Lane Essary

Position:
RHP
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hickory
High School:
Fred T. Foard

2023: Did not pitch in any games.

Fred T. Foard High School: Four-year varsity letterman and senior team captain for head coach Channon Vogel … Posted a 1.09 earned run average and struck out 145 batters against 31 walks in 70.1 innings of work over the final two years of his prep career … Ranked the 48th overall prospect in North Carolina and 22nd-best right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game … Earned conference pitcher of the year accolades as a junior after finishing the season with a 0.40 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 35.0 innings … Also garnered a pair of all-conference laurels and picked up NCBCA 2A All-State honors in 2021 … Helped lead the Tigers to a conference title as a senior … Chosen to participate in the prestigious 2020 Perfect Game Junior National Showcase … Earned Perfect Game Preseason Underclass High Honorable Mention and Atlantic Region accolades in 2020 and 2021 before collecting Preseason High Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2022 … Assigned a Perfect Game Grade of 9 in 2020 (potential top-10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect) … Named the 2019 WWBA Sophomore World Championship Most Valuable Pitcher … Notched a spot on the Showcase Top Prospect List at the 2020 National Underclass Showcase event … Tallied all-tournament honors at the 2021 WWBA 17U National Championship, 2020 16U BCS National Championship, 2020 Perfect Game 16U National Elite Championship, 2019 PGBA 15U-18U Central Georgia Fall Invitational, 2019 WWBA Sophomore World Championship, 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship, 2019 16U Perfect Game East Cobb Invitational, 2019 PG 16U Southeast Memorial Day Classic, 2018 WWBA Freshman World Championship, 2018 WWBA Labor Day Classic at LakePoint and 2017 WWBA Labor Day Classic at LakePoint … Also earned three varsity letters in basketball … Plans to major in dentistry with a minor in biology at East Carolina

Personal: Full name is Lane Beam Essary … Son of Scott and Crystal Essary … Has two brothers named Reid and Jason ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll Selection (Fall 2022-Present).