Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Mickey Mantle
In His MP3 Player: Snoop Dogg
Last Concert He Attended: Toby Keith
Favorite Actor & Actress: Leonardo DiCaprio & Natalie Portman Favorite Month: July
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: BBQ Ribs
Favorite Purdue Building: Ford Dining Court
Favorite Big City: Los Angeles
Unique Travel Locale: Madison, Wis.
Foreign Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Australia
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Camping
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Ping Pong
Most Memorable Moment At Purdue: Playing Series at Target Field in 2011
Furry Friend: Max, Dog
2011 Season Academic All-Big Ten... Breedlove pitched in 24 games, making four starts... started game two of the Lipscomb and Tennessee-Martin series as well as the finale of the Minnesota series and midweek win against Illinois-Chicago... ranked second in appearances to only closer Nick Wittgren... pitched at least once in every Big Ten series... earned victories in starts against Lipscomb (5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 R) and UIC (3 IP, 2 H, 0 R) as well as in relief in the finale of the Tennessee Tech series... earned saves in lengthy relief appearances against Morehead State (3 IP, 2 H, 0 R) and Indiana (3 2/3 IP, 2 H, R, 4 K)... would have posted an ERA of 2.61 if not for a rough season debut against Notre Dame... posted a 2.35 ERA while tallying 16 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched in Big Ten play... induced five double plays in 45 innings pitched to share the team lead... appeared in five games during the nine-game road stretch, giving up only two runs and one walk in eight innings... went on to finish the month of April with a 2.19 ERA... led the way in midweek action, posting a 1.29 ERA in his six appearances after surrendering only two runs in 14 innings... did not issue a walk in midweek action... gave up only four hits while striking out seven in 8 1/3 innings over four appearances during the eight-game homestand... finished the year with a 1.04 ERA and .188 batting average against at home... gave up only one earned run while striking out 10 in eight innings in his four Big Ten appearances at home... posted a 1.12 ERA in 16 innings over seven appearances in May... at Morehead State (Feb. 26-27): closed out the series opener with three scoreless innings to earn a save... at Lipscomb (March 4-6): worked 5 1/3 innings of three-hit ball, all singles, to earn a win in his first Purdue start... at Tennessee-Martin (March 11-13): limited UTM to only one run despite giving up eight singles over three innings as the game two starter... IPFW (March 29): worked two innings of scoreless relief in the midweek win... at Minnesota (April 1-2): made a spot start in the series finale, suffering his only loss of the year despite giving up only one earned run over 3 1/3 innings at Target Field... at IPFW (April 13): helped setup the come-from-behind win with 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief... at Penn State (April 15-17): struck out four over two innings of one-run relief while closing out the rubber game win... Indiana (April 30-May 1): fanned four over 3 2/3 innings of one-run relief in the series finale, helping Purdue complete the sweep... Ball State (May 11): induced a key double-play ball with the first pitch he threw faced while working an inning and two-thirds of hitless relief... Illinois (May 13-15): retired eight of the first nine batters he faced in 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in the series-opening win... Illinois-Chicago (May 17): worked three innings of two-hit ball in his only start of the year at home to earn the victory in the midweek win... at Big Ten Tournament (May 25-27): matched his longest relief outing of the year with 3 2/3 scoreless innings in the loss to Michigan State... Purdue Single-Season Rankings: eighth in appearances.
Junior College Honored as a First Team All-South Coast Conference starting pitcher in 2010 at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Calif. ... posted a 2-4 record with a 3.00 ERA, 51 strikeouts vs. 16 walks in 63 innings pitched ... dean's list honor roll student.
High School Two-time Teammate of the Year as an upperclassman at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... went 1-1 with a save, 18 strikeouts and a 3.95 ERA in 2008 as LAHS won the Sunset League championship title ... was a two-way player as a junior, winning a pair of games on the mound while recording 21 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched ... also batted .295 with five doubles and 15 RBIs as a junior.
Personal Full name is Lance Joseph Breedlove ... born Sept. 1, 1990 in Long Beach, Calif. ... son of Joe and Malinda Breedlove ... also has a older sister, Amanda, and a younger brother, Zach ... intends to major in organizational leadership.
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