2012 (Junior): Saw action in 45 games in 2012, including 34 starts…Hit .238, while recording a .361 on-base percentage…Played arguably his best ball during the first half of the season, hitting .364 through his first 15 games, including five multi-hit hit games and four multi-RBI games during that stretch…In the final game of that 15-game span, drove in a season-best six runs, going three-for-four on March 13 against Butler…Became the designated hitter for the Hilltoppers during the second half of the season, earning 12 starts at DH during the final half of the season…Was nearly perfect at the plate when a runner was at third with less than two outs, hitting a team-best .909 (10-for-11) in those situations, while also driving in nine runs with two outs in an inning…Still found a way to hit well off the bench, hitting a team-best .714 (5-for-7) in pinch-hitting roles…Hit his first career home run in a WKU uniform in the final game of the 2012 season, hitting a two-run shot in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament against ULM on May 26, helping WKU to a win in the season finale. 

Iowa Western CC: Two-year starter at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa...Part of the 2010 Iowa Western team that won the NJCAA College World Series and the season 51-12...Teammate of current Hilltoppers Ivan Hartle and Ryan Hutchison...Team finished third in the NJCAA College World Series team last season.
 
Personal: Adam Lavelle is the son of Brian and Cindy Lavelle...He is majoring in finance...three-year letterwinner and starter at Lincoln Southwest High School in Lincoln, Neb...Earned all-state honors and was named a Sunbelt and Cornhusker League All-Star.