High school career

Hawblitzel attended John I. Leonard High School in Lake Worth, Florida and graduated in 1990. During his senior season, he finished with a 9-2 record, 133 strikeouts in 75 innings, and had a 1.38 earned-run average. He also played shortstop where he led the district and regional champion Lancers (20-10) with a .386 batting average (32 for 83) and had 14 RBI, 27 runs scored, 10 doubles, one triple and two home runs. Hawblitzel was named Sun-Sentinel Class 3A-4A Player of the Year. He was also named to the first team on the Class 4A all-state team as a utility player.

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