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  Luke Anders

Luke Anders

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
College Station, Texas
High School:
A&M Consolidated
Height / Weight:
6-6 / 225
Position:
1B
Experience:
3L
Bats/Throws:
L/L

2008 (JUNIOR): A second-team All-Midwest Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) ... a first-team All-Big 12 selection, became the first Aggie to accomplish that feat in back-to-back seasons in nearly a decade ... appeared in 62 games, starting 61 (48 at 1B, 13 at DH) ... led the team and the Big 12 in slugging percentage (.660) and on-base percentage (.486) ... also led the Aggies with 16 home runs on the year, the fourth highest total in the league ... set a new single-season school record after being hit by 21 pitches ... ranked second on the squad in walks (40), third in batting average (.349) and total bases (142), and fourth in runs scored (57) and runs batted in (58) ... posted 22 multi-hit games ... tied a career high with four hits in three games (March 9 vs Rutgers, April 19 at Baylor and May 30 vs UIC) ... ranked third on the squad with 16 multi-RBI games ... hit .393 with eight home runs and 18 RBI on the Aggies' Big 12 and school-record 16-game conference win streak ... drove in a career-best five runs in wins over Nicholls State (March 5) and Rutgers (March 9) ... Hit .500 with two home runs, five RBI and 10 runs scored in the NCAA College Station Regional to earn all-tournament honors ... tied a school record by scoring five runs in the NCAA-opening win over UIC at Olsen Field (May 30) ... earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors on April 28 after hitting .467 and leading the Aggies to a sweep of No. 4 Missouri at Olsen Field ... selected to the Domino's Pizza Aggie Baseball Classic all-tournament team ... longest hitting streak was seven games (April 1-11) ... set a new career high with two home runs in a pair of wins (April 6 vs Kansas State, April 26 vs Missouri) ... ranked third on the team with five game-winning RBI ... reached base safely (hit or walk) in 53 of 61 games with a plate appearance ... was named to the Brooks Wallace Award preseason watch list ... selected by the New York Yankees in the 16th round (500th overall pick) of the 2008 June draft.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): A first-team All-Big 12 selection at DH ... named to the first-team All-Midwest Region squad by the American Baseball Coaches Assocation (ABCA) ... won the team's Wally Moon Award, given to the player who shows the most improvement from the start of fall camp through the end of the season ... played in 65 of team's 67 games, starting 56 (43 at DH, 10 in RF, 2 in LF, 1 at 1B) ... hit safely in 42 of 56 games started (75%) ... ranked second on the team in on-base percentage (.422) and game-winning RBI (8); third in slugging percentage (.555), home runs (11) and hits with runners in scoring position (27); and fourth in batting average (.336), RBI (46), doubles (11) and two-out RBI (19) ... two walk-off game-winning hits (9th-inning single vs Nebraska, April 1; 12th-inning double vs Dallas Baptist, May 3) ... played in all 26 Big 12 games, leading the team in home runs (7) and slugging percentage (.591) and ranking third in batting average (.307), runs scored (16) and RBI (19) ... season-high 14-game hit streak from April 22-May 19 (.393 avg., 3 HR, 12 RBI).

2006 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in seven games on the mound as a true freshman ... used mostly as a situational left-hander ... allowed one hit in 3 ⅔ innings of work (.091 avg), walking three and fanning one ... longest outing of the year was a hitless 1 ⅓ innings against Texas State (March 7) ... had his only at bat of the year against Illinois (March 13) ... played summer ball for the Parkville (Mo.) Sluggers in the M.I.N.K. League, where he pitched and served as the team's designated hitter.

AT A&M CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters for coach Chase Mann at A&M Consolidated High School (College Station, Texas) ... pitched and played first base ... earned all-district honors as a designated hitter after his sophomore and junior seasons and was named to the all-district squad as a pitcher after his senior year ... named to The Bryan/College Station Eagle's All-Brazos Valley Team after junior and senior years ... accumulated a record of 5-2 and an ERA of 2.96 to lead A&M Consolidated to the second round of the Class 5A playoffs in 2005 (team captain) ... hit .402 and went 7-0 with a 1.86 ERA and 48 strikeouts and 40.1 innings of work in the summer of 2005 for the Brazos Valley Renegades ... helped lead the Renegades to AAU national tournament in Florida, where he earned all-tournament honors after pitching a complete-game in the semifinals ... also lettered two seasons in football as a defensive end and tight end.

PERSONAL: Lucas Daniel Anders is the son of Steven and Cecilia Anders of College Station ... born October 2, 1986 in Bryan, Texas ... Ag Leadership and Development major ... one of four children, has an older sister, Pam; a younger brother, Nick, who is a junior on the Aggie baseball team; and a younger sister, Stephy ... enjoys hunting, fishing and playing washers in his spare time ... career goal is to manage a wildlife ranch ... enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.

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