2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Lacy, Gabe

Jersey Number 22
Gabe Lacy
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gulfport, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Tennessee Tech
Bio
A member of the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester.
Tennessee Tech: Was a second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection at Tennessee Tech, where he played two seasons…Played in 56 games in 2022 in which he batted .329 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 63 RBI…Stole three bases…Appeared in 36 of Tech’s 47 games in 2021, making 28 starts at third base and one at second base…Hit .253 with 14 runs and 10 RBI on 25 hits…Tallied six doubles and four home runs with a .333 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage…Got plunked eight times to rank second on the team…Made just four errors at the hot corner…Got Golden Eagle debut with a run scored against Alabama State (Feb. 20)… Collected his first hit at Jacksonville State (Feb. 21)…Clubbed his first home run for Tech in the second game of a doubleheader at Austin Peay (Mar. 14)…Racked up a season-high three hits in the second tilt of a double dip with Belmont (Apr. 25)…Totaled a season-best two RBI three times… posted multiple hits seven times…Hit .438 over the final five games of the season.
(Jones College): Played in 17 games before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Slashed .370/.470/.556 with 20 hits, 11 runs, a double, three home runs, 13 RBI, and eight walks…Amassed season-highs of three hits against Illinois Central (Feb. 28) and again at Delgado (Mar. 3)…Blasted a pair of round-trippers with a season-high three RBI at Coastal Alabama-Brewton (Feb. 18)…Also drove in three runs in the season finale against Baton Rouge (Mar. 11)…Recorded multiple hits in seven games…Saw action in 49 games as a true freshman…Hit .318 with nine doubles, three home runs, 24 runs scored and 32 RBI…Fanned only 15 times in 184 plate appearances…Drew 17 walks…Had a .408 on-base percentage…Was a season-best 3-for-4 in an 11-3 win at Mississippi Delta (Apr. 13)…Registered four RBI in a 13-3 win at Northeast Mississippi (Mar. 23)…Led the team with 10 sacrifices, including five sacrifice flies and five sacrifice bunts…Drove in multiple runs in nine games…Tallied 11 multi-hit performances.
High School: Lacy lettered for head coach Jamie MacMahon at Gulfport High School…Named a Class 6A All-State First Team selection…Led the Admirals to a 28-6 record as a senior…Lost just 12 games during his prep career…As a senior, hit .414 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 38 RBI… led his team to the 2017 South State title… hit .300 with 13 doubles, five long balls, 23 RBI, a .413 on-base percentage and a .946 OPS.
Personal: Son of Marla and Guy Lacy… Born on September 30…Uncle, Trey Lacy, played baseball at Jones College from 2010-11 and Mississippi Valley State from 2012-13…Graduated in exercise science and physical wellness with a concentration in sports administration from Tennessee Tech and working on a Sports Management Masters degree at Southern Miss…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.
Tennessee Tech: Was a second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection at Tennessee Tech, where he played two seasons…Played in 56 games in 2022 in which he batted .329 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 63 RBI…Stole three bases…Appeared in 36 of Tech’s 47 games in 2021, making 28 starts at third base and one at second base…Hit .253 with 14 runs and 10 RBI on 25 hits…Tallied six doubles and four home runs with a .333 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage…Got plunked eight times to rank second on the team…Made just four errors at the hot corner…Got Golden Eagle debut with a run scored against Alabama State (Feb. 20)… Collected his first hit at Jacksonville State (Feb. 21)…Clubbed his first home run for Tech in the second game of a doubleheader at Austin Peay (Mar. 14)…Racked up a season-high three hits in the second tilt of a double dip with Belmont (Apr. 25)…Totaled a season-best two RBI three times… posted multiple hits seven times…Hit .438 over the final five games of the season.
(Jones College): Played in 17 games before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Slashed .370/.470/.556 with 20 hits, 11 runs, a double, three home runs, 13 RBI, and eight walks…Amassed season-highs of three hits against Illinois Central (Feb. 28) and again at Delgado (Mar. 3)…Blasted a pair of round-trippers with a season-high three RBI at Coastal Alabama-Brewton (Feb. 18)…Also drove in three runs in the season finale against Baton Rouge (Mar. 11)…Recorded multiple hits in seven games…Saw action in 49 games as a true freshman…Hit .318 with nine doubles, three home runs, 24 runs scored and 32 RBI…Fanned only 15 times in 184 plate appearances…Drew 17 walks…Had a .408 on-base percentage…Was a season-best 3-for-4 in an 11-3 win at Mississippi Delta (Apr. 13)…Registered four RBI in a 13-3 win at Northeast Mississippi (Mar. 23)…Led the team with 10 sacrifices, including five sacrifice flies and five sacrifice bunts…Drove in multiple runs in nine games…Tallied 11 multi-hit performances.
High School: Lacy lettered for head coach Jamie MacMahon at Gulfport High School…Named a Class 6A All-State First Team selection…Led the Admirals to a 28-6 record as a senior…Lost just 12 games during his prep career…As a senior, hit .414 with eight doubles, eight home runs and 38 RBI… led his team to the 2017 South State title… hit .300 with 13 doubles, five long balls, 23 RBI, a .413 on-base percentage and a .946 OPS.
Personal: Son of Marla and Guy Lacy… Born on September 30…Uncle, Trey Lacy, played baseball at Jones College from 2010-11 and Mississippi Valley State from 2012-13…Graduated in exercise science and physical wellness with a concentration in sports administration from Tennessee Tech and working on a Sports Management Masters degree at Southern Miss…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.
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