LUKE NACCARATO •  3B
5-9 • 195 • JR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right
Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson C.C.

Second-year player... a talented infielder who is primed for a big senior season... expected to see action full-time at third base this spring, after splitting time between second and third base as a junior in 2007... expected to play a key role in the Gorillas' offensive and defensive success again this season... started all 54 games last season... batted .265 with 42 runs scored, six HRs and 38 RBIs, earning honorable mention All-MIAA honors... batted .300 over his final 37 games... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and five RBIs vs. Fort Hays State (Apr. 29)... defensively, committed just four errors in 178 total chances (.978 fielding pct.)... transferred to Pitt State from Hutchinson Community College... In Junior College: Spent two seasons at Hutchinson... batted .324 with 25 runs scored and 26 RBIs in 2006... helped the Blue Dragons post a 44-13 record and make the school's first trip to the NJCAA World Series last spring... In High School: A two-time first-team Kansas Class 6A All-State performer Hutchinson High (2003-04)… batted . 539 with 30 runs scored and 31 RBIs his senior year, setting HHS single-season records for batting average and RBIs... also a Kansas Top 11 (All-State, All-Class) football player and a 2004 Kansas Shrine Bowl selection... Personal: Born August 12, 1985... son of Dan and Jean Naccarato... an MIAA Presidential Scholar... has a perfect 4.000 GPA as a management major.

Naccarato's Career Batting Statistics
Year    G/ GS    BA   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR  RBI  TB/ SLUG   SB  BB  SO
2007   54/ 54  .265  189  42  50   14    2    6   38  86/ .455  5-6  21  13