Durham Earns Second-Team Big East Honors, Sets Cincy AVG Record

Junior Lance Durham Break Two Cincinnati Bearcat's Single-Season Records

Junior  outfielder/first basemen Lance Durham (Cincinnati), who has been rumored to be drafted higher than the 15th round in this year’s MLB Draft, will be playing for the Glens Falls Golden Eagles this season. Currently, Durham leads all Bearcats’ batters with 23 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit games and is riding a six-game hit streak. In his six-game hit streak, Durham is batting .375 with five runs scored, six RBI and three walks.

He’s also second on the team with seven multi-RBI games and his 15-game hit streak is better than any Bearcat this season. Splitting his time between the outfield, first base, and at designated hitter this season, Durham’s played in all 57 Bearcat games this season. Durham leads the Bearcats in batting average (.437), hits (99), and on-base percentage (.509). He ranks second on the team in runs scored (45), doubles (18), homeruns (9), RBI (53), walks (35), and total bases (146).

Durham earned second-team all Big East honors this season, in this his first with the Bearcats. His batting average tops all other Big East hitters, as does his hits. His .508 on-base percentage is second-best in the conference. His game-winning RBI single clinch the Bearcats the eighth and final spot in the Big East tournament and moved him ahead of current Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis as Cincinnati’s single-season hits leader.

by Eric Rushia