RIO GRANDE VALLEY – Senior
Steven Lancia of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) baseball team is being honored as one of the top 13 catchers in the nation as a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award, given annually to the best catcher in NCAA Division I.
Three finalists will be announced on June 5. The winner will be announced on June 26.
This is the first time UTRGV has had a catcher named as a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award.
An All-Southland Conference First Team and defensive team honoree, Lancia ranks third in the NCAA in caught stealing percentage at 44.19% (19 out of 43). He also sports a .990 fielding percentage, having helped turn three doubles plays.
Offensively, Lancia is hitting .335/.436/.506 with five home runs, 11 doubles, two triples, 45 RBI, 41 runs scored and four stolen bases in 48 games, including 46 starts at catcher.
Lancia is leaving his mark on the program, as for his career, Lancia ranks third in putouts (1,157), eighth in RBI (114) and hits (190), and tied for 16
th in home runs (16).
2025 Buster Posey Award Semifinalists
Name, School
Caden Bodine, Coastal Carolina
Jack Collins, Cal Poly
Rylan Galvan, Texas
Adonys Guzman, Arizona
Luke Heyman, Florida
Grant Jay, Dallas Baptist
Vahn Lackey, Georgia Tech
Steven Lancia, UTRGV
Jack Quinlan, Army
Luke Stevenson, North Carolina
Justin Stransky, Fresno State
Carson Tinney, Notre Dame
Wilson Weber, Oregon State
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