UNLV REBELS

Luke Anderson

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Class: Senior Hometown: Las Vegas, NV High School: Green Valley

Last College: UNLV Height / Weight: 6-5 / 225 Position: Pitcher Birthdate: 04/09/1978 Experience: 2V

Luke returns to the Rebels for his fourth season (which includes a redshirt season)...he has appeared in 43 career games with a record of 1-3 in 63.2 innings pitched...has recorded 57 strikeouts. 1999: Appeared in 23 games (third on staff), all in relief, and had a 1-2 record in 37 innings pitched...struck out 40 and walked 10...did a solid job in the set up role...set career highs in appearances, innings pitched, and strikeouts...pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief and struck out 4 against Loyola Marymount on March 3...pitched 1 scoreless inning against Air Force on March 7...pitched 2 innings in relief and allowed 1 run against BYU on March 11...suffered his first loss against Michigan in the Aggie Classic on March 22...allowed 2 runs in 1 inning in the 17-15 defeat in 10 innings...pitched 2.3 scoreless innings against then-No. 3 Rice on March 26...pitched 2 innings in relief against Hawai'i on April 2...worked a scoreless seventh and eighth innings and allowed 3 runs in the ninth...recorded a solid outing against San Jose State on April 11...pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and struck out 2 (UNLV won 9-8)...pitched 1.2 scoreless innings and struck out 2 against Utah on April 16 (UNLV won 13-9)...pitched one scoreless inning against Southern Utah on April 19...recorded his first victory of the season against Fresno State on May 16 with a solid performance...pitched 4 scoreless innings in relief and struck out 4 and allowed 1 hit. 1998: Appeared in three games and pitched 2.2 innings...declared a medical redshirt. 1997: Appeared in 17 games, all in relief, and compiled a record of 0-1 with a 5.63 earned run average in 24 innings...allowed 29 hits and struck out 14...recorded his first decision as a collegiate pitcher against UCLA on Feb. 1...the Bruins defeated UNLV 12-5...pitched two scoreless innings against Kansas on Feb. 14...also had scoreless inning stints against Portland State (one inning on Feb. 24), Northwestern (1.1 innings on Feb. 27 and March 2 in the UNLV/Coors Desert Classic), BYU (2/3 on March 7), at Arizona State (1.2 innings on March 12) and Loyola Marymount (one inning on March 26). HIGH SCHOOL: A 1996 graduate of Green Valley High School and played for coach Rodger Fairless and lettered two years in baseball and one year in basketball...the Gators captured two straight Nevada State Championships in baseball...Green Valley compiled records of 31-4 (1995) and 29-6 (1996) and in basketball were the Southern Nevada Zone Champions with a 29-4 record...as a senior, he was 5-2 with a 1.36 earned run average...pitched 41 innings and struck out 45...participant of the 1996 Southern Nevada Senior All-Star game...a Green Valley Scholar Athlete Award winner in 1996 and captured the most improved player award...he was a part of history in the state of Nevada for high school baseball as Green Valley captured four straight state championships (1993-96)...teammate A.C. Smith also played at Green Valley...other former Rebels that played at Green Valley include: Shaw Casey, Kevin Eberwein and Tom LaRosa...drafted in the 27th round by the Colorado Rockies in the June, 1996 draft...majoring in hotel administration...born April 9, 1978...has one sister, Sarah...son of Frances Anderson...lists his mother as his biggest influence due to her support.