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Ethan Lanthier

Position RHP
B/T R/R
Class Jr.
Height 6-5
Weight 230
Hometown Northfield, Minn.
High School Northfield HS
Previous School St. Cloud State

 

SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

  • Innings pitched: 5.0, at Missouri Southern, Feb 3, 2023
  • Walks allowed: 6 [t-5th], at Nova Southeastern, Mar 10, 2023
  • Strikeouts: 8, at Sioux Falls, Apr 3, 2022
  • Batters faced: 18, at Nova Southeastern, Mar 10, 2023
  • Field chances: 2, West Virginia, Apr 06, 2024
  • Putouts: 1, Minnesota State, May 12, 2023 ; vs Illinois-Chicago, Feb 17, 2024
  • Assists: 2, West Virginia, Apr 06, 2024
  • Runners CS: 1, Augustana, Mar 25, 2023

JUNIOR – 2024

  • NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
  • No. 16 MLB Draft prospect for 2024 in the Big 12 by D1Baseball
  • No. 34 relief pitcher for 2024 by D1Baseball
  • No. 50 impact transfer for 2024 by D1Baseball
  • No. 51 MLB Draft prospect for 2024 in the Big 12 by Perfect Game
  • Transferred to Kansas with two years of eligibility remaining
  • Committed in July 2023

ST. CLOUD STATE – 2022-23

  • Spent two years in the St. Cloud State program
  • Cape Cod League All-Star in 2023
  • NCBWA Preseason All-Central Region in 2023
  • D2CCCA All-Region Second Team in 2022
  • All-NSIC First Team in 2022
  • Career: 7-2, 3.67 ERA, 68.2 IP, 39 BB, 92 SO, 2 SV in 29 appearances (six starts)
  • 2023: 1-2, 4.84 ERA, 35.1 IP, 22 BB, 44 SO, 1 SV in 14 appearances (four starts)
  • Helped the Huskies become 2023 NSIC Tournament Champions
  • 2022: 6-0, 2.43 ERA, 33.1 IP, 17 BB, 48 SO, 1 SV in 15 appearances (two starts)
  • Held opponents to a slash line of .138/.270/.207 as a freshman
  • Struck out multiple batters in 12 of 15 appearances and punched out three or more on 11 occasions

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Played three years of baseball at Northfield High School in Northfield, Minnesota
  • Earned Class AAA All-State honors as a senior
  • All-Big 9 Conference honoree
  • 2020-21 Northfield Men’s Athlete of the Year
  • As a senior worked 20.0 innings to a 1.05 ERA with 38 strikeouts
  • Tossed a 7-inning no-hitter
  • Hit .350 with a .400 on-base percentage while driving in 20
  • Hit .450 in legion ball during the 2021 summer
  • Played his club baseball with HTP
  • Also played two years of football at Northfield
  • Earned All-Section, All-Big 9 Conference and Team MVP honors in football

PERSONAL

  • Son of Ernie and Jenn Lanthier
  • Has one brother, Nathaniel
  • Picked Kansas over Kentucky, Texas A&M, Georgia and Nebraska
  • Teammates with John Nett at St. Cloud State in 2022 and 2023 and Thaniel Trumper in 2023 with the Harbor Hawks
  • Chose Kansas because, “It’s a good fit for me where I thought I could be a part of the first KU Team to make a run to Omaha in a long time.”