Staff Directory

Seth Lancaster

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Assistant Baseball Coach & Recruiting Coordinator
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Lancaster returns to the Highlanders after a stint as a part of Guerra's inaugural coaching staff in 2023, with the 2027 season marking his third season overall with the Highlanders. He most recently served as an assistant coach at Newberry for two seasons where he primarily coached the team's hitting and infield while also serving as a recruiting coordinator.

"My wife and I are incredibly excited to be back in Radford," added Lancaster. "This is a truly special place, filled with incredible people, and we are grateful for the opportunity to return to a community that means so much to us. I want to sincerely thank (Guerra) for believing in us and giving us the opportunity to come back and be part of Radford Baseball. We are excited to invest in our players, culture, the Radford community and, most importantly, to have the opportunity to positively impact people every single day. We're excited for what's ahead and ready to get to work."

Over two seasons, Lancaster guided the Wolves to impressive offensive marks. The team improved multiple major stat categories comparing the 2025 and 2026 campaigns, including 2026 totals of runs scored (344), homers (23), slugging percentage (.375), on base percentage (.394), stolen bases (78) and RBI (309). In 2026, the team posted its first winning record since 2023 including a 19-14 record in the South Atlantic Conference.

With the Highlanders, Lancaster helped set the foundation in the program rebuild. The Highlanders boosted their offensive totals over those two seasons for batting average, homers, RBI and stolen bases. The team's record improved while five Highlanders earned All-Big South honors in 2024.

Prior to his time at Newberry and Radford, Lancaster also made coaching stops at Longwood (graduate assistant) and Georgia Southern (volunteer assistant). With the Eagles, he helped the team to a 34-23 record in 2021 and then capped his tenure in Statesboro with a 41-20 season that resulted in the hosting of an NCAA Tournament regional.

During his playing days as a student-athlete, Lancaster was a national champion with the 2016 Coastal Carolina squad. In 2018, he was named to four different All-American lists as a senior and was the top-hitting Chanticleer during their championship run, batting .444 with a team-high .744 slugging percentage. He was later drafted in the eighth round of the MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies where his playing career took him to the Williamsport Crosscutters and Lakewood BlueClaws.