Alex Downs
Contributing Writer
ner reached base safely for the 61st consecutive game, breaking a 13-year-old NCAA Div. III record.
During a stretch of 60 consecutive games from 2001-03, Salve Regina’s Damian Costantino reached base at least once. Lackner finally eclipsed the record after its 13-year duration, but he is not the only Scot to threaten the mark. In 2013-14, Jarrod Mancine nearly broke the ceiling with a 59-game stretch. Likewise, Trevor Urban reached base 59 consecutive times in 1998-99.
Accordingly, Lackner leads the team this season in on-base percentage (.553), slugging percentage (.633), total bases (38), doubles (6), and homeruns (2). Even more, Lackner is second among Scots in runs batted in (17), hits (26), and batting average (.433), while striking out the fourth fewest times. Lackner’s offensive production is not limited to swings of the bat, however. He leads the team in base on balls (11) and hit by pitch (5) categories.
Looking forward, Lackner’s uninterrupted streak is maintainable through more of the same: a diverse arsenal of ways to get on base.