Lance McClain

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
	High School: South Doyle

	Last College: Walters State C.C.
	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170
	Position: LHP
	Experience: 1L
	B/T: R/L

2007 - SOPHOMORE
First-year Vol ranked third on the team with six wins and 13 games started while sharing time between Tennessee's rotation and the bullpen ... Fashioned a 6-5 record with a 4.64 ERA while allowing 54 runs (43 earned) on 94 hits with 40 walks and 39 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings ... In SEC play, he went 1-3 with a 6.23 ERA ... Was shaky in his first outing as a Vol, giving up nine runs in one full inning at No. 13 Florida State Feb. 4 ... Bounced back from the FSU loss with a shining home debut vs. Eastern Michigan Feb. 11, during which he allowed one run on seven hits through eight innings while improving to 1-1 on the year ... Worked 1 1/3 innings of relief Feb. 18 vs. Bethune-Cookman and took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits ... Improved to 2-2 on the year after allowing two hits in four shutout innings of work vs. IPFW Feb. 24 (G2) ... Logged his third win of the year March 4 vs. Illinois-Chicago by allowing two runs on six hits through seven full innings ... Worked four full relief innings March 11 vs. Siena and also threw three innings out of the bullpen against Morehead State March 14 ... Earned the win out of the bullpen March 20 vs. Wright State after giving up two runs on five hits with five strikeouts in six solid innings ... Earned his first career SEC win after throwing five strong innings of relief March 25 vs. Georgia, allowing no earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts ... Fell to 5-3 on the year after giving up five runs on four hits with five walks during a start against No. 7 Arkansas April 1 ... Started vs. ETSU April 4 and was touched for three runs (two earned) on four hits through 2 2/3 innings ... The game at No. 11 Kentucky April 8 marked his third start in eight days, and he suffered the hard-luck loss after allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits through 6 2/3 solid innings ... Started against Lincoln Memorial April 18 and allowed four runs that were all unearned through 3 2/3 innings to log a no-decision ... Posted another no-decision start April 22 at No. 1 Vanderbilt, giving up five runs in 2 2/3 innings ... Started at Wofford April 25 and pitched five shutout innings of one-hit ball with one walk and a pair of strikeouts ... Suffered a loss against No. 13 Ole Miss on May 6 after starting and giving up three runs (two earned) on three hits through three innings ... Played left field during the final inning of UT's victory over Tennessee Temple May 8 ... Allowed one run on one hit in 2 2/3 innings of relief vs. No. 7 South Carolina May 13 ... Recorded his sixth win May 15 vs. Tennessee Tech after starting and surrendering two runs through four innings with four strikeouts ... Worked four innings out of the bullpen during UT's loss at Florida May 18 ... His final appearance of the season was arguably his most impressive, as he worked a career-high 7 2/3 innings out of the bullpen against Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament May 24, allowing one run on six hits with three Ks ... Opponents hit .282 against him on the year, with left-handers batting .319 and right-handers hitting .268.

WALTERS STATE C.C.
2006 - FRESHMAN
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 24th round of the 2006 MLB draft (718th overall pick) ... Member of the 2006 Walters State squad that went 61-8 and won the Junior College National Championship and also won the TJCCAA Tournament Championship, the Region VII Championship and the East Central District Championship ... Earned second-team All-Tennesssee Baseball Report/TJCCAA honors.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from South Doyle High School in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Was a four-year letterwinner for the Cherokees and garnered All-District honors as a senior in 2005 ... Recipient of the Billy K. Nicely Memorial Scholarship.

PERSONAL
Full name is Robert Lance McClain ... Born March 26, 1987, in Knoxville, Tenn. ... Son of Scott and Rhonda McClain ... Academic major: Arts & sciences.