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Stephen Lawrence Blateric (born March 20, 1944) is a retired professional
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player who played three seasons for the
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,
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, and
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of
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. He was later the head coach at Sonoma State from 1980-1985. Blateric attended Lincoln High School and played college baseball at the
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. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the
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in 1966.


Professional career

Blateric pitched 11 career innings in the Major Leagues. He finished his career with 13 strikeouts and a 5.73 earned run average. On September 16, 1972, he was sent to the
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by the
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for future considerations. On March 3, 1973, he was returned to the Reds. On December 12, he was traded to the
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in exchange for
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. On May 22, 1974, he was traded to the
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in exchange for
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. On August 1, he was traaded to the
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completing a trade in which the White Sox traded cash and a player to be named later to the Angels in exchange for
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on April 3.


Coaching career

In 1980, Blateric became the head coach of
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. He spent six seasons with the Seawolves.


Head coaching record

Below is a table of Blateric's yearly records as an NCAA Division II head baseball coach.


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