Luke Pettersen

Class:
Freshman
Position:
IF
Hometown:
Minnetonka, Minn.
High School:
Minnetonka

PRONUNCIATION

2018 | SENIOR All-Big Ten Third Team • All-Big Ten Tournament Team • Academic All-Big Ten · selected Dianne Olson-Ficenko Player of the Year by the Gophers • batted lead-off for Minnesota in all 59 games • scored a team-high 58 runs while hitting .322 for the season. Highlights: Slugged a double while going 3-for-5 with three RBIs at Georgia State on Feb. 18 • went 2-for-5 in the exhibition against the Minnesota Twins on Feb. 22 • batted 6-for-11 with three RBIs and four runs scored in a three-game series against St. John’s on March 29-31 • slugged his first collegiate home run against the Red Storm on March 30 • scored a pair of runs while going 2-for-4 with a walk against No. 19 UCLA in the NCAA Regional on June 3.

2017 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the Saugerties Stallions in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League • slashed .297/.382/.315 on the season, leading Saugerties to a playoff appearance • lifted three doubles, drove in 17 runs, and scored 29 times in 44 games • selected to the 2017 PGCBL All-Star Game as an infielder.

2017 | JUNIOR Led the Gophers with a .354 batting average with 69 hits in 56 games • had an on-base percentage of .411 • drove in 30 runs and stole one base • had a .309 batting average in conference play • Academic All-Big Team • earned the Paul Molitor Batting Champion Award. Game Highlights: Went 4-4 with two runs scored and a RBI at UC Irvine (2/18) • was 4-5 with two RBIs at UC Irvine (2/19) • collected two hits and one RBI vs Seattle U (2/24) • was 3-4 wtih one walk, one RBI and scored one run vs Seattle U (2/26) • went 2-4 with one RBI and one run scored vs Iowa (3/5) • had two hits and scored two runs vs Milwaukee (3/8) • went 2-3 with a walk at Ohio State (3/25) • picked up three hits, two walks and three RBIs at Kansas (3/28) • drove in one run on two hits at Michigan State (4/1) • went 2-4 with one run scored vs Nebraska (4/22) • collected two hits at Northern Illinois (4/25) • scored one run after recording two hits vs Illinois (4/29) • recorded a double with another hit and a walk vs Illinois (4/29) • scored three runs on two walks vs Georgia State (5/2) • drove in three RBIs on two hits at Penn State (5/6) • was 2-4 with three RBIs, scored two runs and stole one base vs No. 10 Long Beach State (5/13) • collected three hits vs No. 10 Long Beach State (5/14) • scored one run on two hits in the first game of a doubleheader vs Purdue (5/19) • went 3-3 with one walk, one RBI and scored two runs in the second game of a doubleheader vs Purdue (5/19) • picked up two hits and two runs at Indiana (5/24) in the Big Ten Tournament • drove in two runs on one hit vs Northwestern (5/26) • was 2-4 with one RBI, one run scored and one stolent base vs Indiana (5/26) • scored four runs on two doubles and one walk vs Iowa (5/27) • drove in two runs on two hits vs Iowa (5/27) in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

2016 SUMMER BASEBALL Played eight games for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters of the Northwoods League • had a .238 batting average and one RBI.

2016 | SOPHOMORE Played in 40 games and started 25 • hit .281 with 27 hits, including a pair of doubles • reached base at a .343 clip • laid down five sacrifice bunts, which tied for third on the team • was involved in 116 outs defensively • rattled off nine hits and scored three runs in Big Ten play • Academic All-Big Ten. Game Highlights: Started and went 1-for-3 with a walk in the season-opening win against Utah (2/19) • hit 2-for-2 with a pair of walks and runs scored versus Oregon State (2/21) • picked up three hits and an RBI at Georgia State (3/4-3/6) • set a new career-high with three RBI in a 2-for-5 performance at Seattle U (3/16) • hit 2-for-6 with a run and drew at walk in a three-game series with Utah Valley (3/18-3/20) • notched a single and swiped a base against Augsburg (3/22) • tallied a pair of singles and a stolen base versus Saint Mary's (3/30) • drew a walk in an appearance at shortstop against Northern Illinois (4/6) • set a season-high with three hits and added an RBI against Maryland (4/15) • produced back-to-back 1-for-4 performances and totaled 10 defensive outs in the final two games of the series versus Maryland (4/16-4/17) • secured singles and scored a run in starts against North Dakota State (4/19) and at Northwestern (4/24) • crossed the plate twice and registered a run at North Dakota State (4/26) and at Illinois (4/29) • netted a pair of singles in games against Indiana (5/8) and at Purdue (5/14) • started at third base for the first time in his career and played a flawless game in the field at Purdue (5/15) • went 1-for-2 in regular season finale against Ohio State (5/21) • drilled the first two doubles of his career to highlight a 3-for-6 showing that included two runs in the Big Ten Tournament (5/25-5/26) • appeared in the field and had an at-bat against Wake Forest (6/5).

2015 SUMMER BASEBALL Played for the Alexandria Blue Anchors in the Northwoods League • appeared in 39 games, primarily in the infield • accumulated 31 hits and batted .252 • reached base at a .366 clip • drew 20 walks and drove in eight runs • finished season with a hit in six of final seven games, amassing 12 hits in that span.

2015 | FRESHMAN Played in 17 games, making six starts at shortstop • hit .280 in 25 at-bats, scoring five runs and driving in two. Game Highlights: Made his collegiate debut at Maryland, and collected his first hit and RBI on a squeeze bunt in the second game of the doubleheader (3/21) • 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI vs. Northwestern (3/27) • batted 2-for-3 with a triple against Northwestern (3/29) • tallied one hit each against St. John's (3/31) and Carleton (4/8) and at North Dakota State (5/5).

HIGH SCHOOL Graduated cum laude from Minnetonka High School in 2014 • hit .372 with 26 runs and 10 steals as a senior • 2014 All-State Second Team selection • All-Lake Conference in 2014, and honorable mention in 2013 • played for the Metro West in the 2014 Play Ball! Minnesota High School Baseball All-Star Series • batted .350 with a .466 on-base percentage as a junior • named to the 2013 all-state tournament team after helping the Skippers take third place • coached by Paul Twenge • helped lead Excelsior Legion to a third-place finish in the 2014 state tournament • batted .398 with a .516 on-base percentage, 51 runs, 24 RBIs, 24 walks, 18 times hit by pitch, 11 doubles and 21 steals in Legion ball • 2013 Legion sub-state MVP • also a basketball letterwinner.

PERSONAL Intends to major in business • son of Paul and Lisa Pettersen • Paul played baseball at Gustavus • has two brothers, AJ and Josh, and a sister, Hannah • brother AJ played for the Gophers (2009-11) • born July 24, 1995.