University of Toledo Athletics

Toledo & Summer League Highlights
2011 second-team All-MAC selection ... Started 103 of 133 career games at Toledo ... Recorded 23 multi-hit efforts ... 2012 College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC second-team honoree ... Played last three summers for Stark County Terriers in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... Batted .375 (45-for-120) with 29 runs scored, 11 two-base hits, six round-trippers and league-best 31 RBI in 40 contents in 2011 ... Picked as No. 17 prospect in league ... Tied for GLSCL lead in home runs and finished second in batting average, tied for fourth in doubles, tied for sixth in runs scored and tied for ninth in hits, en route to being named the league Player of the Year ... Hit .571 (4-for-7) with two runs scored, one home run and two RBI in final two games of 2010 Blue-Gold Series ... Played with teammate Cody Umbright in 2010 ... Tallied team-high 10 doubles, squad-best four home runs and league-high 29 RBI, garnering all-star recognition ... Played with teammates Dan Sherwood and Joe Corfman in 2009 ... Batted .203 (12-for-59) with eight runs scored and six RBI in 24 contests.

As a Senior (2012)
Started 55 games at first base ... Hit .271 (55-for-203) with 30 runs scored, 13 doubles, one triple, team-high seven home runs and 31 RBI ... In MAC play, batted .284 (27-for-95) with 15 runs scored, one home run and 11 RBI ... Ranked tied for seventh in MAC in home runs ... First on team in home runs, multi-RBI games (9) and walks (32), second in runs scored, total bases (91), slugging percentage (.448) and two-base hits, tied for second in sacrifice flies (4), third in hits, RBI and on-base percentage (.369) and fifth in batting average ... Hit safely in 39 contests, including 11 multi-hit and team-high nine multi-RBI efforts ... Hit safely in 14 of final 15 games, batting squad-best .362 (21-for-58) with 11 runs scored and seven RBI during this stretch (April 29-May 24) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Eastern Michigan in regular-season finale (May 19) ... Clubbed squad-best seventh roundtripper at Ohio State (May 15) ... Hit career-best 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI at Bowling Green on Saturday (May 12) ... Belted team-best sixth home run and hit 2-for-5 at Michigan State (May 9) ... Batted team-high .455 (5-for-11) in Buffalo series, posting pair of multi-hit efforts (May 4-6) ... Finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI at Northern Illinois in series opener (April 20) ... Crushed team-high fourth home run at Michigan and finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI (April 11) ... Went 2-for-3 with one run scored and two RBI vs. Marist in Chanticleer Classic (March 11) ... Hit grand slam at Coastal Carolina (March 7) ... Finished 2-for-5 with one run scored and three RBI at Charlotte on Saturday (Feb. 25) ... Went 3-for-5 with one run scored and two RBI at Western Kentucky in first contest of twinbill (Feb. 18).

As a Junior (2011)
Second-team All-MAC honoree ... Appeared in 44 games, making 40 starts (28 at designated hitter, 11 in right field, one in left field) ... Hit .288 with 26 runs scored, eight doubles, one triple, team-high seven home runs and squad-best 31 RBI ... In MAC play, batted .296 with 15 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, team-high five home runs and squad-best 20 RBI ... Ranked seventh in MAC in home runs ... First on team in round trippers, RBI and slugging percentage (.500), second in walks (19), third in batting average, on-base percentage (.375) and total bases (73) and tied for third in two-base hits ... Hit safely in 30 contests, including 11 multi-hit and five multi-RBI efforts ... Hit three-run round tripper and went 2-for-3 with two run scored and three RBI vs. Central Michigan in consolation round of MAC Tournament (May 26) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Eastern Michigan on Saturday (May 14) ... Blasted career-high two home runs and tied collegiate-best with five RBI at Central Michigan in series opener (May 6) ... Hit three-run round tripper of season and finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and career-high five RBI vs. Western Michigan in series opener (April 29) ... Belted three-run home run at Cleveland State (April 26) ... Finished 2-for-5 with one run scored and one RBI at Northern Illinois in series finale (April 24) ... Belted first home run of season and hit 2-for-4 with four RBI vs. Buffalo in series finale (April 10) ... Went 2-for-3 with one RBI vs. Oakland in home opener (March 30) ... Batted team-high .455 (5-for-11) with two runs scored and pair of doubles in nationally ranked Louisville series, including 3-for-5 effort on Saturday (Feb. 25-27).

As a Sophomore (2010)
Appeared in 21 games, making six starts at designated hitter ... Hit .256 with eight runs scored, one home run and seven RBI ... In MAC play, batted .444 (4-for-9) with two runs scored and two RBI ... Hit safely in nine contests, including one multi-hit and one multi-RBI effort ... Hit safely in all three games in Buffalo series, including 2-for-4 effort with one run scored and two RBI in second game of doubleheader (April 10) ... Batted 1-for-2 with two runs scored and one RBI vs. Olivet College (April 6) ... Finished 1-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Oakland (March 24) ... Went 1-for-1 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Winthrop at Johnny Gill Memorial Tournament (March 12) ... Hit 1-for-1 with one run scored at nationally ranked Coastal Carolina in Caravelle Resort Invitational (March 5) ... Also appeared on the mound in three games in relief role ... Sported 3.86 ERA with no decisions ... Accumulated 2.1 innings of work, surrendering one run (one earned) on three hits with one strikeout ... Worked 1.0 scoreless frame with one strikeout vs. Albany at Caravelle Resort Invitational (March 7).

As a Freshman (2009)
Appeared in 13 games, making three starts ... Hit .350 with five runs scored, one home run and five RBI ... Finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI at Youngstown State, including first collegiate home run (May 12) ... Went 1-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI at Ball State in series opener (May 14) ... Hit 1-for-2 with one run scored in first career start vs. Western Michigan in series finale (May 3) ... Went 1-for-1 with one run scored and two RBI vs. Oakland (April 8) ... Collected first collegiate hit with a RBI single vs. Vermont in RussMatt Invitational (March 13).

High School
A 2008 graduate of Youngstown Ursuline High School ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball and two years in basketball ... Rated 53rd-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ...Three-time all-league selection ... Batted conference-best .655 with three home runs and .935 slugging percentage as a senior, earning Youngstown Class "B" Best Hitter Award ... Helped team to district title and named NABF Regional MVP ... Hit .532 with 29 RBI as a junior, leading squad to state semifinals ... Member of Division III state runner-up team as a sophomore ... Member of National Honor Society.

Personal
Born Mark Anthony Lapikas on Oct. 23, 1989 ... Parents are Gerry and Mary Lapikas ... Enjoys fishing ... Majoring in biology with concentration in pre-medical studies.

Lapikas' Personal Bests

Hits
4 at Bowling Green (May 12, 2012)
3 on five occasions
Runs
2 on 13 occasions
RBI
5 at Central Michigan (May 6, 2011)
5 vs. Western Michigan (April 29, 2011)
4 at Coastal Carolina (March 9, 2012)
4 vs. Buffalo (April 10, 2011)

Innings Pitched
1.0 vs. Oakland (March 24, 2010)
1.0 vs. Albany (March 7, 2010)
0.1 vs. Bradley (Feb. 27, 2010)
Strikeouts
1 vs. Albany (March 7, 2010)

Lapikas' Career Statistics