Lane Hoover

Photo by: Stephen Galvin

Photo by: Julio Aguilar/The American

Lane Hoover 2021 vs. Charlotte NCAA Regional

Height:
5-8
Weight:
168
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lincolnton
High School:
Lincolnton
Major:
health informatics

· No. 93 on 2023 Top 150 Outfielders List (D1Baseball)
· 2023 Bobby Bragan Award Watch List
· 2022 All-American Athletic Conference First Team Selection
· 2022 recipient of the Pat Draughon Postgraduate Scholarship presented at Annual Breakfast of Champions (April 30).

2023: Started 57 of 65 games played (35/CF, 22/LF) ... Led the squad with 60 runs scored ... Hit .299 (64-for-214) with six doubles, two home runs, 23 RBI, 76 total bases, a team second-best 38 walks and 13 stolen bases ... Batted .259 (21-for-81) in American Athletic Conference games with three doubles, seven RBI and a squad-high six stolen bases ... Continued to display his elite plate discipline as the only player on the team to register more walks than strikeouts (24), finishing the campaign at No. 104 nationally in the statistic ... Slotted third in the conference and 130th nationally in runs scored as well as fourth in the league in walks drawn ... Hit .313 (6-for-16) with six runs scored in the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship ... Finished his career in style at the NCAA Charlottesville Regional, starting all four games and pacing the club in batting average (.571), hits (eight) and stolen bases (three) ... Turned in 18 multi-hit and six multi-RBI efforts ... Committed just one error in 120 defensive chances to finish the season with a .992 fielding percentage ... Enjoyed a nine-game hitting streak from March 11-26 during which he batted .500 (13-for-26) with four runs scored, six RBI and a home run ... Drew multiple walks in seven contests, including a career-high four against Tulane (April 28) ... Hit .350 (21-for-60) against left-handed pitchers ... Produced a .326 average (28-for-86) with runners on base ... Was especially effective when leading off an inning, going 36-for-82 (.439) ... Excelled with a runner on third and less than two outs, registering eight hits in 11 at bats (.727) ... Notched six two-out RBI ... Collected four game-winning RBI in victories over NC State (April 4), UCF (April 6) and Tulane (April 28 and 29) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and RBI in East Carolina 6-5 road win over No. 12 North Carolina (Feb. 26) ... Tallied five hits in the series sweep of Missouri State (March 17-19) ... Recorded three hits, three runs scored and two RBI in the Pirates’ 17-7 victory over UCF (April 6) ... Produced additional three-hit efforts against Old Dominion (April 11), Cincinnati (April 15), Campbell (May 16), Oklahoma (June 2) and Virginia (June 4) ... Swiped a pair of bases versus Memphis (May 12) ... The Pirates were 17-5 when he started a game in left field ... Hit most often in the leadoff spot, helping ECU to 20 wins in those games.

2022: Started 66 of 67 games played (63/LF, 3/RF) … One of three Pirates to play in all 67 games (Worrell/Makarewicz) ... Led the squad with a .341 (87-for-255) batting average to go along with 55 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples and 35 RBI … Tied for first on the club in doubles, walks drawn (35) while pacing the team in on base percentage (.423), sac bunts (10) and stolen bases (12 of 19) … Recorded the eighth-most at bats in a single season in program history ... Moved into seventh on the ECU career chart in sacrifices (30) ... Slotted 22nd nationally in sac bunts and was the 23rd-toughest batter to strike out … Started all 24 American Athletic Conference games, hitting .351 (34-for-97) with 19 runs scored, seven doubles and 15 RBI … Ranked second among AAC players in sac bunts, third in hits and runs scored and fourth in batting average … Started all three games of the NCAA Greenville Super Regional, batting .308 (4-for-13) with three runs scored … Lone player on the team to have more walks than strikeouts (20) … Committed just two errors all season in 118 defensive chances to finish the campaign with a .983 fielding percentage … Notched 24 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI efforts … Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak from March 23 to April 8 during which he hit .462 (18-for-39) with 11 runs scored and five RBI … Drew multiple walks in eight contests … The Pirates were 46-18 when he batted in the second spot in the lineup … Hit a team-best .404 (36-for-89) against left-handed pitchers … Went 3-for-7 (.429) with the bases loaded … Batted .429 (18-for-42) when leading off an inning … Especially successful with a runner on third and less than two outs, producing a .938 average (15-for-16) … Notched 12 two-out RBI and four game-winning RBI – including in the NCAA Greenville Regional final victory over Coastal Carolina (single/sixth inning) … Tallied a career-high five hits in East Carolina’s 12-10 win at Cincinnati (April 3) … Went 2-for-5 with two RBI in the 13-4 victory over Coastal Carolina (June 6) that clinched the NCAA Greenville Regional title … Was 2-for-5 with two runs scored in game one of the NCAA Greenville Super Regional – a 13-7 Pirate win over Texas (June 10) … Notched a season-high three RBI at Campbell (Feb. 22) … Registered four hits and two runs scored at North Carolina (Feb. 25).

2021: Started 30 of 40 games played (28/LF, 19/RF, 3 DH) … Batted .252 (33-for-131) with 12 RBI and 25 runs scored … Laced a pair of doubles and one triple … Lone Pirate to have more walks (19) than strikeouts (16) … Tied for the team lead in hit by pitches (7) with Thomas Francisco … Stole 7 of 13 bases … Tallied four total sacrifices (all sac hits) … Registered five two-hit and two multi-RBI games … Opened season with a season-high seven-game hitting streak where he batted .458 (11-for-24) with an RBI and nine runs scored … Drew at least one walk in 15 games (multiple twice) … Had a consecutive streak of a walk in seven-straight games from April 30 to May 8 … Registered doubles against Cincinnati (May 26) and UCF (May 29) – both in the AAC Tournament … Lone triple came in the season opener against Rhode Island (Feb. 19) … Tied career-high with three RBI at USF (May 20) … In league play, posted a .222 (18-for-81) average with seven RBI and 11 runs scored … Started all five NCAA post-season games driving in two and scoring one run … Leading off an inning he batted .371 … With runners on third and less than two outs, he batted .714 … Successfully advanced runners at a 51.5 percent rate … Tallied five two-out RBI while hitting .237 ... Registered multiple putouts in a game 23 times (four-plus on four occasions).

2020: One of five players to start all 17 games (2/LF, 15/RF) during the shortened COVID-19 pandemic season … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … Batted .353 (24-for-68) with a home run, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored as the Pirates’ primary leadoff hitter … Drew three walks and struck out 12 times … Tied for the team lead in stolen bases (six) and sac hits (four), while standing second in runs (15) and fourth in average among full-time starters … Did not commit an error in 27 chances (1.000 percentage) … Hit a .484 clip (15-for-31) with runners on and reached base seven times when leading off an inning … Tallied 11 hits (.440 average) with runners in scoring position and seven hits (.438) with two outs …Registered six 2-out RBI … Led the club with 10 multi-hit games, while sharing the lead with four multi-RBI contests … Closed out the season on a seven-game hitting streak (March 1-11) batting ,484 with seven multi-hit games, four extra base hits, nine RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases … Scored at least one run in nine consecutive games (Feb. 23 to March 8) … Touched home at least once in 12 of 17 games (multiple three times) … Plated at least one run in seven games … Collected at least one hit in 13 of 17 contests … Tied career-high in hits (3 vs. High Point) and RBI (3 at Charlotte).

2019: One of 11 players to appear in 50 or more contests (54) … Started 37 games as a true freshman (15/CF, 22/RF) … Stood fourth on the team with a .329 average (44-for-134) with 15 RBI and four doubles … Scored 31 runs ranking seventh on the club … Drew 27 walks while striking out just 15 times … Ranked third on the team with seven stolen bases (out of 15 attempts) … Tallied 11 sacrifices (one sac fly, 10 sac hits) … Recorded lone game-winning RBI against UCF (March 22) with an RBI single in the third stanza … Reached base at a 70.0 percent rate when leading off an inning (21 of 30) … Recorded eight two-out RBI … Advanced runners at a 62.4 percentage rate (53 of 85) to lead the club … Registered 11 multi-hit and three multi-RBI games … Recorded team-high 11-game hit streak from April 24 to May 12 … Batted .400 (16-for-40) with five RBI and 12 runs scored during the streak … Reached base in 16 consecutive games (April 16 to May 12) which was tied for the third longest streak on the team … Pirates posted a 12-3 record when he started in centerfield and 16-6 when in right … Hit primarily in the two-hole (27 games) … Played in 21 league games (all starts) batting .328 (20-for-61) with a pair of doubles and eight RBI … Drew 15 walks while striking out just six times … Batted .319 (36-for-113) in games which he started, while batting .381 (8-for-21) when coming off the bench … Collected at least one base hit in 31 contests … Scored a run in 22 of 54 games (multiple six times) … Crossed home three times against Tulane (April 26) … Drew at least one walk in a game 21 times (multiple on five occasions) with a career-best three at Maryland (March 17) … Appeared in just two postseason games (one start) after coming back from an injury he sustained against Campbell on May 14 … Posted a .986 fielding percentage committing just one error … Registered a pair of outfield assists to go along with 69 putouts in 72 chances … Registered multiple putouts in a game 18 times (four in a contest four times).

Lincolnton High School: Two-sport athlete who earned six letters (baseball 4, basketball 2) … Helped the Wolves to 40 wins over four seasons under coach Cole Sigmon … Three-time South Fork 2A All-Conference selection (2016-18) … Named Wolves Team MVP three-straight years (2016-18) … Finished career with 123 hits … Took home the Wolves Sparkplug Award as a freshman after batting .313 on the season … As a sophomore named Shelby Star All-Gazette Honorable Mention, Team MVP and all-conference after batting .492 … Named 2017 Lincolnton Player-of-the-Year by MaxPreps.com following junior year where he batted .448 … Also took home all-conference and Team MVP honors … As a senior, batted .420 to rank ninth among North Carolina statistical leaders … Collected a pair of hits and drove in three runs against Smoky Mountain in the North Carolina 2A playoffs … Played travel ball for the Dry Pond Blue Sox under direction of Phillip Lofton … Member of the Lincoln County Cardinals Legion Team under coach Brue Bolick, where he batted .535 claiming the league batting title … Named Underclass Honorable Mention (2017) and All-Atlantic Regional Honorable Mention (2018) by Perfect Game … Listed as the No. 29th outfield and No. 146th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Participated in a pair of showcase events 2015 16U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.) and 2016 PGBA 17U Charlotte Knights World Series (Charlotte, N.C.) … Played two years of basketball helping the Wolves to a pair of conference tournament titles as a junior and senior … National Technical Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars member … Received Perfect Attendance Award from seventh grade to senior year of high school … Four-time A-B Honor Roll member during high school.

Personal: Full name is Lane Nicholas Hoover … Born in Gastonia, N.C. … Son of Julia and Dennie Hoover … Has two siblings (Jacob and Denli) … Participated in the 2013 MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition in Atlanta Regional where he finished third in the 13-14 year-old division … Brother played baseball at Catawba Valley Community College ... Graduated with a bachelor's of science in communication (Dec. 2021) ... Currently working on a graduate certificate in health informatics ... Seven-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2019-present) ... Named to the 2020, 2021 and 2022 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.