General
Signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an undrafted free agent following his senior season ... Solid two-way player that was a four-year starter in the field (third base / DH) and a two-year conference starter on the mound after rebounding from injury ... Two-time All-NEC selection (DH) while recording a .288 career average ... Team's top pitcher as a senior ... Ranks 14th in school history with 158 hits, 10th with 34 doubles and eighth with 70 walks ... NEC Player of the Week as a senior ... On the mound, recorded eight wins, 103 strikeouts and a 4.63 ERA over 132.2 innings.
2011 Senior Season - VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - PHOTO GALLERY
All-NEC Second Team ... Team Captain ... Dual-position player that was one of the top players on the team … On the mound, went 4-6 while leading the team in ERA (4.15), innings (69.1) and strikeouts (53) … Started all 12 games he appeared in … During NEC play, was 3-3 with 39 strikeouts, against just 15 walks, with a 3.72 ERA over 48.1 innings … Went at least six innings in seven of his final 10 starts – including at least eight on two occasions … Yielded three runs or less in eight appearances – including seven straight at one point … Over a three-start span toward the end of the year was unhittable, posting series-finale wins over Quinnipiac (4/22), Saint Joseph’s (4/30) and FDU (5/8) … During that time, recorded 22 strikeouts, against just two walks, and a 0.81 ERA over 22.1 innings … Fanned a season-best nine while not walking a batter in wins over Saint Joseph’s and FDU … Allowed just four hits over 6.0 innings against the Hawks and one run on six hits over a career-best 8.1 innings against the Knights … Collected his first win of the year with masterful performance in the second game of a doubleheader with Bryant (4/9) … Struck out seven while scattering six hits over 6.2 shutout frames against the Bulldogs … Recorded a no-decision in first game of a doubleheader against CCSU (3/27) despite striking out six while allowing six hits over 6.0 scoreless innings … Left with the lead in second game at LIU (4/2), allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts before receiving a no-decision … Struck out five over 5.1 innings in season finale at Sacred Heart (5/13) … Pitched 6.0 innings at UCF (3/12) and 4.0 innings against Kent State (2/27) … At the plate, hit .256 (30-for-117) with 14 doubles, two home runs, 22 RBI, 13 runs and 23 walks en route to posting a .378 OBP … Notched eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … Played in 43 games, making 42 starts as the team’s designated hitter … Team’s only
Akadema NEC Player of the Week winner (4/24) after batting .412 (7-for-17) with six RBI and four runs scored as the Green & White took three-of-four from Quinnipiac (4/21-4/22) … Six of his seven hits went for extra bases - four doubles and two home runs … In the series-opening win, scored a run and drove in another run – with a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 11th inning … Exploded for six hits in seven at-bats during the middle two games of the series … Blasted his first home run, leading off the third inning in the back-end of the doubleheader … Went 3-for-3 with three RBI and a pair of runs in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader, notching two doubles, a home run go along with a walk in helping the Green & White to victory … In game four, he delivered his sixth and final extra-base hit with a double in the ninth inning … Also collected the win on the mound, striking out four while yielding just one earned run on five hits over 8.0 solid innings … In series-opening win at LIU (4/2) was 2-for-5 with two RBI, a double and a run … Went 2-for-2 with two doubles, a RBI and a walk in series-opening win against Bryant (4/8) … Was a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks, a run and a RBI in win at Rutgers (3/30) … Was 2-for-3 with a double, run and walk in series-opener against CCSU (3/26) … Doubled and drove in a run in win at Winthrop (2/26) … Sparked a six-run frame with a two-run single in win over Iona (4/28) … Followed that up by going 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in game-one victory over Saint Joseph’s (4/30) … Went 2-for-4 with a double, walk, run and RBI in series-opener at Sacred Heart (5/12).
2010 Junior Season
All-NEC First Team … Dual position player that stood out as a designated hitter and as a starting pitcher … At the plate, hit .308 (49-159), including .350 during NEC-play, with 21 runs, eight doubles, one triple, three home runs and 32 RBI while walking 18 times … Had 14 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games while hitting safely in the final eight regular season games … Played in 48 games, making 46 starts … On the mound, went 4-5 with a team-best 45 strikeouts, against 19 walks, and one complete game … Picked it up during NEC-play, posting a 4.43 ERA (9th NEC) with 32 strikeouts over 40.2 innings of work … Pitched in 12 games, making 10 starts ... Came up big in NEC Tournament win over Monmouth (5/28), hurling 7.0 innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts while also driving in the game’s first run … In four-hit shutout win over LIU (3/27), struck out a career-best 10 over 7.0 innings in firing Wagner’s only complete-game shutout of the year … Faced just one over minimum in the game’s first six frames before the Blackbirds got the tying runs to second-and-third with no outs in the game’s final inning … Lucas then buckled down and struck out the side to collect his first collegiate win … Batted .500 (7-14) with two doubles and four RBI while batting safely in all four games at CCSU (5/14-5/16) … In doubleheader split with the Blue Devils drove in the lone Wagner run with a double in the first game before capping a three-run first with a RBI single in the nightcap … Went 3-for-4 with a RBI in the series finale while limiting CCSU to five runs, four earned, over 6.2 innings with three strikeouts … Helped the Green & White clinch a playoff spot, hitting safely in all four games of sweep of Quinnipiac (5/20-5/22) while also picking up a win on the mound… Was 2-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBI in the first game … In doubleheader sweep, notched hits in each game while striking out four over 4.1 innings to get the win in the first game before capping the weekend with a hit, extending his hitting streak to eight games … Batted safely in three games against Monmouth (4/16-4/18), going 4-for-10 (.400) with four RBI … Doubled and homered while driving in four runs at Bethune-Cookman (3/13) … Pitched in the first game against the Wildcats (3/10), striking out six over 4.0 innings … Tough-luck losing pitcher against Sacred Heart (5/9), striking out six while not walking a batter and allowing two earned runs over 7.0 innings … Went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk while striking out four and allowing just one earned run on three hits over 5.2 innings at Mount St. Mary’s (4/2) … Went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI at Jacksonville (3/6) … Was 2-for-4 with a double, run and RBI in win at Seton Hall (4/14) … Hit safely in all three games of season-opening series at Winthrop (2/26-2/28), going 4-for-12 (.333) … Scored a pair of runs in win over CAA Champ VCU (3/13) … Was 2-for-5 with a run in win over Richmond (3/19) … Drove in two runs and scored a pair in win at Lafayette (3/24) … Singled and scored a run in win over BIG EAST Champ St. John’s (4/7) … Notched a pair of hits and two RBI in win over Iona (4/28) … Also had two hits at Saint Peter’s (4/20) … Went 2-for-2 with two RBI in second game of a doubleheader at Bryant (5/1).
2009 Sophomore Season
Hit .333 (43-129) with 25 runs, seven doubles, two home runs, 30 RBI and 18 walks while posting a .412 on-base percentage ... Had 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... Played in 49 games, making 41 starts ... Went 3-6 with three RBI, two runs and a double in 16-3 pasting of Yale (3/8) ... Blasted a solo home run and a double while going 3-4 at Delaware State (3/22) ... Clouted his second home run of the year, a three-run shot, in win over Maine (3/30) ... Hit safely in all three games at the NEC Tournament, going 5-12 (.417) with multi-hit games against Monmouth (5/21) and CCSU (5/22) ... Helped the Green & White take three-of-four from Mount St. Mary's (4/24-4/26), going 4-12 with four runs and two RBI ... Was 3-6 in doubleheader sweep at LIU (5/2) ... Over three games at Sacred Heart (5/8; 5/10), was 3-10 with five RBI and a double, including two-hit, three-RBI performance in series-finale ... Was 1-2 with three RBI and two walks in win over NYIT (5/13) ... Went 2-4 at St. John's (4/7) ... At Monmouth (4/19), was 2-3 with two RBI ... Was 2-3 with a run at Quinnipiac (4/9) ... Notched a pair of hits in mid-week games vs. Saint Peter's (4/22) and Iona (4/29) ... Batted .382 with runners in scoring position.
2008 Freshman Season
Hit .252 (36-143), including .290 in NEC-games, with 12 runs, three doubles, two home runs, 13 RBI, one stolen base and 11 walks ... Had seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... Played in 45 games, making 43 starts ... In four games at Florida International (2/29-3/2), batted .429 (6-14) with three RBI and two runs ... Was 3-6 with three RBI in thrilling come-from-behind 13-11 game-three win over the Golden Panthers ... Also went 3-6 with a double in win at Temple (3/7) ... Hit his first career home run, a solo shot, and went 2-3 in 13-4 game-three win at FDU (4/19) ... In first three games at Mount St. Mary's (4/25-4/26), batted a blistering .667 (6-9), with four RBI while recording multiple-hits in each game ... Clouted his second home run and scored two runs in win at NYIT (5/14) ... Singled and scored a run in win at Villanova (3/11) ... In NEC-opening win at LIU (4/5), was 2-5 with a run and a RBI ... At the NEC Tournament, went 2-5 with two walks and a run vs. CCSU (5/22) and Mount St. Mary's (5/23) ... Singled and scored a run in game-four win vs. Quinnipiac (5/4) and in game-two win at CCSU (5/10) ... Began his collegiate career with a six-game hitting streak and ended his first campaign with another six-game streak ... Also pitched in three games, striking out five and yielding just four hits and two walks over 7.0 scoreless innings.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Hackettstown High School under the direction of Gary Poyer ... Hit .523 with four home runs and 13 doubles while leading the Tigers to a 17-6 record as a junior and was named Express Times Player of the Year ... Two-time All-Skylands Conference selection ... Also was a two-time First Team All-Area pick ... Batted .507 with seven home runs as a senior... Born on December 12, 1987 ... Has three siblings; Josh, Matt and Kristen ... Graduated from Wagner with a degree in sociology.
