UC Santa Barbara
2017: As a true freshman, entered 18 games for UCSB including three starts ... Ended the year with a 1-3 record, 4.82 ERA, and 25 strikeouts in 28 innings ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 19 at Loyola Marymount, giving up an unearned run and striking out two over 1 1/3 innings of action ... Didn't allow an earned run in his first three appearances ... Made his first NCAA start on Apr. 30 at UC Riverside, allowing two earned and striking out six over 3 2/3 innings ... Best of his three starts was against UC Davis on May 6, was a tough-luck loser after allowing two earned over five innings with six punchouts ... Had a 3.71 ERA in home games, compared to a 6.55 mark on the road ... His 8.04 strikeouts per nine inning ratio ranked second on the team among pitchers with more than eight innings pitched ... Was 0-3 with a 6.46 ERA in Big West play ... Arguably his best outing of the campaign came on Apr. 25 at CSU Bakersfield, as he held the Roadrunners to just two hits over 3 2/3 shutout innings ... Spent his summer with the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League, where he authored a 1-1 record with a 4.05 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 33 1/3 innings ... After the season, was named the top prospect in the WCL by Baseball America ... Struck out a dozen and earned the win with 6 2/3 shutout innings against Corvallis, the eventual WCL-champion, on Jul. 19.
High School (2012-16): Earned three varsity letters at Rancho Verde High School under head coach Tim DeGeneffe ... Pitched and played third base for the Mustangs ... Was selected in the 13th round the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Toronto ... As a senior, struck out 66 in 59 2/3 innings to go along with a 2.33 ERA ... Struck out nine over eight innings in a CIF playoff game as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball and football ... Had a 3.34 ERA in his junior season ... Went 4-7 with a 3.14 ERA as a sophomore, his first year in varsity.
Personal: Christopher Rene Lincoln was born on Jan. 2, 1998 to parents Chauncey and Christina in Anaheim, Calif. ... Has one sibling, Chauncey ... Plans on majoring in sociology ... Aspires to be a professional baseball player ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ... Lists Spiderman 2 as his favorite movie ... Listens to Lil Uzi and Dom Kennedy ... Likes to play basketball and video games in his free time ... Cites Yordano Ventura and Lebron James as his favorite athletes ... Watches Breaking Bad and Prison Break.
