2018 Softball Roster
Tera Blanco
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- RHP/1B
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Marina
At Michigan
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America first team (first base, 2016)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team (first base, 2016; utility, 2017, '18)
• Three-time All-Big Ten first team (first base, 2016; utility, 2017, '18)
Senior (2018)
• All-Big Ten first team (first base)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team (utility)
• Appeared in 56 games, starting 55 at first base and pitcher
• Led Michigan with 44 RBI and a .495 on-base percentage, reaching base in all but four games
• Registered a career-long 16-game hitting streak
• Posted 10 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games
• Batted .438 with 23 RBI in Big Ten play
• Went 2-for-3 with five RBI and four walks in the Rutgers doubleheader (April 13)
• Threw first collegiate no-hitter, with 12 strikeouts, vs. Eastern Michigan (April 10)
• Posted six hits and 10 RBI in the Purdue series (March 30-April 11), recording two homers in the second slate and a fifth-inning grand slam in the series finale
• Did not start vs. Fort Wayne (March 18) due to illness but entered in the fourth inning and posted a pinch-hit three-run homer
• Knocked out a three-run homer in the first inning vs. #8 Baylor (March 2)
• Earned the win vs. #18 Louisiana Lafayette (March 2) with four strikeouts and two hits allowed over four innings
• Drove in the last two runs in U-M's comeback win vs. LMU (March 1), including a walk-off RBI single in the seventh inning
• Used a first-inning RBI single to plate the lone run in a 1-0 win at #8 Florida State (Feb. 17)
Junior (2017)
• All-Big Ten first team (utility)
• All-Great Lakes Region first team (utility)
• Appeared in 56 games, starting 34 at first base, 21 at pitcher and two at designated player
• Ranked second on the team with a .460 on-base percentage and 46 RBI; lead the Wolverines with a career-high 46 walks
• Recorded 10 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games
• Recorded career highs in all pitching categories
• Combined with Megan Betsa for a five-inning no-hitter in the series finale at Rutgers (May 7), striking out three through two relief innings
• Went 5-for-7 with four RBI in the Rutgers doubleheader (May 6)
• Posted two homers as part of a two-hit, four-RBI effort in the series finale vs. Indiana (April 29)
• Knocked out three-run home run in the first inning in the series finale at Wisconsin (April 23)
• Went 2-for 3 with an RBI and scored winning run in seventh inning of 4-3 win at Maryland (Apr. 16)
• Threw back-to-back complete-game shutouts against Penn State (March 25) and Northwestern (April 1), allowing five hits through a combined 12 innings
• Matched career-best six RBI with two hits, including a three-run homer, vs. Penn State (Mar. 26) • Struck out 10 against Kent State (March 19)
• Posted a career-high 13 strikeouts in a complete-game two-hitter vs. Kent State (March 12)
• Held No. 21 Arizona State scoreless for six innings, posting five strikeouts and three hits allowed in a 3-0 win (Feb. 27)
• Went 2-for-4 with double and two RBI in a 5-5 tie with No. 1 Florida State (Feb. 26)
• Pitched CG allowing just one ER in 9-2 win over Notre Dame (Feb. 19)
• Tossed a five-inning shutout, with four hits and four strikeouts, at NC State (Feb. 18); also posted three hits and two RBI against the Wolfpack
• Struck out eight and allowed two runs on three hits and four walks in first pitching start of the season vs. Illinois State (Feb. 10)
Sophomore (2016)
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America first team (first base)
• NFCA All-Great Lakes Region (first base)
• All-Big Ten first team (first base)
• Appeared in 59 games, starting 54 at first base and five at pitcher
• Set career bests in nearly all offensive categories, including batting average (.404), hits (61), RBI (66), home runs (12), slugging percentage (.748) and on-base percentage (.537)
• Also posted a 2-1 record from the circle with a 2.39 ERA, two shutouts and 29 strikeouts
• Ranked 10th nationally in RBI, 15th in RBI per game (1.12) and 21st in on-base percentage
• Posted 17 multi-hit games and 19 multi-RBI games
• Batted .490 in home games at Alumni Field, boasting a 1.122 slugging percentage and .625 on-base percentage
• Drove in the game-winning runs on a two-run double in the sixth inning vs. #10 LSU in the WCWS opener (June 3)
• Posted a two-run single in the first and scored in the fifth vs. #13 Missouri in the NCAA Super Regional (May 28)
• Homered in back-to-back games vs. Rutgers (May 7-8), going 5-for-8 with five RBI in the series
• Knocked out the game-winning three-run homer in the fifth inning vs. Ohio State (April 17), highlighting a two-hit, four-RBI performance
• Drew a career-high four walks at Indiana (April 1)
• Tossed complete-game shutouts vs. Long Beach State (March 3) and Dayton (March 12); matched a career-best six strikeouts vs. Dayton
• Posted two hits and three RBI, including a two-run triple, vs. Oregon State (March 5)
• Registered five hits, five runs and eight RBI in the Northwestern series (March 25-27), including a six-RBI effort in game two with a two-run double and a grand slam
• Opened the season with a career-long 13-game hitting streak (Feb. 12-27)
• Went 3-for-3 with four RBI vs. #12 Oklahoma (Feb. 26), knocking out the go-ahead three-run homer in the fifth inning
• Posted two hits apiece vs. #1 Florida (Feb. 13) and #13 Florida State (Feb. 19)
• Tallied five RBI vs. South Carolina and Illinois State on the season's opening day; also struck out six through two relief innings vs. ISU
Freshman (2015)
• Appeared in 67 games, starting 64 -- 62 at first base and two at designated player
• Also made five pitching appearances
• Batted .417 (5-for-12) in WCWS play
• Posted two hits in back-to-back WCWS games vs. #7 UCLA and #8 LSU (May 29-31)
• Tallied a fourth-inning RBI vs. LSU and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth
• Registered an RBI double in the NCAA Super Regional opener vs. #14 Georgia (May 21)
• Went 1-for-2 with two walks in the NCAA Regional championship vs. Pittsburgh (May 17)
• Drove in the tying run in the second inning vs. #19 California in NCAA Regional play (May 16)
• Tallied a hit in all three Big Ten Tournament games, including two home runs
• Posted the game-ending two-run homer in the fifth vs. Northwestern (May 9)
• Knocked out the team's single-season record-breaking home run with a solo shot vs. Penn State (May 8)
• Matched a career best four RBI, tallying a two-run single and two-run home run, at Maryland (April 24)
• Drove in three runs vs. Indiana (April 17)
• Tallied a pair of hits at Rutgers (April 11)
• Registered a six-game hitting streak (March 15-25), posting 10 RBI over the stretch
• Drove in three RBI vs. Bowling Green (March 17)
• Recorded an eight-game hitting streak (Feb. 21-March 4)
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting .375 (6-for-16) with a home run and six RBI at the ASU Louisville Slugger Invitational (Feb. 27-March 1)
• Tallied two RBI at #21 Arizona State
• Made pitching debut vs. Toledo, striking out one through 1.2 shutout innings
• Drove in three runs at #3 Alabama (Feb. 21) on a sacrifice fly and a two-run home run
• Earned two RBI walks against Georgia Tech (Feb. 15)
• Registered a three-run double as part of a 2-for-3, four-RBI effort vs. Western Kentucky (Feb. 13)
• Walked in her first collegiate plate appearance and posted a single in her first official at-bat in the season opener vs. #1 Florida (Feb. 7)
Prep
• Graduated from Marina High School (2014)
• Coached by Shelly Luth, Michelle Spencer and father, Jeff Blanco
• Four-year varsity MVP
• Earned three other MVP awards during her high school career
• In 2011, her freshman season, was named to the Freshman All-American Team and Rookie of the Year
• Also in her freshman season she was named ESPN Rise California State Player
• Four year All-Conference award winner
• Played club softball for Firecrackers (2011-2014), contributing to three championships
• Four-year scholar-athlete
Personal
• Tera Blanco was born on March 29, 1996
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in general studies
• Daughter of Jeff and Eva Blanco
• Has a sister, Kayla; sister played softball at Cal State Fullerton (2013-14)
