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  Chris Lane
Chris Lane
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kernersville, N.C.

High School:
Glenn

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 167

Position:
Outfield

Birthdate:
11/09/1984

Bats/Throws:
R/R

At Charlotte - 2006: Started 54 of 56 games in the outfield for the Niners... A skilled batsman, Lane led the team with 11 of Charlotte's 46 sacrifice hits... Batted .283 and was a steady defender, with only one defensive error, the fewest among the starters... Led the team with .992 fielding percentage, and added seven outfield assists... Pounded 13 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games... Recorded career-best three RBI on March 19, vs. LeMoyne... Both home runs and better than half of his runs scored (19 of 35) came in conference play... Nearly doubled career run production last season (35 of 71 career runs scored came in '06)...

2005: Recovered from injury in 2004 to start 37 games, all in center field ... Second on team in batting average ... Team posted a 23-14 (.621) record when he started ... Tied with teammate Alex Bryant for second in the nation with 14 sacrifice bunts ... Had 12 multi-hit games ...15 of 22 RBI and 10 of 14 extra-base hits came in conference play ... Earned a summer all-star nod for Kernersville Bulldogs in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League ...

2004: Made 25 starts as a true freshman, all in center field ... started 16 Conference USA games ... collected five of his eight RBI in C-USA play, including two apiece at Louisville (4/17, 13-8 win) and vs. Southern Miss (5/16, 11-12 loss) ... also had two RBI against non-league and local rival Davidson (4/28) ... had an eleven-game hitting streak, the second-longest on the team last season ... was 16-for-38 during that span (.421), which included seven league games ... tripled against High Point (3/14) ... two doubles in an 8-5 win over Louisville (4/18).

At Glenn - Named all-conference twice. Played in the state games.

Personal - Twin brother, Cory, is a member of the team. Parents are Tony and Joanie Lane. Major is geography. Birthdate is November 9, 1984.