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Jersey Number 4
Lance Gardiner
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 188
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Capistrano Valley
- Prev School:
- Saddleback JC
Bio
Senior (2024)
Appeared in 30 games, primarily as a defensive sub... Showed defensive versatility with appearances at second base, third base, shortstop, left field and right field... Recorded two runs, two walks, one hit-by-pitch, one sac fly, one sac bunt and one RBI in six at-bats
Junior (2023)
Played in 31 games with 19 starts, 69 at-bats, a .304 slugging percentage and a .188 batting average … Hammered first career homer as a Trojan on Feb. 25 against Stony Brook – finished the game going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI … Ranked fifth for Troy in assists (52) and double plays fielded (12) … Fielded 94.1 percent of plays with 34 putouts … Went 3-for-5 against Columbia with five RBIs
Saddleback College (2020-22)
Spent three seasons at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. … Played center field and shortstop… Had a career batting average of .349, driving in 37 runs with three home runs… Was named to the Orange Empire Conference's first team in 2022
High School
Attended Capistrano Valley High School… Played every position but catcher… Won the C1F division one southern section baseball championship… Named MVP of the South Coast League and team MVP in 2019… Also played football and was a first-team kicker
Personal
Full name is Lance Robert Gardiner… Born on Jan. 13, 2001… Son of Roxanne and Mark Gardiner… Younger brother to Josh and Brandon… Brandon played baseball at Redlands University… Majoring in political science and public administration
Appeared in 30 games, primarily as a defensive sub... Showed defensive versatility with appearances at second base, third base, shortstop, left field and right field... Recorded two runs, two walks, one hit-by-pitch, one sac fly, one sac bunt and one RBI in six at-bats
Junior (2023)
Played in 31 games with 19 starts, 69 at-bats, a .304 slugging percentage and a .188 batting average … Hammered first career homer as a Trojan on Feb. 25 against Stony Brook – finished the game going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI … Ranked fifth for Troy in assists (52) and double plays fielded (12) … Fielded 94.1 percent of plays with 34 putouts … Went 3-for-5 against Columbia with five RBIs
Saddleback College (2020-22)
Spent three seasons at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, Calif. … Played center field and shortstop… Had a career batting average of .349, driving in 37 runs with three home runs… Was named to the Orange Empire Conference's first team in 2022
High School
Attended Capistrano Valley High School… Played every position but catcher… Won the C1F division one southern section baseball championship… Named MVP of the South Coast League and team MVP in 2019… Also played football and was a first-team kicker
Personal
Full name is Lance Robert Gardiner… Born on Jan. 13, 2001… Son of Roxanne and Mark Gardiner… Younger brother to Josh and Brandon… Brandon played baseball at Redlands University… Majoring in political science and public administration
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