Blankenhorn selected to MaxPreps team
Pottsville High graduate Travis Blankenhorn has been named to the CBS MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Baseball Team.
Blankenhorn, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound third baseman, was one of six infielders named to the first team.
The Republican-Herald’s Player of the Year, Blankenhorn was selected in the third round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
Playing for the GCL Twins in Florida, Blankenhorn is batting .261 with 12 hits and three RBIs in 13 games.