Methodist University Athletics

2015: Saw action in 39 games, starting all but one, as a catcher and designated hitter... was second on the team with a .376 batting average, tallying 50 hits, including team-highs in doubles (15), home runs (3) and RBI (40)... was an All-USA South First Team selection as a designated hitter... was a Second Team All-South Region selection by the ABCA... earned the USA South Baseball Player of the Week title on Mar. 16 after going a combined 7-for-11 (.636) with four RBI, two runs scored, one double and three walks as the Monarchs posted a 3-0 record.

2014: Appeared in 34 games, including 27 starts, as a catcher, outfielder and designated hitter … batted .272 with five doubles, a home run and 13 RBI while scoring 19 runs … was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs in an 11-4 win at Guilford ... hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in 9-6 loss at Ferrum … was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs in 13-5 win against Greensboro ... went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI in the nightcap of a doubleheader with Huntingdon on April 18.

2013: Played in 30 games, including 23 starts … hit .221 with a pair of doubles and eight RBI ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-4 win over N.C. Wesleyan ... had two hits in three at-bats with a walk, a double, and one run scored as MU fell to N.C. Wesleyan, 4-1 ... was 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI in 14-7 win at Virginia Wesleyan.

High School: A 2012 graduate of Dixie M. Hollins where he earned four letters in baseball.

Personal: Parents are Ray Lanners and Vickey Beum.