Vahn Lackey Named ACC Player of the WeekVahn Lackey Named ACC Player of the Week
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Vahn Lackey Named ACC Player of the Week

Lackey earns his first career ACC weekly honor after record setting week

THE FLATS – Junior Vahn Lackey (Suwanee, Ga. / Collins Hill HS) has been named the ACC Player of the Week the Atlantic Coast Conference office announced today. Lackey made Georgia Tech history this week, playing all eight positions and finishing a single shy of the cycle in a midweek game against West Georgia before leading the Yellow Jackets to a series victory at No. 8 Clemson.

Lackey slashed .600 avg / .667 OBP / 1.467 slug over four games this past week, leading the way for the best offense in college baseball. He hit six extra base hits, including three home runs, driving in five runs and coming around to score seven times. Lackey becomes the first Yellow Jacket this season to be named player of the week, earning the honor for the first time in his career.

 

 

 

He became the first play in Georgia Tech baseball recorded history to play all eight defensive positions in the same game and finished one hit away from the cycle twice this week, also coming a triple shy of the cycle in Thursday’s 10-0 (7) win at No. 8 Clemson. He is in the midst of a 30-game on-base streak dating back to last season, the longest of his career.

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Lackey is having a breakout season, leading the team in batting average (.479), OBP (.602), slugging percentage (.972), OPS (1.574), RBI (31), hits (31), home runs (9), walks (20) and stolen bases (7-for-7). He is the only player in the nation with at least 30 hits (34), 30 RBI (31) and a batting average over .450 this year.

Lackey and the rest of the No. 3-ranked Yellow Jackets are taking on No. 4/5 Auburn tomorrow in the first Top 5 ranked matchup of the series’ 249 game history. First pitch is set for 5 pm (ET) from Plainsman Park and will be streamed live on SEC Network Plus.

Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.

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