University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Brandon Lankford Named to ABCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team
06.16.2021 | Baseball
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville's Brandon Lankford was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Second Team on Wednesday. Lankford is the first Bulldog to earn All-Region honors since Alan DeRatt in 2008.Â
Lankford, who was an All-Big South First Team pick late last month, ended his Bulldog career by leading the Big South with 17 homers this spring. His 17 home runs, which were all hit vs. Big South pitching, are tied for the fifth-most by any player in the nation this season. In addition to the home runs, the senior third baseman led the Bulldogs in batting average (.341), OPS (1.098), runs (36), RBI (43), total bases (117), slugging percentage (.665), walks (25), on-base percentage (.433), and stolen bases (5).
Historically, Lankford's 17 home runs in 2021 are the second-most ever hit by a Bulldog in a single season trailing only the 19 hit by Brian Shehan in 1989. Lankford did break the program record for career homers in early April that Shehan held for nearly three decades. The Mocksville, N.C. native finished his career in Asheville with 52 home runs, which ranks second all-time in Big South history.
Lankford is just the third Bulldog ever to garner All-Region honors from the ABCA. Lankford joins DeRatt in 2008 and Rob Vernon in 2007 as Bulldogs that have earned this achievement. Â
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville's Brandon Lankford was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Second Team on Wednesday. Lankford is the first Bulldog to earn All-Region honors since Alan DeRatt in 2008.Â
Lankford, who was an All-Big South First Team pick late last month, ended his Bulldog career by leading the Big South with 17 homers this spring. His 17 home runs, which were all hit vs. Big South pitching, are tied for the fifth-most by any player in the nation this season. In addition to the home runs, the senior third baseman led the Bulldogs in batting average (.341), OPS (1.098), runs (36), RBI (43), total bases (117), slugging percentage (.665), walks (25), on-base percentage (.433), and stolen bases (5).
Historically, Lankford's 17 home runs in 2021 are the second-most ever hit by a Bulldog in a single season trailing only the 19 hit by Brian Shehan in 1989. Lankford did break the program record for career homers in early April that Shehan held for nearly three decades. The Mocksville, N.C. native finished his career in Asheville with 52 home runs, which ranks second all-time in Big South history.
Lankford is just the third Bulldog ever to garner All-Region honors from the ABCA. Lankford joins DeRatt in 2008 and Rob Vernon in 2007 as Bulldogs that have earned this achievement. Â
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