Heath Blackmon - Baseball Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Heath Blackmon

Title:
Director of Player Development
Email:
blackmonh22@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-1980

Heath Blackmon recently completed his third year at East Carolina University where he currently serves as the Director of Player Development, a position he began on January 12, 2022.

Blackmon has proved a vital member of the Pirate coaching staff, having helped ECU claim three-straight American Athletic Conference regular season titles, three NCAA Regional bids, a Super Regional appearance and three consecutive 40-win campaigns.

His appointment to the Pirates’ staff ended a three-year stint as a baseball coach at Hickory Grove (N.C.) Christian School where he spent the 2021 season serving as the Lions’ head coach. In his current role, Blackmon works with head coach Cliff Godwin and his staff in a variety of roles, including player video analysis.

During his time at HGC, which began in 2019 as an assistant coach, his teams posted a 46-14-1 three-year record that included a pair of NCISAA Metrolina regular season titles (2019, 2021), a conference tournament crown (2021) and a 3A N.C. State championship that concluded a 28-2 season. Blackmon taught ninth and 10th grade and was named HGC Teacher of the fall (semester) in 2019.

Blackmon, who played collegiately at Brevard during the 2013 season, also completed a successful four-year run as head coach at the Showcase Baseball Academy beginning in 2018. Leading the 2022 National Scout Team, he oversaw the entire class and worked closely with college coaches and professional scouts helping land 16 of his 20 players to college commitments.

As a player, the Albemarle, N.C. native helped South Stanly High School to a pair of 1A state titles (2009, 2012) and a state championship appearance in 2011. He served as the everyday catcher as a junior and senior in addition to pitching in the 2012 title-clinching game where the Red Bulls’ completed a series sweep over Voyager Academy.

A 2018 graduate of Liberty University, Blackmon received his degree in interdisciplinary studies in business. He is married to the former Brittany Enriquez of Rutherfordton, N.C.