Luke Padgett Season 2007

9 - Luke PadgettPosition: Infield
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 185 lbs.

High School: Rustburg
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.

A talented offensive player who may bounce around position-wise ... Is likely to be in the lineup if he shows the ability to hit with consistency ... Has really quick hands and the potential to hit some home runs for the Hokies ... Should be successful if he buys into the coaching staff's approach at the plate and cuts down on his strikeouts ... Can play first base and third ... Was tried behind the plate for two weeks during the fall but couldn't get comfortable ... Saw the most starts on the team at the DH spot last season ... Tied for the team lead in triples with three ... His progress in preseason practices and his production in early season opportunities will go a long way toward determining his role.

2005-06: Played in 36 games ... Picked up 20 starts as the designated hitter ... Added four starts at third base and one at first ... Batted .283 with 10 doubles and three triples ... Walked as a pinch hitter in his only plate appearance at Campbell ... Got his first start as the DH in the third Towson game ... Contributed an RBI-double in three at bats ... Had a game-winning, two-run single in 12^th inning at Richmond ... Started at DH against Liberty ... Used as a pinch hitter twice at Miami, but did not reach base ... Tied the third BC game with a pinch-hit double in the bottom of the ninth ... Started as the DH in home game against Richmond but did not pick up a hit ... Started at third base in the last game at Wake Forest and contributed a double ... Was the starting DH at Radford ... Contributed two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs ... Had two hits and scored two runs in second Georgia Tech game ... Posted a triple and double among his three hits in game three of the series ... Added two hits against Appalachian as the DH ... Had a pair of hits and a RBI against UNC, but struck out five times ... Went 3-for-4 against Marshall with three runs scored and two RBIs ... Tripled and doubled in that game ... Was 3-for-3 with three RBIs in win against Duke ... Doubled in a run in final game at Clemson ... Drove in two runs and scored two in home win against VCU ... Had just three hits over the final seven games of the season.

High School: Lettered four years for Coach Barry Godsey at Rustburg High ... Did a little of everything ... Saw action at third base and shortstop, as well as on the mound and in the outfield ... Was the 2005 Seminole District Player of the Year after leading the league in batting average (.456), home runs (6) and runs batted in (26) ... Earned first-team all-area and all-region ... Named second team Group AA all-state ... Was first-team all-district as an infielder his final two seasons and first team as an outfield as a sophomore ... Led the team in batting as a freshman with a .429 average ... Finished with a career batting average of .387 ... Belted 17 career homers and 27 doubles, driving in a total of 75 runs.

Personal: Luke Anderson Padgett ... Born 8/8/86 in Lynchburg, VA ... Son of Lewis and Darleene Padgett ... Enrolled in university studies.

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