[2] Hawksworth was hit in the face near his mouth by a line drive by outfielder Sam Fuld, and crumpled to the ground, in a game in September 2010.

[7] He began a rehab assignment in June but was shut down after a couple of appearances due to shoulder soreness.

[8] On August 23, he underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery, which ended any chance he had to return in 2012 and the report from the team was that he might also miss the 2013 season as a result of the recovery period.

[10] After his baseball career ended due to injury, Hawksworth became an assistant basketball coach at Eastlake High School.

[11] On August 20, 2019, Blake Hawksworth was named as the Pitching Coach for Grand Canyon University for the 2020 baseball season.

[12] His older sister Erin is a television sports anchor in Washington, D.C., and his grandfather Jack Poole was the head of the VANOC bid committee that brought the Winter Olympics to Vancouver.