2014: Started all 54 games (51 at shortstop, three at third base)… Posted a seven-game hitting streak, third-longest on the team… Drove in two RBI against Savannah State (2/15), Wofford (2/23) and Longwood (2/27)… Tallied a season-high three-hits against Fordham (2/22)… Led the team with 149 assists… Registered seven assists against Winthrop (4/11) and six against Winthrop (4/13) and Longwood (4/26)… Went 10 games without a strikeout… Drove in an RBI in six straight games against Coastal Carolina (4/19), Wofford (4/23), Longwood and Charleston Southern (5/2).
2013: Played in and started 55 games… Posted a .272 batting average with 56 hits, both fourth-most on the team… Struck out only 18 times, fewest among Blue Hose starters… Ranked third on the team in multiple-hit games (17) and held the second-longest hitting streak of the season, at 11 games… Racked up 116 assists in the infield, primarily at third base… Went 4-for-5 against UNC Asheville (4/14)… Drove in two RBI in back-to-back games against Charlotte (3/26) and Furman (3/28)… Only struck out twice in the first 19 games of the season, including a 10-game K-less streak… Tallied a season-high six assists against Winthrop (3/23)… Put together a 10-game hitting streak shortly before an 11-game run, resulting in hitting safely in 21 out of 23 games between March 18 and April 27.
2012: Started 53 games, appearing in 51 at third base... Tallied a .311 batting average, tied for second on the squad, and hit .325 in Big South Conference play... Picked up his first two RBI against No. 11 Georgia (2/18)... Tallied multiple hits in 15 games and no Blue Hose hit three times in one game as often as Lizanich (nine games)... Picked up three hits in games against Mercer (2/26), Liberty (3/18), High Point (4/15) and Furman (4/25)... Nearly one-third of his RBI came with two outs... Drove in two RBI against No. 13 UCF (5/6)... Advanced runners at a .519 clip (55-for-106) and hit .333 with two outs (21-for-63)... Registered six assists in games against UNC Greensboro (4/6) and Duke (5/15)... Posted a .972 fielding percentage as a freshman third baseman.
High School: Played at Riverside High School for coach Mark Kish… Awarded All-Region Honors his sophomore and senior years, and received Academic All-Region honors his senior year… 2011 Big League World Series Champion… Played on two summer ball teams, the Upstate Mavericks coached by Chris Nall and the Big League District 7 coached by Jeff Young.
Personal: Son of Pamela and Gary Lizanich, also has one younger sister, Jenna… He was born in Dearborn, Michigan on June 2, 1993 but originally from Greer, SC… Majoring in Biology.
