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REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE YEAR: 2009
Played in 40 games, starting 22 times and appearing often as the team's primary pinch-runner ... hit .345 in his limited action, knocking six doubles and a triple ... scored 19 runs and drove in 11 while stealing five bases ... went 2-for-4 against Bowling Green (3/14) and scored three runs ... had a 2-for-3 day against CCSU (3/21) with an RBI ... went 1-for-1 and scored IU's only run against Louisville (4/7) ... went 2-for-5 with a run and a steal against Valpo (4/8) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a fly ball that was caught at the wall in the finale against Penn State (4/18) ... matched a school record, going 5-for-5 against Western Illinois (4/29), scoring three runs ... went 3-for-6 with two runs and two RBI against Minnesota at the Big Ten Tournament (5/21) ... in the championship game, went 1-for-4 and scored three runs.
REDSHIRT YEAR: 2008
Appeared in four games and scored a run before an injury ended his season.
FRESHMAN YEAR: 2007
Appeared in 35 games and started 22 in his debut season ... hit .190 for the season with a .320 on-base percentage, 12 runs, four RBIs and seven stolen bases ... in his college debut, went 1-for-4 with an RBI single and a run scored against Southern Mississippi (2/23) ... scored the game-winning run against Northwestern (4/9) ... had his first-career multi-hit game against Ohio State (4/20), going 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI ... followed that up with a 2-for-5 outing against the Buckeyes in the series finale (4/22).
PREP/PERSONAL
Played baseball under Toby Cotes at Pontiac ... was a three-time all-state selection by the Chicago Tribune to go along with all-conference honors in each season ... named his team MVP in both his sophomore and senior seasons ... as a sophomore, was an all-state selection by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association ... pieced together a 31-game hitting streak in his career ... earned seven letters in baseball and football as a high school athlete ... has one brother, Neil ... parents are Don and Linda Lambert.
Birthdate: Feb. 4, 1988
Major: Sport marketing and management
