LucasWitt

• 2012 No. 33 prospect in the Coastal Plains League
(Perfect Game)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2012)
• 2011 No. 15 prospect in the Coastal Plains League
(Perfect Game)
• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll (2011)
• 37th round selection in 2010 MLB Draft (Dodgers)

Outlook
Talented right-handed hitting outfielder has positioned himself for a starting spot at a corner outfield post … A tremendous athlete, was a star high school quarterback in high school, before spurning the Dodgers as a 37th round pick in 2010 to attend UK … Has been a part-time starter since arriving on campus and having a great fall practice season … Can play any outfield post with great speed, instincts and arm strength … Led UK in quality at bats during the fall … Plays aggressively on the diamond, running the bases, playing the field and at the plate … Has the ability to slow down the game in key situations as a clutch hitter … With his disciplined approach at the plate, profiles as a steady top-of-the-order bat in the lineup and as a defensive weapon in the outfield.

Summer
Had a good summer in two different leagues, starting in the Northwoods League before shifting back to Asheboro in the Coastal Plains League … Batted .264 (29-for-110) in 28 games, with four dobules, one triple, five RBI and six steals … Was perfect in the field and added three outfield assists.

2012
Part-time starter at a corner outfield post, playing in 27 games with 17 starts … Batted .319 (22-for-69) with 14 runs, one double and nine RBI, stealing 5-of-8 bases … Drew four walks and had a 4-8 walk-strikeout ratio … got plunked by four pitches and hung one sacrifice fly … Notched an outfield assist and has two in his last two years … Played in seven SEC games with three starts, batting .267 (4-for-15) with four runs and one steal … Hit .333 (18-for-54) in non-conference games, with a double and nine RBI … Batted .355 (11-for-31) in home games, with one double and six RBI … In eight road games, hit .292 (7-for-24) with two RBI … In games UK won, hit .375 (18-for-48) with 12 runs, one double, nine RBI and five steals … In 18 day games, hit .309 (17-for-55) with a double and eight RBI … In nine night games, batted .357 (5-for-14) … Had four multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game … Ran up a five-game hitting streak and reached safely in eight straight games … Made 17 starts in leftfield … Hit No. 6 (once), No. 7 (11 times) and No. 8 (five times) … Batted .382 (13-for-34) with runners on base, .421 (8-for-19) with runners in scoring position, .350 (7-for-20) with two outs … Had five two-out RBI … In his 10 games off the bench, hit .500 (4-for-8) with three RBI … Had a bunt single … Started the first five games of the year, with an RBI in each game … Went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the season opener … Had a 3-for-4 game with a steal vs. Eastern Michigan … Went 1-for-4 with an RBI at USC Upstate … Collected hits vs. Buffalo … Had a two-RBI hit off the bench vs. UIC … Went 2-for-2 with a walk and a steal in a start vs. Western Kentucky … Made a highlight reel catch with a fully-extended grab at the foul line in a start at No. 18 Georgia … Went 1-for-4 in a start vs. No. 21 Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament … Started the 21-inning game vs. No. 25 Kent State, going 0-for-6 in leftfield, before left-handed hitter Cameron Flynn pinch hit for him in the extra innings … Played in the Coastal Plains League for Asheboro during the summer … Saw action in 26 games – all starts – batting .295 (33-for-112) with four doubles, two triples, two homers and 11 RBI … Totaled a .420 slugging and a .322 on-base percentage … Stole 3-of-6 bases and added one outfield assist.

2011
Was the story of fall practice entering his freshman season, before battling minor injuries throughout the year as a part-time starter in the outfield, starting in centerfield on opening day … Appeared in 30 games with 24 starts in the outfield … Hit .253 (19-for-75) with four doubles, seven RBI and a 12-14 walk-strikeout ratio … Stole 3-of-3 bases while battling a hip injury … Hit .250 (14-for-56) with three doubles and four RBI in 21 games and 17 starts in SEC play … Collected five multiple-hit games and had a stretch of reaching base safely in seven consecutive games … Made seven starts and played in nine non-league games, batting .263 (5-for-19) with one double and three RBI … Hit .250 in 12 games at Cliff Hagan Stadium, with two doubles and three RBI … In 16 road games and 12 starts on the road, hit .279 (12-for-43) with two doubles and four RBI … Made 17 starts in day games, with a .302 average (16-for-53) with four doubles and six RBI … Started in centerfield 15 times and in rightfield nine times … Hit leadoff five times, No. 6 and No. 7 once each, No. 8 nine times and No. 9 (eight times) … Led the team with four outfield assists … Started on opening day vs. No. 20 College of Charleston, going 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk … Started UK’s home opener vs. Eastern Michigan, going 1-for-3, before suffering an injury in the next game vs. Eastern Michigan on March 15, missing the next 22 days … Return to action vs. Niagara and Murray State but missed the following 10 days due to injury … Collected a career-high two hits in two road games at Alabama and one road game at South Carolina … Finished the year on a six-game hitting streak.

High School
One of the top prospects in the state … A first-team all-state honoree as a senior and a second-team honoree as a junior … Four-year letterwinner for coach Keith Galloway at Lexington Christian Academy … Owns school records for hits and triples … In 2009, batted .377 with eight doubles, four homers and 20 RBI, stealing 13 bases … As a sophomore hit .378 with 22 runs scored, four doubles, nine RBI and nine stolen bags … In 2007, hit .417 with 14 runs, two doubles, five RBI and five stolen bases … Star quarterback, named All-District Player of the Year as sophomore, throwing over 100 touchdown passes in his four-year career … Holds school records in completions, attempts, passing yards, quarterback rushing yards, quarterback rating and starting games as a quarterback … All-State quarterback in 2008 and 2009 … A U.S. Army Football All-American nominee … Led team to state runner-up finish in football as a sophomore … Baseball team won All-A State Championship in 2009.

Personal
Full name is Lucas Austin Witt … Born Sept. 26, 1991 … Son of Elmer Witt and Kathy Witt … Has an older sister, Morgan (23)… Sister, Morgan cheered at Kentucky.