Lance Marvel

Position:
Outfield/Catcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 215
Class:
Senior
High School:
Arkansas HS

2010 SUN BELT ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

2010
Appeared in 38 games, started 29...Joined the starting lineup on April 4 at FIU in place of Brian Bowman at designated hitter...Two games later, in the Troy series opener, took over in left field for Alex Fuselier (injured throwing shoulder at Northwestern State)...Beginning with Troy opener, started 22 of the next 23 games in left field...Cajuns went 21-4 with him hitting fifth or sixth in lineup...His ascension to the starting lineup sparked the Cajuns' strong second half run as he posted at least one hit in 16 of 24 games started, scored 19 runs, collected 11 RBI and drew 11 walks (second-highest total on team)...In April and May, registered a hitting streak of at least three games five times...Posted three hits March 30 vs. Northwestern State for first multiple-hit game...Homered in the seventh in game two of FIU series to pull Cajuns into a 2-all tie and register his first Division I home run...Scored two runs one of which proved to be the winning run at Northwestern State on April 6...Had an outfield assist to end a Houston Baptist rally in the ninth on April 13...Turned in 2-for-3 performances in the first two games of the Middle Tennessee series...Registered one hit and one RBI in each game of the New Orleans series...Sacrifice fly in the ninth inning of series finale pulled UL into a tie and was followed by Alex Fuselier's game-winning hit...Tallied five hits and scored five runs during the Western Kentucky series.

Prior to Louisiana
Split his time between catching and playing the outfield with Texarkana College...Hit .347 with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 37 runs scored and 41 RBI in 2009...Helped lead the Bulldogs to the Region XIV East Conference title..Hit .370 with six home runs as a freshman.

High School
Rated the nation's 255th-best prep prospect by Baseball America...Attended Arkansas High School in Texarkana...Lettered four seasons in baseball; also lettered in football...Belted 10 home runs his senior season...Finished career with 16 homers...Earned All-Confernece honors in 2005 and 2006 and All-State honors in 2007... Named 2007 baseball MVP...Was an All-State football selection in 2007 and won the Football Fight Heart Award.

Personal
Full name is Lance Taylor Marvel...Born December 12, 1988, in Texarkana, Texas...Son of Scott and Vanessa Marvel...Has one brother, Aaron...Plans to play professional baseball and become a physical therapist.