Harding University Athletics

Career Summary

A veteran right-handed reliever with a 9-3 career record and 10 saves in 52 appearances ... has totaled 119 strikeouts in 77.2 innings pitched ... ranks among Harding’s all-time leaders in saves and games finished ... earned All-GAC honors as a freshman in 2022.

Awards

• 2022 All-GAC (Honorable Mention)

Harding All-Time Rankings

• Most Saves: t-10th (10)

• Most Games Finished: 8th (24)

GAC Rankings

• 4th, Saves (5) — 2024

Year-By-Year

2025 Made 19 appearances, all in relief, during Harding’s historic 41-win season ... posted a 3-2 record with 3 saves and 44 strikeouts in 35.1 innings ... 2/15 at Northwestern Okla.: Earned the win with 3.0 hitless innings of relief ... 4/12 at Oklahoma Baptist: Struck out a career-high 9 batters in 4.0 innings of work ... 5/9 vs. Henderson St. (GAC Tournament): Threw 4.0 innings of one-hit, shutout relief with 6 strikeouts to help secure a Game 1 victory in the Championship series.

2024 Went 1-0 with a 4.70 ERA and a team-high 5 saves ... held opponents scoreless in 11 of his 17 appearances ... struck out 21 batters in just 15.1 innings ... recorded key saves against Southern Nazarene, Southwestern Oklahoma, and Ouachita Baptist.

2023 Redshirted.

2022 Had a breakout freshman season, going 5-1 with 2 saves and a 2.70 ERA ... held right-handed hitters to a .177 average ... did not allow more than two earned runs in any of his 15 appearances ... earned relief wins against five different GAC opponents.

Personal / Previous School

• Previous School: Transferred from Edison State CC; played summer ball for the Xenia Scouts.

• Major: Management.

• Family: Son of Steve and Stephanie Lane; has a brother, Brian, and a sister, Tori.

Career Highs

• Innings Pitched: 4.0 (4x), last vs. Henderson St. — 05/09/25

• Strikeouts: 9, at Oklahoma Baptist — 04/12/25