| 2018 |
2017 |
NCBWA HM All-South Region
GSC All-Tournament Team
Second-Team All-GSC
Preseason All-GSC |
NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team
NCBWA Division II All-South Region Second-Team
First Team All-Gulf South Conference |
CAREER: Finished his career in the green-and-white with a .341 average, 28 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs and 96 RBIs...was hit by a pitch 45 times, 26 in 2018, which rank the top 15 all-time in the GSC...helped the Statesmen captured two GSC Regular Season titles (2017, 2018), one GSC Tournament Championship (2017), the 2017 NCAA Division II South Region Championship (2017) and advanced to the 2017 NCAA Division II World Series.
2018 (Senior): Helped the Statesmen to a 42-11 overall record and the Gulf South Conference regular season title with a 23-5 mark...the hit .337 (69-of-205) with 12 doubles, nine home runs and 59 RBIs, and 57 runs scored...was hit by a pitch 26 times, which led the GSC and ranked third in the country...had 22 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games...had an 11-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 24 consecutive games...his three-game slams against Palm Beach Atlantic (2.4), Mississippi College (4.28) and Montevallo (5.22) are tied for second in the GSC in single season grand slams...went 4-for-6 with a double, a grand slam and five RBIs against Palm Beach Atlantic (2.4)...went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBIs against Auburn Montgomery (3.3)...hit a walk off grand slam in the bottom of 11th to beat Mississippi College 8-4...his grand slam in the top of the ninth help seal a 12-3 win over Montevallo in the NCAA Division II South Region tournament.
2017 (Junior): Helped the Statesmen finish 45-13 and 25-8 in the GSC, winning their 14
th GSC title and 12
th NCAA Regional Championship while making their 12
th NCAA Division II College World Series appearance…played in 58 games, starting 57 at catcher and designated hitter…made 11 starts behind the plate before a shoulder injury relegated him to the DH role…finished second on the team with a .346 average while leading the team with 16 doubles…was third on the team with 37 RBIs and 58 runs scored…ranked third in doubles, second in hit by pitch (17 | 13
th NCAA), fourth in runs scored and fifth in hits in the GSC…struck out just 17 times in 217 at bats (18.1), ranking first in the GSC and 14
th nationally as toughest to strikeout...hit .417 (5-for-12) with a double, a home run and two RBIs and slugged .750 in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament…drove in four runs against Union University (3.5)...collected four hits, two doubles, versus West Georgia (3.12) and Valdosta State (4.23)…notched home runs against Florida Southern (2.10), Henderson State (3.21) and Florida Southern (5.19).
JUCO: Spent two seasons under Coach and former Statesmen Rodney Batts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston, Miss…hit .389 (93-for-239) with 28 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 54 RBI in 68 games during his two-year stint…earned NJCAA All-American, MACJC All-State and All-Region honors in 2016…also threw out 15-of-28 base stealers and only struck out 10 times in 169 at bats…had an 18-game hitting streak during the 2016 season…selected MACJC Player of the Week two times in 2016… batted .402 (68-for-169 with 19 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 41 RBIs over 46 games in 2016…played in 22 games as a freshman, hitting .357 (25-for-70) with nine doubles and 13 RBIs in 2015…helped the Bulldogs to their first playoff appearance since 2013 in 2016.
PREP: Played under Coaches Justin Moore (Freshman/Sophomore) and Brant Boyd (Junior/Senior) at Spanish Fort High School in Spanish Fort, Ala…help lead the Toros to the 2011, 2012, and 2014 AHSAA 5A state titles and a runner-up finish in 2013…the Toros put together a 121-33 four-year record…batted .398 with 29 RBIs, 16 doubles, three triples and two home runs as a senior in 2014…hit .407 with 42 RBIs as a junior in 2013.
PERSONAL: Brian Lane…son Brian Lane…majoring in health, physical education and recreation.
