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.
Vahn Lackey meets with the media after his historic night at Mac Nease Baseball Park.
8 defensive positions played
3-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 RBI and 2 R#StingEm🐝 x #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/DiAjvQAMDS— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 11, 2026
One of the most complete players in the 2026 #MLBDraft, Vahn Lackey (@LackeyVahn) is hitting .467 with seven homers and twice as many walks (18) as strikeouts (9).
The @GTBaseball catcher is now trending into top 10-15 overall pick territory 📈
🔗 https://t.co/23WhixObP4 pic.twitter.com/qi4DqvyRHP
— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) March 12, 2026
Vahn Lackey hit 10 HR in the first 96 games of his college career.
His 9th HR of 2026 comes in GT’s 19th game of the season. The top catching prospect in this upcoming draft is on a heater, and shows zero signs of slowing down.pic.twitter.com/JkTr93sXVT
— Tobey Schulman (@tschulmanreport) March 14, 2026
Vahn Lackey is making noise 🔥
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— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) March 14, 2026
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.
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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