Luke Gregerson '06 Baseball
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Luke Gregerson ’06 Baseball Position and Years Played: Pitcher and Outfielder, 2003-06 Notable Career Accomplishments: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2009 mainly with the San Diego Padres, NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2006), NAIA Region VII MVP as an outfielder (2006), NAIA Region VII First Team (2006), CCAC Player of the Year (2006), two-time CCAC First Team (2005 as pitcher, 2006 as pitch- er/outfielder), ranks No. 4 all-time Luke Gregerson at SXU in career saves (16), hit .328 (226-for-688) with 148 runs, 147 RBI, 41 doubles and 12 home runs, as a pitcher went 7-4 with a 2.81 ERA in 77 innings with 79 strikeouts Team Accomplishments During Playing Career: Cougars went 158- 94-1 (.626 win percentage) during four-year career (2003-06), took first in the CCAC in 2004, 2005 & 2006, finished second in the CCAC stand- ings in 2003, won the 2006 NAIA Region VII & NAIA Super Regional and advanced to NAIA World Series for the first time since 1988 Fond Memory at Saint Xavier: “One of my fondest memories would have to be my senior year when we went to the World Series. Up to that point, it was some of the most exciting baseball I remember being a part of. We had a group that gave everything to get to where we were. Bat- tling through slumps, failures and injuries to show what they were made of. I think that people in sports know how hard it is to find a group of guys with such passion. Nobody knows that better than Coach Dooley.” Where Are They Now: Gregerson currently resides on the north side of Chicago in Old Irving Park and was recently traded to the Oakland A’s after playing five seasons with the Padres. This past November, he got married to his wife, Lindsey, in the Florida Keys. .