Career
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1990 MLB amateur draft, Hawblitzel would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on June 9, 1996, and appeared in his final game on August 5, 1996. 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 was also named to the first team on the Class 4A all-state team as a utility player.