Luke Hudson
Pitcher , R-R
Junior-2L , 6-3 , 196
Fountain Valley, Calif. (Fountain Valley)

The only starting pitcher returning to lead a young UT staff...Will be counted on to be the No. 1 or No. 2 starter...Is 10-2 with a 4.27 ERA as a starter and 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA as a reliever...Allowed 13 home runs in 136.0 career innings.  He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1998 June free agent draft.

1997:
Appearances/Starts: 14/12...Started in seven of the 10 conference weekends, missing starts in the last two weekends because of a right elbow injury...Did go 4-0 with a 1.95 ERA in last four regular season starts before the injury...Worked at least five innings in 10 of 12 starts...Started season slow, taking no-decisions in first two starts against Central Florida 2/7 and Georgia State 2/16...Worked 6.1 innings, allowing two earned runs against the Knights...Got first win of the season in third start against Eastern Kentucky 2/23, allowing one earned run on two hits in six innings...Took a no-decision in four innings against Long Beach State 3/2...Struckout a season-high nine in five relief innings against Arkansas 3/9 for his second win...Suffered first career loss in first career complete game at Auburn 3/16...Had no-decisions in back-to-back starts against Alabama 3/22 and LSU 3/30...Worked 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts against the Crimson Tide and three runs with seven strikeouts in six innings against the Tigers...Went 4-0 in four straight starts against Ole Miss 4/6, Kentucky 4/13, Georgia 4/18 and Vanderbilt 4/25...Pitched five shutout innings, allowing one hit against the Rebels...Allowed four runs with five strikeouts in 6.2 innings against the Wildcats...Pitched a two-hit complete game shutout with nine strikeouts against the Bulldogs...Didn’t allow a hit after the third inning...Worked seven innings versus the Commodores for his sixth win...Went 4.2 innings against LSU in the SEC Tournament, allowing one run on three hits...Suffered second defeat to Oklahoma State 5/23 in the Midwest Regional, striking out seven while walking a school-record nine batters.

1996:
Appearances/Starts: 12/9...Appeared in 12 games, pitching in league play only once while making nine non-conference starts...Went five innings in seven of nine starts...Worked four shutout innings of relief, twice against Clemson in first collegiate appearance and again in the Atlantic Regional...Also hurled one inning of relief against LSU 3/31... Notched a win in first career start against Eastern Kentucky 3/6 in five innings...Struckout six in second start against UT Martin 3/13... Beat ETSU 3/27 in third start, striking out seven in six innings while giving up two runs on two hits...Got second straight win over the Buccaneers 4/10, striking out a career-high 12 in seven innings...Held Miami 4/18 in check for 4.1 innings, allowing one earned run...Beat Carson -Newman 4/23 for fourth win, striking out eight in six innings...Took a no-decision against Austin Peay 5/1 after going six innings with six strikeouts and two runs...Got fifth win over Georgia State 5/7 in 6.1 innings with six strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Fountain Valley High School where he was rated as the 63rd best player by Baseball America...Drafted in the fifth round by the Baltimore Orioles...As a senior he notched an 8-1 record with a 1.03 ERA ...Earned all-league honors as a junior and a senior...Tied record held by former New York Mets pitcher Sid Fernandez for most wins (3) in the Colt World Series ... Led Fountain Valley to back-to-back 1A state titles...Coached by Ron LaRuffa.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Luke Stephen Hudson...Born May 2, 1977 in Fountain Valley, Calif...Son of Bill and Ellie Hudson...Has four sisters, Kim, Valerie, Elizabeth and Sarah, and three brothers, Brian, Joe and William...Major: Sport Management.

Luke Hudson’s Career Statistics

Year	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HRA	B/Avg

1996	5-0	3.91	12	9	0	0	53.0	40	24	23	22	57	5	.208

1997	6-2	4.12	14	12	2	0	83.0	74	44	38	43	77	8	.235

Totals	11-2	4.04	26	21	2	0	136.0	114	68	61	65	134	13	.225

Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 9.0 vs. Georgia, 4/18/97
Hits: 10 vs. Kentucky, 4/13/97
Runs: 7 vs. Alabama, 3/22/97
Earned Runs: 5 Four times
Strikeouts: 12 vs. ETSU, 4/3/96
Walks: 9 vs. Oklahoma State, 5/23/97