East Texas Baptist University Athletics

AWARDS

• ABCA All-American 1st Team (2023)
• D3baseball.com All-American 1st Team (2023)
• NCAA Division III National Championship All-Tournament Team (2023)
• ASC Player of the Year (2023)
• ASC All-Tournament (2023)
• ASC Hitter of the Week (Mar. 22, 28, 2023)
• All-ASC 1st Team (2023)
• ABCA All-Region 1st Team (2023)
• D3baseball.com All-Region 1st Team (2023)

ETBU SINGLE SEASON RECORDS IN 2023

• Home Runs (24) - broke record held since 1977
• Total Bases (170)
• Runs Scored (70)
• Hitting Streak (26 games)

Career Highs

Hitting

• At-Bats: 5, 7 times; last vs. Salisbury (6/2/2023) 
• Hits: 3, 5 times; last vs. Centenary (2/6/22)
• Doubles: 1, 14 times; last vs, La Verne (5/27/2023)
• Triples: 1, 6 times; last vs.Lynchburg (6/5/2023)
• Home Runs: 2, 2 times; last vs Concordia (5/5/2023)
• Runs Scored: 4, 1 time; last vs. Salisbury (6/4/2023)
• RBI: 5, 1 time; last vs. Salisbury (6/4/2023) 
• Stolen Bases: 2 at Ozarks (2/19/22)
• Hitting Streak: 26 (3/7/2023 - 4/28/2023)

• Appeared in 2 games with 2 starts 
• Batted .750 average
• Recorded 3 hits
• Scored 2 runs
• Notched 1 double 

• Appeared in 57 games with 57 starts 
• Batted .409 during the season 
• Recorded 79 hits 
• Scored 70 runs 
• Drove in 63 RBIs
• Homered 24 times 
• Notched 13 doubles 
• Recorded 3 triples
• Stole 11 bases 
• Finished 2nd in NCAA in home runs and total bases
• Finished 6th in NCAA in runs scored
• Finished 7th in NCAA in home runs per game (.42)
• Finished 8th in NCAA slugging percentage (.881)
• Played in every single game

• Appeared in 27 games with 19 starts
• Batted .271 during the season.
• Recorded 19 hits, including 3 at Centenary (2/6/22)
• Scored 17 runs
• Drove in 18 RBIs, including a Grand Slam vs UT Dallas (5/12/22) 
• Homered 4 times
• Notched 2 doubles
• Recorded 3 triples
• Stole 5 bases

• 1st Team All-Academic
• 2nd Team All-District

• Born November 1, 2002
• Son of Stephen and Deborah Lea
• Majoring in Business Administration

• SPORTS TEAM: Houston Astros
• PERSON: Parents
• VACATION PLACE: Horseshoe Bay Resort
• NUMBER: 22
• MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE: Parents
• SPORTS MOVIE: The Natural
• MUSIC GROUP: Coldplay
• ACTOR/ACTRESS: Matthew McConaughey
• ATHLETE: Jose Altuve
• FOOD: Burger