Blake Happy To Find A Home At Northeastern

Miles Blake LHP / 1B / Tantasqua Regional, MA / 2025

BROOKFIELD, Ma. - An enjoyable recruiting process for Miles Blake has culminated in a commitment to Northeastern.

“I know some guys say recruitment can be stressful, but it went smoothly for me,” the Tantasqua Regional High School sophomore said. “I knew where I wanted to go and I’m super happy about making it happen.”

Interest from the Colonial Athletic Association university kicked off in late summer.

“My varsity coach, Jon Leroux, played there and said I need to go to a camp,” Blake reflected. “He’s a great coach who really wants to see the best out of all of his players on and off the field. He helped me set up calls with (assistant) coach (Kevin) Cobb and I ended up going there at the end of summer. I went to another camp in February and talked with (head) coach (Mike) Glavin. I got the offer a few days later. It only took me a couple of days to think about it.”

There was little to think about in the eyes of the seventh-rated 2025 left-handed pitcher in New England.

“It felt like home,” Blake related. “The competition there is great and I’ll be able to stay home. Not everybody’s parents can watch them play college baseball.”

Recent improvements proved beneficial in connecting the third-rated 10th-grade southpaw from Massachusetts with the college in Boston less than two hours from home.

“I hit the weights big time in the offseason,” Blake explained. “I’m also doing a lot of arm care to make sure to rehab my body safely so it’s feeling good physically and mentally, which betters you. You want to take all the precautions so you can let it fly a little bit.”

A year ago at 5-10 160 pounds, Blake was throwing 83-84. Now the 5-11 175-pounder is up to 88 with his fastball.

“They like that my arm is definitely strong,” the 15-year-old noted.

The desire to play at the next level has been there since childhood.

“My whole life I’ve wanted to play baseball,” Blake reflected. “When you’re little you think about major leagues but as soon as I realized college baseball was the next step I knew what I wanted to do.”

It became realistic once at the Northeastern camp.

“I knew I had a chance to play but last summer when I threw for them it was like … wow, this is happening,” admitted the 83rd-rated 2025 from New England.

Assistance in making it a reality came from a number of sources.

“My parents and family have been big helping me with everything on and off the field with rides, lessons, school work etc, and my brother Henry, if he never played baseball I wouldn’t have fallen in love with it,” Blake explained. “Growing up I always wanted to be like him and following his footsteps to play baseball in college was just another way.

“Ryan O’Rourke was also a huge mentor to me growing up. I started taking pitching lessons with him at a young age and he was incredibly patient with me. He’s always someone I can call anytime I need help. Casey Cummins, the Sutton High School baseball coach, was my pitching coach after Ryan went to spring training and he carried out a very similar philosophy to Ryan’s. He’s a really great guy and would always take time out of his schedule to help me get ready for the season.

“Mike Fahy, my AAU coach, is another that helped,” Blake added. “He’s a great guy who really understands the game. He pushes me incredibly hard on the field and academically to get the best out of me. PBR also got my numbers out there which was super helpful.”

The goal now is to continue to get better.

“I can definitely add some quality mass to my body which will help with more velo,” Blake said. “I want to add a pitch and keep working on bettering my changeup.”

Admittedly, it was an awesome feeling when a commitment became official.

“It definitely felt surreal,” Blake related. “It didn’t feel completely real. But you pick one day to celebrate, absorb it all in and appreciate it. Then the next day it’s back to work.”

Elementary education is the planned major for the 3.0 student, who is confident about what he can provide the program at Northeastern.

“Hopefully, I’ll bring them an arm to eat up some innings for them,” Blake said. “I like to think I’m a fun guy on the bench and will be a good guy to be around.”

That has Blake anticipating great times in the future.

“I’m looking forward to the friendships I’m going to make,” Blake concluded. “All the stories I hear about guys that played makes it sound like it’s going to be a lot of fun.

“I can’t wait to compete and try to get to that next level,” Blake added. “Northeastern has a lot of pitchers that get drafted so it’s nice to see they’re good at developing pitchers.”