6/11/10

Round 20 - 1B - Lucas Stewart - (updated)

6-10 from: - http://www.cbs42.com/sports/story/Blazer-picked-by-Mets-in-MLB-draft/1eiGirOcYkC2FkzQSMssCw.cspx  - Chosen with the 602nd overall pick, the left-handed power hitter becomes the eighth UAB player all-time to be drafted or signed by the Mets, which have taken more Blazers than any other Major League organization. A former Georgia transfer, Stewart wrapped up his three-year stint at UAB with 49 career home runs to tie for the most in program history. The Normal, Ill., native hit 21 of those homers as a senior this spring on his way to first-team All-Conference USA honors. While his home run total ranked second in C-USA this season, his 64 RBI ranked fourth in the league and his .680 slugging percentage was sixth-best. He finished the spring with the hottest month of his career, hitting .344 with 11 home runs, 25 RBI and an .891 slugging percentage over the last 17 games. His final hit was his first career grand slam in a season-ending win over Rice.

5-19-10 from: - http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/baseball/article_6f0636c4-63a5-11df-8724-001cc4c03286.html  - After 50 rounds of Major League Baseball’s first-year player draft came and went without his name being called, Luke Stewart decided a break was in order. Acting like a normal college student on summer vacation sounded pretty enticing, as did the opportunity to watch younger brother Brock play. When Stewart returned to Alabama-Birmingham for his senior season with the Blazers, the Normal West High School graduate felt reenergized. That energy has Stewart on the brink of UAB history, blasting 19 home runs and driving in 58 for the 27-23 Blazers. Stewart ranks second in Conference USA in homers and he is four shy of the school record of 23.

5-25-10 from: - http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/sports/local/article/uabs_luke_stewart_named_to_all-cusa_first_team/155943  - Led by All-Conference USA First Team selection Luke Stewart, the UAB baseball team had four players honored with postseason awards from the league on Tuesday. Stewart became just the second UAB player ever to hit at least 20 home runs in a season when he went deep 21 times this spring. That total ranked second in C-USA, while he finished fourth in the conference with 64 RBI and sixth with a .680 slugging percentage. The Normal, Ill., product was at his best in league play, hitting 12 homers and driving in 35 runs in 24 conference games. A senior first baseman, Stewart finished the season with a remarkable final month, hitting .344 with 11 home runs, 25 RBI and an .891 slugging percentage over the last 17 games. He blasted two homers last week in the final series at Rice to tie the UAB career home run record with 49 in just three years at the school. His 177 career RBI rank second in program history

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