2016 Baseball Roster
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Lucas Tancas
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Consumer Affairs
- Hometown:
- San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Irvine Valley College
2017 (R-Junior): Led the team in home runs (9) and slugging (.511) while finishing second on the squad with 37 RBI ... Hit .312 and posted a .375 on-base percentage ... Recorded a three-hit game at Minnesota on May 14 ... Tallied a pair of doubles against Texas on June 5 in the NCAA Tournament ... Stole two bases against Fordham on Feb. 25.
2016 (Redshirt): Played in each of the first 10 games of the season at first base, starting nine of them ... missed the remainder of the season after getting hit on the hand by a pitch against Nebraska (Mar. 5) and received a medical redshirt for the 2016 season ... went 1-for-3 on Opening Night vs. Holy Cross (Feb. 19), recording a sac fly and a run scored ... busted out with five RBI at UCLA (Feb. 23), the most for a Dirtbags player on the season, hitting a two-run double and a three-run home run against the Bruins.
Prior to LBSU: Led Irvine Valley College to a 23-18 overall record and a Super Regional appearance in 2015 ... posted a team-best .340 batting average, scoring 24 runs and driving in 16 ... 12 of his 53 hits went for extra bases, including a pair of home runs ... stole seven bases on 10 attempts.
High School: Appeared in 17 games for Capistrano Valley High School as a junior batting .312 with a .450 on-base percentage ... posted 10 hits and scored 11 runs helping the Cougars to a 20-12 record.
Personal: Enjoys going to the beach ... also recruited by Oregon, Cal State Fullerton and USF ... majoring in Consumer Affairs.
