Name: Lucas Muffie

School: Altoona Area

Age: 18

Grade: Senior

Sport: Baseball

Athlete of the week achievement: Muffie hit a two-out, two-run home run on an 0-2 pitch to account for Altoona’s only two runs in a 2-0 PIAA Class 6A subregional victory over McDowell on Thursday.

Season update: Muffie is batting a team-high .391 with 37 RBIs and 11 doubles for the Mountain Lions, who will play WPIAL runner-up Upper St. Clair today at Mansion Park at 4 p.m. in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

Coach Tom Smith’s quote: “He’s been in the No. 3 spot the whole year, and he’s been solid since the start of the year. He leads our team in hitting, RBIs and he’s our best hitter. He’s proved it all season long. We moved him to center field earlier in the year, and he’s been rock solid.”

Favorite teacher: Mrs. Bender

Favorite subject: Science

Favorite movie: “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi”

Favorite food: Tacos

Favorite song: “Goin Up” by Lil Tjay

Outside interests: Working out and going on adventures in the wilderness

Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Favorite college team: Penn State

Pro athlete most admired: Michael Conforto

Best athlete I ever competed against: Central’s Paxton Kling

Most influential person on my athletic career: My father, Ron Muffie

Proudest athletic achievement: Being first-team Altoona Mirror for baseball as a junior

How I got my start in baseball: Started with T-ball on 9th-10th Street in Altoona

Future goal: Being successful after going to Cal. Pa. to play baseball