3. C Deiten Lachance
Hometown: Sherbrooke, Que.
Born: Sherbrooke, Que.
Height/Weight: 6’ 5” 211 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R-R
School: University of Oklahoma.
Coach: Skip Johnson.
Previous Teams: McLennan Community College, Academy Baseball Canada, Quebec Expos.
Previous Coaches: Tyler Johnson, Marc-Antoine Berube, Maxime Hockhoussen and his dad.
Rankings: 199th on Baseball America’s top 300 ... 119th on Baseball America’s top 200 ... 264th on Perfect Game’s top 300 combined list.
2026 season with Oklahoma _ Batting .298 with 10 doubles, a triple, two homers and 31 RBIs ... Has an .840 OPS in 35 games ... Singled and drove in a run against Vanderbilt ... Singled against Oklahoma State … Hit a grand slam and singled to help No. 16 Oklahoma beat Vanderbilt 13-11 ... Singled, knocking in a pair of runs against Vanderbilt ... Had a pair of hits facing Dallas Baptist ... Doubled against Alabama ... Drove in a run against Alabama … Singled against Alabama ... Knocked in a run against Oral Roberts ... Singled against Texas ,,, Singled against Texas ... Singled against LSU ... Singled against Southeastern Louisiana ... Knocked in a run facing Texas A&M ... Managed two hits, including a triple and drove in a run against Texas A&M ... Singled and knocked in a run against UT Arlington ... Had three hits, including two doubles facing Santa Clara ... Had a single against Santa Clara ... Singled in a pair of runs against Dallas Baptist ... Had a single facing Gonzaga ... Knocked in a run against Gonzaga ... Singled in a run facing Gonzaga ... Doubled against Arizona State ... Managed two hits with a double and drove in two runs playing Coppin State ... Had two hits knocking in three runs facing Coppin State ... Doubled and drove in three facing New Mexico State ... Had two hits, including a double, and knocked in three runs against TCU ... Doubled against Oklahoma State ... and singled in season-opening win over Texas Tech.
2025 summer with Hyannis Harbour Hawks, Cape Cod League _ Batted .269 with 11 doubles and a solo homer. He had a .739 OPS in 13 games.
2025 spring with McLennan Community College Highlanders _ Batted .380 with 16 doubles, a triple, 21 homers and 104 RBIs ... Had a 1.153 OPS in 66 games … Against Temple, he went 5-for-5, driving in eight with a home run. Then, he had six RBIs facing Tyler with a homer, plus he had five RBIs against Blinn with a homer,
2024 summer with Wausau Woodchucks in Northwoods League _ Batted .140 with two doubles, two homers and three RBIs. Had a .518 OPS in 14 games.
2024 spring with McLennan _ Hit .335 with 14 doubles, two triples, 10 homers and 69 RBIs ... Had an .931 OPS in 62 games.
2023 season with ABC _ Recorded a .381 average with six home runs and 42 RBIs.
Quoteable: “A throwback player who compares to Carlton Fisk, he has big-time power.” _ Skip Johnson.
Invites to pre-draft workouts: “Four after junior college.”
Good genes: “My mom played volleyball all her high school and college years while my dad played baseball his whole life.”
The most influential person in my baseball life: “My dad. He always brought me to the field since I was young. I was his bat boy in his league and he trained me all my life.”
The most influential person in my baseball career: “Maxime Hockhoussen. He gave me the chance when I came in ABC and made me believe in myself a lot.”
Best day on the ball field: “Hitting my first collegiate home run in junior college in my first at bat ever.” (In a 10-9 loss to State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota.)
Favourite player when you discovered baseball: “David Ortiz. I only live three and 1/2 hours from Boston so we would go watch some games. I always liked the way he could change the game in one swing.”
Favourite player today: “Bryce Harper, by the way that he comes to the plate to do damage and never takes an at bat off.”
Interested teams: “A bunch ... but we will see what happens -).”
Honours: 2025 season with McLennan _ Voted to Canadian Baseball Network’s All-Canadian College First Team … Selected as an NJCAA Second-Team All-American ... MVP of the Region 5 conference in JUCO ... 2024 season with McLennan _ earned Canadian Baseball Network Honourable Mention honours …2023 season Academy Baseball Canada_ Preseason All American Canada/Puerto Rico All Region 1st Team PG Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams ... 2022 season Academy Baseball Canada_ Preseason All American Canada/Puerto Rico All Region 1st Team PG Preseason All-American and All-Region Teams ... 2021 season with Academy Baseball Canada _ Made All Tournament Team 2023 Grads or 16U National Championship ... Earned All Tournament Team honours at 16U BCS National Championship ... Made All Tournament Team at 16U PG Coastal Elite Championship.
Scouting Report
Baseball America
“Lachance is an ultra-physical, 6-foot-5, 230-pound catcher who spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at McLennan (Texas) CC before transferring to Oklahoma for his junior year. He hit safely in 17 of his first 22 Division I games and showed above-average raw power, though below-average angles have kept much of his best contact on a line. He is an aggressive swinger with a tendency to chase. Lachance has made considerable progress defensively, where he has shown one of the stronger arms in the country and above-average pop times. He is a solid receiver with room to improve and projects to stick behind the plate.”