Career Statistics
2016: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 10th round (308th pick) of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft … was named Horizon League Relief Pitcher of the Year ... just the third player in school history to achieve honor … also named to the All-Horizon League First Team … was 8-5 with a 1.41 ERA (11 ER/70.1 IP), five saves and 90 strikeouts in 26 relief outings … ranked among NCAA leaders with 11.52 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (90 SO/70.1 IP) … led Horizon League in ERA, strikeouts per 9.0 IP and opponent average (.169), finished third in strikeouts, fourth in saves and fifth in wins … surrendered 5.2 hits per 9.0 IP (41 H) … fanned 32 batters on called third strikes … was the lone lefty in the Flames bullpen … allowed one home run in 70.1 IP … ranked among the UIC single-season leaders in ERA (6th, 1.41), strikeouts (6th, 90), wins (10th, eight) and saves (10th, five) … had a 2.6:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (90 SO/35 BB) … struck out six or more batters seven times, including a career high seven (three times) … posted a 15.0 scoreless IP streak from 4/29-5/19 ... compiled three different scoreless streaks of 7.0 IP or more … led UIC staff with eight wins and five saves ... made eight consecutive relief appearances from 4/29-5/8 ... allowed a mere seven earned runs in 54.2 IP (1.15 ERA) with 67 strikeouts in last 20 appearances ... struck out seven over 5.2 relief IP in 14-inning loss on 2/27 at Vanderbilt … won his only start (1 ER/6.0 IP) and struck out seven batters on 3/8 vs. Northwestern … was named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week for April 18 (second career) ... allowed three earned runs on 4/17 vs. Milwaukee, most in any appearance ... notched saves in three straight games from 5/7-8.
2015: Game-By-Game Statistics | Game Highs
All-Horizon League Second Team selection ... appeared in 13 games and started 10 ... spent time on the mound and in the outfield ... produced a 6-3, 4-2 HL, record and compiled a 3.92 ERA ... pitched 66.2 innings and tallied the Flames' second-highest strikeout total with 52 Ks ... kept opponents to two or fewer runs in eight games pitched ... threw eight shutout innings, allowed a mere seven hits and struck out five in a win over Northern Illinois (03/25) ... struck out a career-high nine after dealing 6.2 innings in a win at Valparaiso (04/18) that garnered him Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honors ... had nine hits on the year in 20 at-bats ... tallied a season-high three hits and scored two runs against Oakland (03/21) ... had back-to-back two-hit outings against Chicago State (03/11) and Valparaiso (03/13) ... tabbed a pair of RBI on the year.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Spent his freshman season at Campbell University and his sophomore year at Lower Columbia Community College... sas the 2012 Washington State Gatorade Player of the Year... had a decorated high school career with two first-team All-State selections and a class 3A state title during his junior season... In 2010 and 2011, he was named to the National Underclassmen High Honorable Mention All-American list... Posted a 7-1 record on the mound during his senior campaign with 72 strikeouts in just 48.1 innings and an ERA of 2.01... From the plate in 2012, Lane batted .444 with nine doubles, 25 runs and 24 RBI... At Campbell, Lane started 25 games in the field and made nine appearances on the mound... He posted a .279 season batting average and recorded seven multi-hit games... Lane also fanned 18 batters over 17.1 innings of work, holding opponents to a .213 batting clip ... son of Rob and Darlene Lane ... major at UIC is Criminology, Law, and Justice major.
