# @sussexcountyminers on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DV66aiOjYhx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60119066-sussexcountyminers-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5135cd6edb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-15T21:51:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sussex County Miners (@sussexcountyminers) — https://gondola.cc/sussexcountyminers

## Caption

The Sussex County Miners are pleased to announce the signing of pitcher Blake Purnell.

The 6’3”, 23-year-old right-hander from Boynton Beach, FL, is entering his second full season of professional baseball. Spending the last season and a half with the mkemilkmen of the americanassociation, Blake showed versatility in the pitching staff, appearing in 46 games while starting 21 of them. In 2025, he pitched to a 4.73 ERA over 51.1 innings, striking out 45 and posting a 1.46 WHIP.

Blake was undrafted out of uflorida. He appeared in 74 games for gatorsbb, striking out 78 in 91.1 innings. Among his collegiate accolades are being named a 2022 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, making the sec Academic Honor Roll for three consecutive years (2022, 2023, and 2024), and being recognized as the SEC Co-Freshman of the Week on April 11, 2022.

Please join us in welcoming _6lake__ to Sussex County!

Photo courtesy of Blake Purnell

#BlakePurnell #SussexCountyMiners #KeepDigging #SkylandsStadium #FrontierLeague

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