Virginia Commonwealth University

IN THE RECORD BOOK

• VCU record holder for single-season home runs (20, 2022 season)
• VCU record holder for single-season RBIs (78, 2022 season)
• VCU record holder for career slugging percentage (.704)
• Tied for the VCU career home run record (37)
• 2nd in VCU history for single-season runs (77, 2022 season)
• Tied for 2nd in VCU history for single-season doubles (25, 2022 season)
• 3rd in VCU history for single-season home runs (16, 2021 season)
• 5th in VCU history for single-season batting average (.402, 2022 season)
• Tied for 5th in VCU history for single-season RBIs (66, 2021 season)
• 6th in VCU history for career batting average (.361)
• 6th in VCU history for single-season walks (47, 2022 season)
• Tied for 7th in VCU history for single-season hits (90, 2022 season)
• Tied for 7th in VCU history for single-season walks (46, 2021 season)
• Tied for 9th in VCU history for career RBIs (152)

2022/REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE

• Atlantic 10 Champion
• ABCA Second Team All-American
• Baseball America Third Team All-American
• Atlantic 10 Championship Most Outstanding Player
• VaSID All-State Player of the Year
• ABCA Atlantic All-Region First Team 
• First Team All-Atlantic 10
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list
• D1Baseball First Team Preseason All-American
• Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American
• Collegiate Baseball Third Team Preseason All-American
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 21, May 16)
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (May 23)
• Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week (May 16)
• Started all 62 games, slashing .402/.542/.799 with 20 home runs and 78 RBIs
• Drew 23 hit-by-pitches while striking out just 25 times
• Hit 3 home runs in 2 games to start the season against Rider and Lafayette (Feb. 18 & 19)
• In a doubleheader sweep of Monmouth on March 13, went 4-for-8 with 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 doubles, a home run and a stolen base
• Went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, a home run, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs in a 6-5 win over Longwood on March 22
• In a series win over Saint Joseph's from April 22-24, went 6-for-10 with a double, a home run, 4 walks, 6 runs, and 3 RBIs
• In a sweep of George Washington May 7-8, went 4-for-11 with 4 runs, 4 RBIs, 2 doubles, a triple, a walk, and 3 hit-by-pitches
• In back-to-back wins at Massachusetts on May 13 & 14, went 9-for-9 with 3 home runs, 2 doubles, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, 9 runs, and 11 RBIs
• Homered in every game of a three-game sweep of Fordham (May 19-21), collecting 14 RBIs
• Put together an eye-popping slash line of .818/.900/1.727 with three home runs and six RBIs as VCU won four straight games to claim the A-10 championship

2021/FRESHMAN

• ABCA First Team All-American
• Baseball America Second Team All-American
• NCBWA Second Team All-American
• Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
• NCWBA First Team Freshman All-American
• Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
• ABCA Atlantic All-Region First Team
• VaSID Rookie of the Year
• First Team All-State
• First Team All-Atlantic 10
• Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (March 16)
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (March 8, March 29, May 10, May 24)
• Became the first player in the history of the conference to win both A-10 Player and Rookie of the Year in the same season
• Hit 16 home runs, which is a VCU freshman record, the second-most in a single season in program history, and tied for the most in the A-10
• Led the conference in runs (69), RBIs (66), on-base percentage (.515), and walks (46), all marks that rank in the top 10 in VCU history for a single season
• Paced the Rams with a .345 batting average, a .686 slugging percentage, and 133 total bases
• Across seven games from March 5-13, Locklear hit eight home runs for a total of 21 RBIs
• Hit a pair of home runs and drew a walk for a total of five RBIs in an 8-6 win at William & Mary on March 26
• Went 3-for-5 with three runs and six RBIs, including a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning of a 20-18 win at James Madison on May 20

2020/FRESHMAN

• Appeared and started in 15 games
• Notched 15 hits and posted a .259 batting average
• Named A-10 Rookie of the Week March 2
• Scored 15 runs while driving in eight
• Blasted first collegiate long ball against Jacksonville (March 8)

PRIOR TO VCU

• Played for Head Coach Brooks Norris at Archbishop Curley High School
• All-Conference, All-State and All-Metro team MVP
• 2018 Under Armour All-American
• Three-time First Team All-Conference and All-State honoree
• #5 Perfect Game ranked player in Maryland
• Hit .500 with six home runs his senior season

PERSONAL

• Son of Todd and Nichol Locklear
• Born November 24, 2000
• Father played baseball at St. Andrew's College
• Majoring in Exercise Science
• Played four years of football in high school
• His cousin Gavin Locklear plays football at N.C. State
• Uncle Jeff Locklear played baseball in the Giants organization