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Anna Lonchar Season 2023

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PositionC/3B
YearFifth Year
HometownBristow, Va.
Previous SchoolUMBC
Major: Graduate Certificate in Leadership, Change Management, and Negotiation & Graduate Certificate in Human Resources
Club Team: Fauquier Freeze
2023 / AS A FIFTH YEAR
  • Appeared in 43 games, with 33 starts
  • Ended the season with a .419 OB%
  • Recorded 12 putouts against NC State (4/12) and produced 126 putouts for the season
  • Achieved two hits against Louisville (2/26) with a total of 13 for the season
  • Secured two homeruns in the season against NC State (2/18) and (2/19)
  • Earned four doubles in the season against NC State (2/18) and (2/19), UCF (2/25) and Indiana State (3/21)
  • Notched season-high of 12 putouts and 12 catches against NC State (2/18)
  • Registered one homerun, one double, two RBI, and one run in a single game against NC State (2/19)
  • Finished the season with 147 catches, 126 putouts and 18 assists
2022 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR AT UMBC
  • Recorded a .296 batting average on the season
  • Ended her senior campaign with  
  • Recorded two doubles vs. Georgetown (2/27)
  • Crushed a home run vs. UAlbany (5/14)
  • Scored a pair of runs vs. Quinnipiac (3/20)
2021 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT UMBC
  • Started all 30 games she appeared in, mostly at catcher
  • Had a .996 fielding percentage for the season
  • Hit-by-pitch team-high six times and is program's all-time leader in the category (24)
  • Went 2-for-2 with a double, three RBI, a run scored and a walk in a victory over Maine (5/1)
2020 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT UMBC
  • Played in all 14 games, finishing with one home run and five RBI
  • Hit eventual game-winning two-run homer against Seton Hall on February 22
  • Later that night she went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Iona
  • Had a double and a stolen base against Coppin State on March 4
  • Spent time in the field at catcher and third base, finishing with a 1.000% fielding percentage in 114 chances
2019 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT UMBC
  • Appeared in 54 games with 52 starts, primarily at catcher
  • America East All-Rookie Team
  • Tied for team lead in home runs (six)
  • Threw out ten runners attempting to steal
  • Recorded seven multi-hit games
  • Hit walk-off, two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth against Delaware State (4/13)
  • Tops on team and conference with 10 hit-by-pitches, and her 15 career hit-by-pitches are second most all-time
  • Her 368 putouts were the seventh most in a single season in UMBC history
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN AT UMBC
  • Played in 12 games and accumulated 29 at-bats before sustaining a season-ending injury
  • Tallied five hits, including two doubles and a triple
  • Finished with three RBI, walked twice and scored a run
Lonchar on her style of play: "I am calm and even-keeled through the game's highs and lows. I communicate effectively on the field and in the dugout while doing whatever the team needs me to do in the moment."
De Oliveira on Lonchar: "Anna has competed in postseason for three of her four collegiate years. She has high expectations and will help our team compete at a championship level."