Luke Anderson

Position: P
College: North Dakota State University
Resides: Savage, MN
Birthdate: 12/06/88
Height: 6'3
Weight: 190
Bats: R
Throws: R
League Status: Rookie
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played the 2009 season at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn...Had a 7-0 record and 3.19 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 48 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .253 average...Made nine starts and tossed three complete games
2010 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 11 appearances with a 0-0 record and team-best 3.42 ERA in 23 2/3 innings...Started four midweek games with his longest outing just 3 2/3 innings against Concordia Moorhead but with a season-high six strikeouts...Was pulled after two innings from the Long Island game after issuing four straight walks, but rebounded to throw 10 straight scoreless innings over the next five contests...ERA dipped to a season-low 1.46 after that stretch.
2011 SEASON (JUNIOR): Made 14 appearances including nine starts with a 2-3 record and 5.69 ERA...Second on the team with 61 2/3 innings pitched and led the staff with 46 strikeouts...Held opponents to a .251 batting average...Fanned a season-high seven batters in his first start of the year against Bucknell...Longest outing was 7 2/3 innings in a 5-3 win over Oral Roberts where he allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts
2012 SEASON (SENIOR): Was 8-3 with a 3.58 ERA in 15 games...tossed 7 complete games and one shutout...in 98.0 innings he walked 29 and struck out 69...opponents hit .232 against him...two-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week...He won the first award in February after holding the No. 5-ranked Arizona Wildcats, who won the national title, to two runs on two hits in seven innings in an 8-2 win on February 18...He pitched his first collegiate shutout on April 28 at IPFW for the second award, allowing five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in a 6-0 win...He had a career-high 10 strikeouts in a 7-3 loss at Western Illinois on April 14...finished the season T1st in school history in games started (15), 2nd in innings pitched (98.0 IP), T2nd in wins (8), complete games (7), 7th in strikeouts (69), T9th most home runs allowed (8) and T10 most hits allowed (84)...finished his career 9th in school history in most innings pitched (183.1) and strikeouts (143)...signed as a free agent on 6/26...made first professional start on 7/7 vs. Sioux City Explorers...did not allow more than two earned runs or five hits in first five starts from 7/7-28...went 5.2 hitless innings on 7/28 vs. Quebec les Capitales and pitched 6.0 shutout innings allowing one hit while striking out a career high eight...named American Association Pitcher of the Week for the Week of 7/23-29 (2-0, 2 R/6 H/ 13.0 IP/5 BB/10 K)...allowed a career high nine hits on 8/2 vs. Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks...allowed 24 hits over three starts from 8/2-12...placed on the disabled list on 8/15 (retroactive to 8/11)...activated from the disabled list on 8/21...allowed one run in 6.0 IP on 8/21 vs. Rockland Boulders...pitched at least 5.0 innings in 10 of 11 starts (only start didn't go 5.0 innings was last one on 9/1 vs. Wichita when he went 3.2 IP) and at least 6.0 innings in eight of 11 starts.
re-signed by the St. Paul Saints (Independent, American Association) on 1/14.




