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  Lance Loftin

Lance Loftin

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Waco, Texas

High School:
Waco Connally HS

Last College:
Temple College

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 200

Position:
IF/RHP

Experience:
TR

2008: Named to the South Central All-Region Team ... 2nd-Team All-Southland Conference ... started in 54 games ... concluded the season as Texas State's second-highest offensive contributor with a .354 batting average ... recorded 73 hits in 206 at-bats ... notched a two-run double for first career-hit against Stephen F. Austin (2/22) ... went 2-for-3 and set a career-high recording five RBIs against Texas A&M-Kingsville (3/12) ... mark included first home run of the season ... tested the feat, going 4-for-4 with four RBI against Central Arkansas (4/19) ... set personal best five hits in 5-for-6 outing against McNeese State (5/10) with four runs scored and four RBI ... concluded the regular season with Player of the Week nods ... batted .500 going 6-for-12 with a pair of three-run homers and 10 total RBI ... concluded the season with 12 home runs, No. 5 in the league ... tallied 59 RBIs for a No. 6 mark ... slugging percentage of .617 ranked No. 9 in the SLC ... notched 14 doubles and two triples ... .912 fielding percentage.

Previous School: Competed at Temple College for head coach Craig McMurtry ... helped capture the 2004 Region IV Championship ... played in the JUCO All-Star game.

High School: Lettered four years at Waco Connally High School ... two-time District 17-3A MVP ... earned All-State honors in 2003 and 2004 ... senior season threw 117 strikeouts with a 9-2 record and 1.25 ERA ... batted .440 with seven home runs and 41 RBIs ... also competed in football ... named district MVP and Super Centex Offensive MVP.

Personal: Lance Loftin was born March 3, 1986 in Waco, Texas ... son of Shane and Diana Loftin ... occupational education major.