Wes Bliven

Wesley William Bliven

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 185 lb.
• School Santa Clara University

• Born February 16, 1966 in Los Gatos, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Wes Bliven was first drafted in the 54th round of the 1987 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays but did not sign. He was picked again in the 1988 amateur draft, when the California Angels took him in the 26th round. That year Bliven had been named the Student-Athlete of the Year among Santa Clara University seniors.

He was assigned to the Bend Bucks and went 6-3 with a 2.04 ERA, the best in the league. Though he led the Northwest League in ERA that year, he never pitched professionally again. He later became a physics professor at Humboldt University. Wes married Elizabeth Allen Echenbach, also a professor at Humboldt State University, and he is the father of Jocelyn Marie Bliven (born June 14, 2002).