Oakland University Athletics

2023 (Graduate Student):

• Selected as a Team Captain
• Horizon League All-Academic Team
• Second Team All-Horizon League
• Received the Black and Gold Future Leader Award on April 17
• One of 3 Golden Grizzlies to play in all 60 contests, 55 of which were starts at first base, he slashed .278/.406/.387 with a team-leading 18 doubles, a home run, 37 RBI and 6 stolen bases over 194 at-bats
• Drew 42 walks, the 2^nd-most in the Horizon League, and his 18 doubles were 3^rd in the conference
• Only made 2 errors in 422 chances at first base, good for a .995 fielding percentage

2022 (Senior):
- Played in 52 games, starting 42 at first base and designated hitter
- Slashed .271/.449/.371 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, 32 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts
- Was fourth in the Horizon League in both on-base percentage and stolen bases
- Drew 41 walks, which led the Golden Grizzlies and ranked second in the conference

2021 (Junior):
• Started in 15 of 37 games played at second base, third base and in the outfield
• Ranked fifth on the team in stolen bases (5)
• Posted a .228 batting average with 13 hits, six RBI, 15 runs, a double and triple with 16 total bases in 57 at-bats
• Recorded a .281 slugging percentage and .397 on-base percentage with 16 walks 
• Had four 2-hit games and two 3-hit games totaling four multi-hit games
• Had one multi-RBI game
• Hit .667 (4-6) with a triple, a double, five RBI, seven runs scored and four walks with a 1.167 slugging percentage and .800 on-base percentage in series against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on May 21 and 22
• Went 3-3 with a triple, a double, two walks, four runs scored and four RBI in 17-13 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on May 21

2019-20 - Kirkwood (Cedar Rapids, IA) Community College:
• Saw action in 50 games, hitting .228 with 29 hits, 25 runs, 18 RBI, four doubles and a home run in two seasons
• Played in 40 games, hitting .229 with 22 hits, 18 runs, 10 RBI, 12 walks, and three doubles in 2019
 
High School:
• Three-year letterwinner and one-year captain at shortstop for head coach Dan Halter
• 2018 Unanimous MVC Class 4A Conference Player of the Year, School Male Athlete of the Year, First Team All-State, First Team All-MVC Conference, First Team All-Metro and First Team All-District at Xavier while leading the team to a conference championship
• Iowa All-Stars baseball selection
• Three-year letterwinner in basketball and one-year captain for head coach Ryan Luehrsmann, helping Xavier win two consecutive Iowa High School State Titles (2016, 2017)
• 2018 Honorable Mention All-Conference
• Two-year letterwinner and one-year captain in football for head coach Duane Schulte, helping team to 2017 Iowa HS State Championship and consecutive District titles (2016, 2017)
• 2017 First Team All-District and First Team All-Metro selection
• Two-year letterwinner and one-year captain in track for head coach Russ Camacho
 
Top Athletic Performance:
• Tied Xavier school record for punt return touchdowns in a season in 2017
• Went 4-8 with two triples, two doubles and seven RBI
 
Personal:
- Full name: Gabriel Richard Lux
- Birthdate: 9/2/1999
- Parents: Tami and Kevin Lux
- Siblings: Brothers, Nate and Jack
- Father played baseball and football at D-III Buena Vista College
 
Top 3 Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1 - Great athletic programs
2 - Beautiful campus
3 - Baseball program