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{{Short description|American baseball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name        = Blake Dean
| image = Blake Dean (5656073585) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Dean with the [[Great Lakes Loons]] in 2011
| current_title    = 
| current_team        = 
| current_conference   = 
| current_record = 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1988|2|25}}
| birth_place = [[Fort Walton Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| player_years1 = 2007–2010
| player_team1 = [[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]
| player_years2 = 2010
| player_team2 = [[Ogden Raptors]]
| player_years3 = 2011
| player_team3 = [[Great Lakes Loons]]
| player_positions = Baseman
| coach_years1 = 2012–2015
| coach_team1 = [[New Orleans Privateers baseball|New Orleans]] (AHC)
| coach_years2 = 2016
| coach_team2 = New Orleans (Interim HC)
| coach_years3 = 2016–2024
| coach_team3 = New Orleans
| overall_record = 256–220–1 ({{Winning percentage|256|220|1}})
| tournament_record = SLC: 13–14
| championships =
| awards = Player
* Baseball America First-Team All-American (2008)
* Baseball America Pre-Season Second-Team All-American (2009)
* Rivals.com First-Team All-American (2009)
}}
'''Michael Blake Dean''' (born February 25, 1988) is a former professional baseball player who was recently the head coach of the [[New Orleans Privateers baseball]] program.

==Playing career==
Dean played collegiately at [[LSU Tigers baseball|Louisiana State University]] (LSU).  He was one of LSU's leading hitters and was named MVP of the [[2008 SEC baseball tournament]].  He has also received many other freshman awards, such as 2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American; 2007 Freshman All-SEC; 2007 Louisiana Freshman of the Year; SEC Freshman of the Week (May 7, 2007 and April 16, 2007).<ref>"[http://www.kalb.com/index.php/sports/article/blake-dean-receives-all-american-honors/9011/ Blake Dean receives All-American honors]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", [[KALB-TV]]. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.</ref><ref>"SPORTSLINE – Dean named to SEC All-Freshman Team", ''Northwest Florida Daily News'', May 23, 2007.</ref>

Blake Dean tried out as a pitcher, coming out of high school.  He was on the verge of getting cut, because he lacked velocity. He was quickly converted to a first baseman, after his coach saw him hit batting practice. He started all four years at first base and was one of the best power hitters in LSU baseball history.<ref>lsusports.net</ref> In 2007, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Wareham Gatemen]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]], and was selected to participate in the league's All-Star Home Run Derby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2007&T=wareham_gatemen |title=2007 Wareham Gatemen |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/asgnews/index.html?article_id=527 |title=West All-Star Roster: All Star Game 2007 |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=May 6, 2020}}</ref>

In 2008 while helping lead his team to the [[2008 College World Series]], Dean was named a Baseball America First-Team All-American.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/all-america-teams/2008/266322.html|title=BaseballAmerica.com: College: Awards: All-America Teams: 2008 First-Team College All-Americans|date=June 12, 2008|work=baseballamerica.com}}</ref> In 2009 Dean was given another All-America selection as he was named to the pre-Season All-America team by Baseball America (2nd team) and Rivals.com (1st team).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27865&SPID=2173&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=3672117|title=Baseball Players Named to Preseason All-America Teams|work=LSUsports.net}}</ref> In 2010 Dean was a candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/blake_dean/|title=Blake Dean|work=seniorclassaward.com}}</ref>

He was drafted in the tenth round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft in the summer of 2009 by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=min|title=Minnesota Twins 2015 Draft Results|work=Minnesota Twins|access-date=August 18, 2009|archive-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515200746/http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=min|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then was drafted in the eighth round by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in 2010. He spent two years in the Dodgers' farm system, one with the [[Ogden Raptors]] and one with the [[Great Lakes Loons]].

==Coaching career==
Dean became an assistant for the [[New Orleans Privateers baseball]] team after retiring from professional play.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/uno/index.ssf/2014/02/former_lsu_first_baseman_blake.html|title=Former LSU first baseman Blake Dean will be in the opposing UNO dugout for Friday's season opener|first=Rachel|last=Whittaker|work=NOLA.com|date=February 12, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2015}}</ref>

After three seasons as an assistant, Dean was named the interim head coach heading into the 2016 season<ref>{{cite web|author1=Brandon Scardigli|title=Blake Dean Named Interim Head Coach of Privateers Baseball|url=http://www.unoprivateers.com/news/2015/5/21/BB_0521155759.aspx|publisher=University of New Orleans|accessdate=May 24, 2015|date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> and, soon after, named permanent head coach.<ref>{{cite web|author1=University of New Orleans|title=Head Coach|url=http://www.unoprivateers.com/coaches.aspx?rc=522|publisher=University of New Orleans|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}</ref>

On January 14, 2025, just a month before the 2025 season began, Dean announced his resignation from UNO to take a job outside of baseball, with pitching coach [[Dax Norris]] being named interim head coach.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://unoprivateers.com/news/2025/1/14/blake-dean-steps-down-after-nine-seasons-as-head-baseball-coach-dax-norris-to-assume-role.aspx|title=Blake Dean Steps Down After Nine Seasons as Head Baseball Coach, Dax Norris to Assume Role|publisher=New Orleans Privateers|first=Emmanuel|last=Pepis|date=January 14, 2025|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border: 1px #083c6b solid; text-align: center"
|- style="background-color:#461D7C; color:white"
! width="35"|Year!! align="left" width="20"|Age!! align="left" width="60"|Team!! align="left" width="20"|Conf!! width="25"|[[Games played|<span style="color:white;">G</span>]]!! width="25"|[[At bat|<span style="color:white;">AB</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Run (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">R</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Hit (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">H</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Double (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">2B</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Triple (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">3B</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Home run|<span style="color:white;">HR</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Run batted in|<span style="color:white;">RBI</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Stolen base|<span style="color:white;">SB</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Caught stealing|<span style="color:white;">CS</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Base on balls|<span style="color:white;">BB</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Strikeout|<span style="color:white;">SO</span>]]!! width="30"|[[Batting average (baseball)|<span style="color:white;">BA</span>]]!! width="30"|[[On-base percentage|<span style="color:white;">OBP</span>]]!! width="30"|[[Slugging percentage|<span style="color:white;">SLG</span>]]!! width="30"|[[On-base plus slugging#OPS (OPS)|<span style="color:white;">OPS</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Total bases|<span style="color:white;">TB</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Sacrifice hit|<span style="color:white;">SH</span>]]!! width="20"|[[Sacrifice fly|<span style="color:white;">SF</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Intentional base on balls|<span style="color:white;">IBB</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Hit by pitch|<span style="color:white;">HBP</span>]]!! width="25"|[[Double play|<span style="color:white;">GDP</span>]]
|-
| 2007||19|| align="left"|[[LSU Tigers baseball|LSU]]|| align="left"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|| 56 || 206 || 30 || 65 || 12 || 3 || 7 || 46 || 1 || 1 || 20 || 25 || .316 || .366 || .505 || .871 || 104 || 0 || 8 ||   || 1 || 2  
|- style="background-color:#D3D3D3"
| [[2008 LSU Tigers baseball team|2008]]||20|| align="left"| LSU || align="left"| SEC || 67 || 269 || 62 || 95 || 18 || 3 || 20 || 73 || 4 || 2  || 35 || 46 || .353 || .432 || .665  || 1.097 || 179 || 0 || 2 ||  || 4 || 5
|-
| [[2009 LSU Tigers baseball team|2009]]||21|| align="left"| LSU || align="left"| SEC || 72 || 259 || 67 || 85 ||18  || 0 || 17 || 71 || 4 || 2 || 50 || 37 || .328 || .432 || .595 || 1.027 || 154 || 0 || 10 ||  || 5 || 7
|- style="background-color:#461D7C; color:white"
| colspan=4 align="right" |Totals:
|| 195 || 734 || 159 || 245 || 48 || 6 || 44 || 190 || 9 || 5 || 105 || 108 || .332 || .410 || .588 || .998 || 437 || 0 || 20 ||  || 10 || 11
|}{{small|Roll over stat abbreviations for definitions. Stats through June 25, 2009.}}

'''References:'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/src/data/lsu/assets/docs/bb/07stats/teamcume.htm|title=LSU – Season Statistics|work=lsusports.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/src/data/lsu/assets/docs/bb/08stats/teamcume.htm|title=LSU – Season Statistics|work=lsusports.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/src/data/lsu/assets/docs/bb/09stats/teamcume.htm|title=LSU – Season Statistics|work=lsusports.net}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
Below is a table of Dean's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

{{CBB yearly record start | type: coach }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead 
| name         = [[New Orleans Privateers baseball|New Orleans Privateers]]
| conference   = [[Southland Conference]]
| startyear    = 2016
| endyear      = 2024
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season|2016]]
| name         = New Orleans
| overall      = 31–26
| conference   = 14–16
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason   = [[2016 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball season|2017]]
| name         = New Orleans
| overall      = 30–28–1
| conference   = 16–14
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason   = [[2017 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball season|2018]]
| name         = [[2018 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 29–32
| conference   = 14–16
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason   = [[2018 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball season|2019]]
| name         = [[2019 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 29–27
| conference   = 13–17
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2020 NCAA Division I baseball season|2020]]
| name         = [[2020 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 11–6
| conference   = 2–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason   = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball season|2021]]
| name         = [[2021 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 29–28
| conference   = 23–17
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason   = [[2021 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball season|2022]]
| name         = [[2022 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 30–23
| conference   = 13–11
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason   = [[2022 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2023 NCAA Division I baseball season|2023]]
| name         = [[2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 36–24
| conference   = 13–11
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason   = [[2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season       = [[2024 NCAA Division I baseball season|2024]]
| name         = [[2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team|New Orleans]]
| overall      = 31–26
| conference   = 14–10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason   = [[2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament|Southland Tournament]]
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal| name = New Orleans | overall = 256–220–1 | confrecord = 122–113 }}
{{CBB yearly record end| overall = 256–220–1}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=603282&Q_SEASON=2006 Blake Dean bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517205007/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=603282&Q_SEASON=2006 |date=May 17, 2011 }} at LSUSports.net

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[[Category:Baseball players from Okaloosa County, Florida]]
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