2026-27 Baseball Roster
Roster
Lucas Laukkanen
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nanaimo, BC
2026 (SOPHOMORE) – CLOUD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Earned First Team All-KJCCC West Division honors following a breakout sophomore campaign … Started at shortstop for the Thunderbirds … Hit .371 (66-for-178) with a .487 on-base percentage and .775 slugging percentage, producing a 1.262 OPS … Scored 71 runs while driving in 67 … Collected 14 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs among his 66 hits … Finished with 34 extra-base hits and 138 total bases … Drew 28 walks and was hit by 16 pitches … Stole 32 bases while being caught three times … Helped anchor the Cloud County infield before signing with USC Upstate.
2025 (FRESHMAN) – CLOUD COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Appeared in 52 games during his first collegiate season … Hit .317 (46-for-145) with a .468 on-base percentage and .579 slugging percentage for a 1.047 OPS … Scored 38 runs and drove in 38 … Recorded six doubles, one triple and 10 home runs … Drew 30 walks while being hit by 13 pitches … Finished second on the team in home runs … Totaled 84 bases and 17 extra-base hits during the season.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Native of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada … Developed as a middle infielder before beginning his collegiate career at Cloud County Community College … Became the Thunderbirds’ starting shortstop during his two seasons with the program
