NCBWA – Third baseman Landon Lucas added his name to a long list of UNC Pembroke baseball greats on Wednesday when the redshirt senior was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II All-American First Team.
 
Lucas becomes the program's first All-American First Team selection since Trey Jacobs in 2018.

The announcement marks the 38^th All-American honor over the last 19 seasons for the UNC Pembroke baseball program, with 18 different players being named to at least one publication's All-American team over that span. Lucas was joined by eight other Conference Carolinas student-athletes in Wednesday's announcement as well, with five accompanying Lucas on the First Team. 
 
Lucas finished the year with a .419 (88-for-210) batting average, 20 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs, and 76 RBI, becoming the first Brave to reach the 20 double-20 home run mark since Collins Cuthrell in 2015. The Blythewood, S.C. native tallied at least one hit in 45 of 50 games, and tallied 26 multi-hit games, 24 multi-RBI games, and three multi-home run games. Lucas was named Conference Carolinas Player of the Week in March after going 10-14 with three doubles, a home run, and eight RBI in the series sweep at Southern Wesleyan. Lucas finished regular-season play ranked in the top five in Division II in four categories, including second in hits and fifth in home runs and RBI.

Lucas exits Pembroke with a .369 batting average (134-for-363), 28 doubles, four triples, 30 home runs, and 131 RBI over his two years in the Black & Gold.