Deiten Lachance

Deiten Lachance rounds the bases after hitting a home run against UNC in game one of the CWS Championship Series

Position:
Catcher
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-5
Weight:
231
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Sherbrook, Quebec

2026: D1 Baseball All-America Third Team … Perfect Game All-America Third Team … ABCA Central All-Region Second Team … College World Series All-Tournament Team … NCAA Atlanta Regional Most Outstanding Player … NCAA Atlanta Regional All-Tournament Team … appeared in 65 games and started 64 splitting time between catcher and first base … batted .327 which was the second-highest mark on the team … led the Sooners in hits (81), home runs (18), RBI (69), total bases (151) and slugging percentage (.609) … 18 HR ranked tied for eighth for a single season in program history and 69 RBIs on the year ranked T-13th in program history … added 44 runs scored, 12 doubles and two triples … 29 walks and three hit-by-pitches helped him to a .396 on-base percentage … through the NCAA Tournament he tied for a team-high in home runs with six and RBIs with 18 while batting .300 for 18 hits … led the team with 25 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games … his 12-game hit streak earlier this season was the second longest of any Sooner on the year … recorded at least one RBI in eight of Oklahoma's 13 NCAA Tournament games … homered in each of his first two at-bats to bring in three runs in the first game of the CWS Finals vs. North Carolina (6/20) … hit a two-run home run in the Sooners’ opening game of the CWS vs. Alabama (6/13) … went 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI and one stolen base in the Sooners’ first win against Kansas (6/7) at the NCAA Lawrence Super Regional … went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs scored and a go-ahead grand slam against Georgia Tech (5/31) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional … after not hitting a homerun in his first 31 games played on the season, led the nation in home runs over his last 33 games with 18 … hit three home runs in one game against Tennessee (5/16), tying a program record and becoming the first Sooner to accomplish the feat since 2000 … hit the go-ahead grand slam in a comeback win at Vanderbilt (4/10) … hit first home run of the season at Vanderbilt (4/9) … had three RBIs in three straight games vs. Coppin State (2/20), vs. New Mexico State (2/16) and vs. TCU (2/15).

Prior to OU
A catcher from McLennan CC … selected as an NJCAA Second-Team All-American following his sophomore season … appeared in 66 games and recorded a .380 batting average and .704 slugging percentage with 65 runs, 21 home runs and 104 RBIs … hit .335 as a freshman, totaling 14 doubles, 10 home runs and 69 RBIs, earning First-Team All-Conference honors.

High School
Attended École secondaire De Mortagne High School in Quebec, Canada … recorded a .381 batting average with six home runs and 42 RBIs as a senior … coached by Marc Antoine Bérubé.

Personal
Son of Alain Lachance and Annie Grand Maison … has one sister, Maïté ... major is multidisciplinary studies.