David Lutz Class: Senior Hometown: West Chester, Pa. High School: West Chester East Height / Weight: 6-0 / 190 Position: LHP B/T: R/L

David Lutz pitched 25 innings in long relief for the Penn State baseball team in 2008. Lutz was one of the most reliable lefties for the Nittany Lions last season. Lutz stuck out 16 batters and went through 8.2 consecutive scoreless innings from March 28-April 5. He will be banked upon this season to match up against opposing lefty hitters.

2008
Made the most appearances out the bullpen and overall for any left-hander on the pitching staff this season....Reached career highs in nearly every category and improved on his ERA from last year....Had a string of 8.2 straight scoreless innings from March 28-April 5, the longest scoreless innings streak for a reliever other than Drew O'Neil this year....Gave up just two runs in a larger string of 11.2 straight innings from March 28-April 9....Recorded a strikeout in 10 of his 16 appearances.

Game-by-Game Highlights
_vs. Connecticut (3/11): Threw his first scoreless appearance of the year with a third of an inning.
_vs. Ohio State (3/28): In his fifth appearance of the year, pitched a career high five innings out of the bullpen to save the rest of the bullpen and allowed just two hits and one walk and struck out one against the Buckeyes.
_vs. Bucknell (4/2): Followed that up with another strong performance of two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two against the Bison.
_vs. Michigan (4/5): Gave up just one run on three hits and struck out two in a 3.1-inning relief stint against Michigan.
_vs. Youngstown State (4/23): Threw two scoreless innings and struck out three and allowed just two hits vs. Youngstown State.
_vs. Minnesota (5/15): Struck out a career high four and scattered six hits and two runs in his second-longest stint of the year, four innings.

2007
Made six appearances out of the bullpen, including one in Big Ten play and one in the Big Ten Tournament....Was one of only two relievers on the team that did not record a single decision on the year....Did not allow any runs and allowed just one hit in 1.2 innings of work against Big Ten teams.

Game-by-Game Highlights
_vs. Minnesota (3/31): Threw a scoreless inning of relief in his only Big Ten appearance of the year, walking one and striking out one while also putting his name into the record books as the pitcher that committed the first balk at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
_vs. Duquesne (4/24): Threw two innings vs. Mount St. Mary's and a career-high three innings vs. Duquesne, striking out a career high three vs. the Dukes.
_Big Ten Tournament: Pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit, in the Big Ten Tournament vs. Ohio State.

2006
Sat out the season with an injury and took a redshirt.

West Chester East HS
First team All-Ches-Mont, first team All-Area junior year; first team All-Ches-Mont, first team All-Area, Area Player of the Year, first team All-South Eastern PA and team MVP his senior year; Ches-Mont Champions (`02, `03, `04, `05); AAA State Champions in 2003; District 1 Champions in 2004; AAAA State Semifinalists in 2005; Team went 23-2 as a sophomore, 21-4 as a junior, and 20-5 as a senior; Earned three varsity letters; Team captain as a senior (`05); National Honor Society Member, German National Honor Society Member.

Background
David Michael Lutz was born on October 29, 1986 in Baltimore, Md.; Parents are Earlin and Marilyn; Brother Nathan (15), and sister Melanie (23); Dave plans to major in kinesiology.