Dakota State in the opener (May 20)
• Posted two hits, two runs and an RBI in U-M's 13-9 comeback win in the regular-season finale at Wisconsin (May 8); tallied an RBI single and scored the game-tying run in the sixth inning
• Matched a career-high four hits in the series opener at Wisconsin (May 6), including a first-inning RBI single for the game's first run
• Posted two hits and drove in the game-tying run in the fifth in first start after returning from injury vs. Ohio State (April 23); also drove in U-M's last three runs in its 5-4 comeback win vs. OSU (April 24), using a two-run double in the fourth to plate the go-ahead run
• Broke a scoreless tie with the game-winning three-run homer in the fifth inning vs. Oakland (March 16)
• Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI, including a two-run homer in the second inning, in the home opener vs. Kent State-1 (March 10)
• Went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored at #10 Kentucky (March 3); also tallied a pair of hits and scored U-M's first run in its 3-2 win at #13 Duke (Feb. 25)

Junior (2021)
• Big Ten Player of the Year
• All-Big Ten first team (unanimous selection)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Appeared in all 46 games, starting 45 in the outfield
• Posted 21 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games
• Hit successfully in the first 21 games of the season (Feb. 26-April 14)
• Posted a season-high four RBI at Penn State (May 1), with an RBI single in the fifth and three-run homer in the sixth
• Broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff solo homer in the top of the ninth inning at Michigan State (May 5), as part of a 4-for-5 outing
• Went 3-for-4 with the game-tying solo homer in the third inning vs. Maryland-2 (April 17)
• Also drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the ninth at Indiana-1 (March 27) and with an RBI double in the eighth inning vs. Nebraska-1 (March 11)
• Broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double in the seventh inning on opening day vs. Purdue-2 (Feb. 26)

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was canceled after 23 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Started all 23 games in leftfield
• Batted .457 (16-for-35) with seven doubles over the Wolverines' 10-game spring-break trip
• Drove in the game-tying run in the seventh inning to key U-M's 5-1 comeback win vs. CSU Fullerton (March 5)
• Matched a career-high four hits and scored a run vs. No. 25 Texas Tech (Feb. 29)
• Went 2-for-3 with two doubles vs. No. 3 Texas (Feb. 29)
• Scored U-M's game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning at USF (Feb. 8)

Freshman (2019)
• All-Big Ten first team (unanimous selection, outfield)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team
• Named a top-10 finalist for NFCA National Freshman of the Year
• Started all 58 games in leftfield
• Led the Wolverines with a .406 batting average, 78 hits, 22 doubles and 54 RBI; also posted 42 runs scored and 11 steals
• Recorded 26 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games
• Voted to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team; knocked out the walk-off home run in the eighth inning of the quarterfinals vs. Illinois and saved a run with a diving catch in the sixth inning vs. Minnesota in the championship game
• Posted four hits, four runs and four RBI, including a two-run double and a two-run homer, in the series finale at Illinois (April 21)
• Also went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI vs. Illinois State (Feb. 10)
• Scored four runs in the Rutgers series opener as part of a two-hit, three-RBI effort (March 29)
• Went 3-for-3 with a single, double and home-run and two runs and career-best six RBI vs. Kent State (March 17)
• Made collegiate debut vs. NC State at the USF Opening Weekend Invitational (Feb. 8)

Prep
• Graduated from West Orange High School (2018)
• Twice selected to the MaxPreps All America second team (2017, '18)
• MaxPreps Underclass All American as a junior (2017) and a sophomore (2016)
• Four-time Florida First Team All-State (2015, '16, '17, '18); three-time All Metro Team selection
• Named 2017 Orlando Sentinel Softball Player of the Year, Spectrum Sports Central Florida Softball Athlete of the Year and Miracle Sports 9A Player of the Year
• Named West Orange High School's 2017-18 Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
• Contributed to West Orange's back-to-back Florida state championships (2016, '17)
• Posted a .524 career batting average with a .575 on-base percentage, 139 runs, 146 RBI and .988 fielding percentage
• Contributed to runner-up finishes at the Junior Olympic Cup and ASA Nationals
• Named a 2018 PGF All-American
• Rated the No. 28 overall prospect in FloSoftball's 2018 Hot 100 Rankings
• National Honor Society, Honor Roll

Personal
• Lexie Amanda Blair was born on November 19, 1999
• Earned bachelor's degree in communication and media in April 2022; currently pursuing a graduate degree in sport management
• Daughter of Krystin Strong
• Has two brothers, Brandon and Kevon