Blake Crosby grew up in Cypress, CA where baseball in his family was a way of life. “I learned everything I know about baseball and how to live your life through my older brothers.”

A true Californian, Blake was raised in Southern California and eventually graduated from college at Sacramento State.

Sacramento State was where Blake decided that he wanted to fulfill his life long dream of making a career in baseball. His first step was receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations. On the field, Blake succeeded as well being selected in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft by the Oakland A’s.

Throughout high school and college Blake got involved with anything he possibly could that had to do with baseball. He served as a hitting instructor for the Dave Snow’s Baseball Academy while Snow was the head coach at Long Beach State. Blake also involved himself in many baseball camps and loves the opportunity to teach kids. He also found his love for sports writing.

Blake did take a two-year break from baseball as he served an LDS Mission to Tampa, FL from 2003-2005.

Blake is currently doing a variety of jobs including his writing at HTWS. He is a hitting instructor at The Fieldhouse in Mission Viejo. He also has his eye on the scouting aspect of the game serving as a scout for The Baseball Factory and is the Southern California Scouting Coordinator for Prospect Insider.

Blake enjoys all sports especially baseball, football, and basketball. His favorite T.V. show is Baseball Tonight.

Blake and his wife Kelsey reside in Mission Viejo, CA and have a 10 month old girl named Ava.