University of San Francisco Athletics

2006 WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTIONGENERAL CAPSULE: Starting left fielder... willoccasionally pitch out of the bullpen or mid-week... above averagespeed... can hit for power. AT USF (2006): Playedin 61 games with 47 starts and batted .263 as a sophomore...started all three games of the West Coast Conference ChampionshipSeries... had a three-run homerun in game one (5/26)... led theteam with four RBI... earned WCC Player of the Week honors for5/22... led the team and was tied for second in the league withfour triples... of 45 total hits, 22 were for extra bases...tripled and doubled at UC Riverside (2/4-5)... had two hits, an RBIand a run at Cal (5/7)... doubled and drove in four RBI againstSacramento State (2/10)... had a 3-for-3 day with a double, an RBIand a walk at Oral Roberts (3/26)... doubled against eventual NCAAChampion Oregon State (3/29)... tripled and drove in three runs ina 2-for-4 day against No. 24 San Diego (4/28)... hit first andsecond home runs of the season in consecutive games, including twoRBI, a run scored and a walk against UC Davis (5/2) and a triple,two RBI, and two runs scored at Saint Mary's (5/5)... finishedseries against the Gaels 5-for-12 with a triple, a homer, two RBIand three runs (5/5-7)... had season-high four hits against LoyolaMarymount (5/12) with a stolen base and a run... was 2-for-4 with atriple, four RBI, and a run against Hawai'i (5/16)... also startedone game on the mound, earning a no decision in 4.0 innings at Cal(5/9), allowing just one run off one hit and struck out four Bears.AT USF (2005): As a freshman, played in 46 gameswith 27 starts... advanced runners at a .446 clip... had afour-game hit streak to start the season (2/8-20) and a five-gamehit streak two months later (4/2-8)... went 2-for-4 with two runsscored, two RBI and two doubles against Sacramento State (2/12)...turned in monster 4-for-4 day with three RBI, a double and ahomerun at Gonzaga (4/8)... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored,two RBI, a triple and a homerun against Portland (5/13)... alsomade one relief appearance on the mound. PREPCAREER: Played baseball at Canby High School... namedAll-State as a senior outfielder... Pac-9 Co-Player of the Year...played for Seattle Mariners Area Code Team in Long Beach, CA...struck out 8.2 batters per 9.0 innings... also played four years ofsoccer earning Honorable Mention All-State selection as a senior...elected student body president as a senior.PERSONAL: Luke Edward Sommer... goal for theseason is to absorb and learn as much as possible... chose USFbecause of the coaching staff and the high potential the teampossesses... if he could be anyone for the day, it would be CoachGreg Moore, so he could really see what's going through his head...the best advice he could give to youngsters is to remember thatanything is possible and never give up... father Rudi played soccerat Oregon State University and cousin Jake Posthewait is a LHP inthe Colorado Rockies organization... parents are Rudi and AnnSommer... born on June 22, 1985 in Oregon City, OR.GIARRATANO ON SOMMER: "Luke Sommer has been adream to coach. He goes to class everyday, he shows up to practiceeveryday and he believes in everything we've done in this program.He is the reason that USF is on the rise."