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Virginia pitcher Evan Blanco enters NCAA transfer portal

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Virginia pitcher Evan Blanco entered the NCAA transfer portal Monday, On3 has learned. He spent three seasons with the Cavaliers.

Ahead of the 2025 season, Blanco was named a Preseason Second-Team All-American by D1Baseball. This season, he was 3-5 with a 6.23 ERA in 14 games and eight starts.

Blanco had 39 innings pitched, gave up 58 hits, 35 runs (27 earned) and had 36 strikeouts. His best season came last year when he had an 8-3 record, 3.62 ERA, 99.1 innings pitched, 49 runs allowed (40 earned and had 99 strikeouts.

Following his freshman year of college, Blanco played in the Summer of 2023 for the North Shore Navigators of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He totaled four innings over two appearances and pitched to a 2.25 ERA.

In high school, at Austin Preparatory School (Mass.), Blanco went Went 21-0, amassed 216 strikeouts and posted a 0.58 ERA in 134.2 innings pitched over the course of his prep career. As a senior, he went 12-0 with a 0.90 ERA in 77.2 innings pitched. Blanco Allowed only one earned run walked 11 batters and struck 129 batters.

Evan Blanco latest Virginia player to enter transfer portal

Blanco wasn’t the only Cavalier to enter the portal this week. Virginia freshman James Nunnallee has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal with a “do not contact” tag. He was a utility player for Virginia this past season, playing in the outfield, infield and behind home plate as the team’s catcher.

In 142 at-bats this season, Nunnallee recorded a .296/.407/.401 slash line. He finished his debut campaign with 42 hits, including 12 doubles and a home run, for 26 RBI’s. He also took 18 walks in comparison to striking out 13 times.

James Nunnallee played high school baseball at Lightridge (VA). He was the No. 291 overall player and No. 54 outfielder in the 2024 recruiting cycle, according to Perfect Game.

Nunallee will be far from the last Virginia player to enter the transfer portal this offseason. After the Cavaliers didn’t receive an NCAA Tournament bid, longtime head coach Brian O’Connor accepted an offer to take over at Mississippi State.