Blaze pitcher Lueke arrested on rape charges
| Wednesday, Jun 03 2009 10:00 PM
Last Updated Wednesday, Jun 03 2009 10:00 PM
Bakersfield Blaze relief pitcher Josh Lueke was arrested May 27 and is being held in Lerdo Jail on rape charges.
Lueke, in his second season with the Blaze, faces felony charges of rape and sodomy of an unconscious victim.
Bail has been set at $150,000.
Lueke faces pretrial hearings July 1-2.
Blaze general manager Shawn Schoolcraft declined to comment on Lueke's status with the team. A media relations representative with the Blaze's parent club, the Texas Rangers, has not responded to a telephone message and e-mail.
Lueke, who is 6-foot-5, 220 pounds and 24 years old, is a Kentucky native.
He has not pitched for Bakersfield since May 23.
