WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — When you talk with Lafayette High School shortstop Luke Hanson, he sounds like your basic team guy. "I bring a lot of energy. I love bringing energy to game", he says. A closer look and you can see he's the centerpiece to a Rams team that has aspirations of a championship this season. The senior, who's committed to to play at the University of Virginia feels he can make a difference. "I think that just being a mature guy kind of really grows a leader", he said. "I think it's just past experiences with guys that have been really good leaders towards me and I just want to be like that."
Rams head coach, Matt Mills put it simply about Hanson, "He's a grown man" and added, "He grew up on this baseball field starting his freshman year and ever since his freshman year, he just kept growing".
Occasionally Hanson will get some work as a starting pitcher for the Rams, but his bat and glove are needed most in the field. This year's squad is a bit on the young side, so Hanson helped them make their adjustments. He felt they could still be successful. "Not necessarily getting on guys", he says. "Just letting them know what's right. What's wrong and just knowing the culture and tradition of our team." Spoken like a true leader.