Ryan Wade Hawblitzel (born April 30, 1971) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the

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. Hawblitzel would make his

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(MLB) debut with the

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on June 9, 1996, and appeared in his final game on August 5, 1996.

High school career

Hawblitzel attended John I. Leonard High School in Lake Worth,

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and graduated in 1990. During his senior season, he finished with a 9-2 record, 133 strikeouts in 75 innings, and had a 1.38 earned-run average. He also played shortstop where he led the district and regional champion Lancers (20-10) with a .386 batting average (32 for 83) and had 14 RBI, 27 runs scored, 10 doubles, one triple and two home runs. Hawblitzel was named

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Class 3A-4A Player of the Year. He was also named to the first team on the Class 4A all-state team as a

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.Lake Brantley Places 4 On Aaaa All-state Team at
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