One of the top punters in the nation ... a two-year starter who earned all-conference honors last season and freshman All-America accolades in 2007 ... a preseason second team All-America choice by Athlon ... a fourth team selection by Phil Steele ... a consensus preseason first team All-ACC choice ... a first team choice by Athlon, Lindy's, The Sporting News and Phil Steele's preview ... has played in each of the last 26 games ... ranks fifth in school history with a career average of 41.0 yards per punt ... ranks 11th in school history in total punting yards (5,288) ... entered school a semester early, in January, 2007 and won the starting job in fall camp ... served as the No. 2 place-kicker in 2007 ... could see time on kickoffs in the fall ... a two-time member of the Academic All-ACC team. As a Sophomore (2008): A first team All-ACC choice by AP/ACSMA, marking the seventh time in the last eight seasons a Maryland punter has earned conference recognition ... ranked first in the ACC and 43rd nationally in punting (41.1 ypp) ... started all 13 games ... dropped 39 percent of his punts (24 of 61) inside the opponents' 20-yard line, the second-best mark in the league ... had 10 punts of 50 yards or more ... an Academic All-ACC choice ... named the team's special teams performer of the year ... averaged 47.8 ypp, along with a punt of 55 yards against Cal (9/13) ... had a long punt of 53 yards and three of seven punts land inside the 20-yard line vs. Clemson (9/27) ... accounted for the second-highest single-game punting average of his career (49.5 ypp) against NC State (10/25), including a 54-yarder that pinned the Wolfpack at their own 1-yard-line ... booted a season-long punt of 59 yards and landed three punts inside the 20-yard line at Virginia Tech (11/6) ... had two of six punts land inside the 20 vs. Boston College (11/29) ... three of them were fair caught ... matched a career high by dropping five of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line vs. Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl (12/30). As a Freshman (2007): Earned freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News after replacing four-time All-ACC performer Adam Podlesh ... finished the season ranked seventh in the ACC in punting average (40.9 yards per punt) ... also ranked 59th nationally (fifth among freshman) ... emeraged as the starting punter during preseason camp ... was most impressive during the rugged conference season, averaging 43.1 yards per punt in eight ACC contests ... earned a spot on The Sporting News Freshman All-ACC Team ... selected to the Rivals.com freshman all-league squad ... one of six Terps to earn Academic All-ACC honors ... averaged over 40.0 yards in six of eight ACC contests ... started all 13 games ... one of four true freshmen to see action during the season ... recorded two punts for an average of 43 yards, and placed one inside the 20-yard line vs. Villanova (9/1) ... became first Maryland true freshman to start in a game since Jeremy Navarre in 2005 ... punted a career-high nine times for 341 yards (37.9 average) vs. FIU (9/8) ... set a career high by dropping five of those punts inside the 20-yard line, the most by a Terrapin punter since Brooks Barnard in 2001 ... had a punt of 52 yards in the second quarter ... had one of his best game as a collegian vs. Wake Forest (9/22), punting six times for 268 yards, a 44.7 average ... had a then career-long of 54 yards, and put two balls inside the 20-yard line ... had five punts for 248 yards, a career-best average of 49.6 (10th best single-game average in school history) vs. Georgia Tech (10/6) ... placed one of those balls inside the 20-yard line, and also had a career-long boot of 65 yards ... recorded back-to-back punts of 65 and 55 yards in the fourth quarter to help preserve the win ... had another solid game, averaging 44.7 yards on six punts vs. Virginia (10/20) ... had three punts of more than 50 yards and placed two balls inside the 10-yard line ... averaged 43.8 yards on six punts vs. UNC (11/3) ... put one ball inside the 20-yard line ... averaged 42.6 yards on five punts vs. NC State (11/24) ... placed one ball inside the 20-yard line ... punted seven times, averaging 37.6 yards per attempt, vs. Oregon State in the Emerald Bowl (12/28) ... had two punts downed inside the Beavers' 20-yard line, including a 44-yarder in the fourth quarter at the 1-yard line ... punted four times for 167 yards (41.8 avg) in the 2007 Red-White Spring game ... placed two punts inside the 20-yard line. At Anthony Wayne High School: A two-time all-state punter ... tabbed honorable mention All-Ohio Division II by the Associated Press as a junior and senior ... first-team all-district and first-team All-Northern Lakes League punter as a senior when he averaged 40 yards per kick ... also earned first-team all-conference and All-Toledo Blade honors in 2006 as a place-kicker ... was 5 of 6 in field-goal attempts with 78 percent of his kickoffs going for touchbacks in 2006 ... first-team All-Northern Lakes League punter in 2005 ... also earned a spot on the 2005 All-Toledo Blade team as a punter ... averaged 42 yards per punt and hit 5 of 9 FGAs in 2005 ... attended the 2007 U.S. Army Combine in San Antonio, where he emerged as the No. 1 punter with an average of 45.9 yards per attempt ... ranked third in kickoffs and tied for eighth in place-kicking at the combine, which featured many of the top punters and place-kickers in the nation ... earned four letters in soccer, three in basketball and one in bowling ... coached by Craig Smith. Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1988 ... parents are Jim and Debbie Baltz ... has three older brothers, each of whom played sports growing up ... majoring in finance ... recipient of the B. Gary Dando Scholarship. Baltz's Career Statistics Punting G-GS Punts Yds Avg I20 I10 LP 2007 13-0 68 2,782 40.9 16 5 65 2008 13-0 61 2,506 41.1 24 6 59 Career 26-0 129 5,288 41.0 40 11 65 |
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