Name: Lucas Weber Position: Catcher School: USC-Upstate YR: FR Hometown: Spartanburg, SC D.O.B.: 12/5/1991 Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Bats: R Throws: R Bio: Luke Weber comes to the Owls outfield this summer from the USC-Upstate Spartans. He had a successful Freshman season this year batting .290 with 20 doubles and 4 home runs. Defensively, Luke had a fielding percentage of .968 and threw out 11 of 50 attempted steals. Luke joins returning Owl Matt Gaine and Derek Moses behind the plate this year. Before USC Upstate: Finished senior campaign at Spartanburg High School with a .330 batting average... Was tied for team lead in on-base percentage and was tied for second in slugging percentage... Was selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game after earning all-region honors... Was also selected as the teams offensive and defensive player of the year... A standout in the classroom, was a regular on the A-B honor roll and a member of the Beta Club. Personal: Born on Dec. 5, 1991 in Spartanburg, S.C... Son of Mike and Karen Weber... Majoring in business administration... Enjoys hanging out with friends during free time... Favorite movie is "The Godfather"... Favorite food is steak... Favorite TV show is "Jersey Shore"... Favorite season is fall... Favorite sports figure is Joe Mauer... Hero growing up and the person he admires most is his father... Wants to play professional baseball... His mother, Karen, is a graduate of USC Upstate.