Vicky Lattanzio

Position:
UT
Height:
5-5
B/T:
L/L
Class:
Senior
Major:
Marketing
Hometown:
Fishkill, N.Y.
High School:
John Jay

Why Lehigh? “Lehigh provides a great balance between academics and athletics. The softball program has been very successful and is led by a tremendous coaching staff. Perfect size and beautiful campus.”

On Coach Troyan: “He is a great family-man who cares a lot about the program, the players, and the rest of the coaching staff. He’s very approachable and a coach that softball players should feel honored to play for.”

As a senior: Became four-time All-Patriot League selection with first team honor at first base... started 54 games, making 47 starts at first base and seven at designated player... led team with six home runs... named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after setting tournament record with nine RBIs... drove in all five runs, including go-ahead two-run home run versus Army (5/12)... went 5-for-12 with three extra base hits... named Patriot League Player of the Week on March 28 after going 4-for-10 with three home runs and nine RBIs in series sweep of Boston U. ... walk-off single in seventh inning to defeat Ball State in second game of the season... went 3-for-5 with a run scored in game one at Colgate (5/6)... homered twice and drove in five versus Boston U. (3/25)... led team with 10 hit-by-pitches and was only Mountain Hawk to reach base at UCLA in NCAA Tournament opener... 13 of her 30 RBIs came in first four games versus Boston U.... threw 6.1 innings in the pitcher’s circle with 4.42 ERA... candidate for the Senior CLASS Award... recipient of Mary O’Hurley Award as Lehigh’s top graduating female athlete in terms of leadership… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

As a junior: First team All-Patriot League designated player... led Mountain Hawks with 37 RBIs... second in doubles (14) and walks (31)... hit-by-pitch nine times... six doubles and nine RBIs in Patriot League games... 2-for-2 as a pinch hitter... had eight multi-hit games... went 2-for-3 with two doubles and four RBI versus Maine (3/16)... three-run home run against Charlotte (3/5)... pitched in nine games, going 1-0 with 2.95 ERA over 21.1 innings... combined with Christine Campbell to shut out Albany (3/6)... beat UMBC in only start of season (4/23)... three RBIs and a scoreless inning of relief in win over Holy Cross (5/7)… went 3-for-9 with RBI double and threw 2.1 scoreless innings in Patriot League Tournament… named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

As a sophomore: Second team All-Patriot League designated player... started 43 games, seeing time at DP and first base... also pitched in three games, making one start... leads team with 21 walks... went 3-for-3 with three RBI in win over Boston U. (4/1)... go-ahead solo home run vs. Green Bay (3/13)... had two two-run home runs in extra innings... earned win in pitcher’s circle vs. Niagara (3/9), teaming with Christine Campbell on five-hitter.

As a freshman: First team All-Patriot League... appeared in 47 games, making 44 starts... saw time at designated player and first base before settling in to right field... used late season-surge to raise average to .315... finished second on the Mountain Hawks with 29 RBI... batted .360 with eight doubles and 16 RBI in league games...went 4-for-7 with the bases loaded... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after going 4-for-10 with seven RBI in three games at Army... hit first career home run at Rider (4/2)… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

In high school: Poughkeepsie Journal Player of the Year as a senior… four-time All-League/All-Section Award… batted .407 with nine home runs and 25 RBI as cleanup hitter as a senior… went 16-4 with 1.90 ERA and 116 strikeouts in the pitcher’s circle in senior season…second team All-State in 2012… third team All-State in 2013… played travel ball for N.J. Intensity Gold… also earned two letters in volleyball… High honor roll student… member of National Honor Society, Business Honor Society and FBLA.

Personal: Daughter of Anthony and Pamela Lattanzio… brothers Michael (26) and Christopher (24).

CAREER STATISTICS

Season	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB-ATT
2014	.315	47-44	124	16	39	10	3	1	29	15	11	0-0
2015	.291	46-43	127	17	37	6	3	3	20	21	16	0-0
2016	.323	50-48	127	15	41	14	0	1	37	31	15	0-1
2017	.276	54-54	145	20	40	8	0	6	30	20	17	0-0
Total	.300	197-189	523	68	157	38	6	11	116	87	59	0-1

Season	ERA	W-L	APP	GS	CG	ShO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2015	3.00	1-0	3	1	0	0/1	0	9.1	11	4	4	2	2
2016	2.95	1-0	9	1	1	0/1	0	21.1	22	12	9	6	8
2017	4.42	0-0	3	0	0	0/0	0	6.1	9	8	4	4	3
Total	3.22	2-0	15	2	1	0/2	0	37.0	42	24	17	12	13

Getting to Know Vicky
Major & Why: I am currently enrolled as undeclared in the College of Business and Economics. I plan to pursue whatever business field I share a passion for.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Intro to Business
Favorite Place on Campus: Linderman Library
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Musical Artist: Luke Bryan
Favorite Movie: She’s the Man
Favorite TV Show: Pretty Little Liars
Favorite Website: Twitter
Favorite Pro Team: Boston Red Sox
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: David Ortiz
Hobbies: Working out, Making Collages
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Italy
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Being able to play the guitar/piano/sing
Dream Job: Sports Marketing
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: Lucky #7
If I Didn't Play Softball, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Give back to any school or program that played a role in my success, donate to charity, and treat my family to a 14 day cruise.