2022 Baseball Roster
Usher, Levi
Jersey Number 5
Levi Usher
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fairfax, Iowa
- High School:
- Prairie
- Prev School:
- Kirkwood CC
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2022 MLB Draft, 10th Round (295th overall), Kansas City Royals
• 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022 All-ACC Second Team
2022: Played in all 64 games, starting 63 in centerfield ... Finished with a .285 average, 15 doubles, three triples and seven home runs ... Drove in 49 and scored 53 runs ... Talled 36 stolen bases in 39 tries ... His 36 stolen bases were the sixth-most in a single season in Louisville history, ranked eighth nationally and led the ACC ... Went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBIs and a pair of stolen bases in the series opener against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Tallied a pair of hits, drove in two and scored twice in the win over TCU on March 8 ... Recorded two three-hit games in the Michigan series, picking up a career-best two doubles in the opener and coming up just a double shy of the cycle with four RBIs in the finale ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors on March 14 after going 9-for-15 (.600) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, eight RBIs and six stolen bases in four games ... Homered and drove in three in the win over No. 1 Notre Dame on March 18 ... Had three hits and three stolen bases in the win over Boston College on March 26 ... Hit a two-run homer at Pitt on April 2 ... Homered and drove in three in the win over Cincinnati on April 12 ... Tallied three hits and three RBIs against NC State on April 24 ... Hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning against WKU on April 26 ... Had SportsCenter’s No. 1 play on April 30, robbing a potential game-tying home run against Clemson ... Went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs in the finale against Clemson on May 1 ... Hit his seventh home run of the year against Pitt in the ACC Tournament on May 25 ... Picked up 10 hits, drove in seven runs and scored eight times in the NCAA Regional, including a game tying two-run single in the eighth inning of the regional final against Michigan on June 6.
2021: Played in 49 games, starting 35 in his second season at UofL ... Hit .216 with a double, triple and three home runs ... Led the ACC with 26 stolen bases in 28 chances ... Turned in a pair of multi-hit games and drove in three in the season opening series against Bellarmine ... had his first home run of the season and a triple in the series finale versus Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Tallied a pair of hits, RBIs and stolen bases in the final game against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Set the UofL record (since 2000) with five stolen bases against Murray State on March 9 ... Had a walk-off single in the series opener against Florida State on April 9 ... Picked up a hit in all three games at Virginia ... Homered in both games of the doubleheader sweep against Duke on May 8 ... Picked up a pair of hits, including a double and RBI, against Clemson in the ACC Championship opener against Clemson on May 25.
2020: Played in 16 of 17 games before the season was halted, starting 15 (eight in LF, six in RF, one in CF)... Finished with a .411 average, three doubles and two home runs... Drove in 10 and scored 17 times while going 11-for-12 in stolen bases... Made his Louisville debut as a defensive replacement in the season opener at Ole Miss... Started the final two games of the series in left field... Homered and drove in two as part of a 2-for-4 day in the finale in Oxford... Stole four bases against Valparaiso on Feb. 22, tying the Jim Patterson Stadium record and tied for the most by a Louisville player since at least 1999... Scored three runs, drove in two and threw out two runners from right field in the finale versus Valparaiso... Registered his fourth multi-hit game in five contests with two knocks versus Xavier... Went 3-for-3 and scored a pair of runs in the Feb. 28 win over Western Michigan... Hit a solo home run against Morehead State... Had multiple hits in all three games of the series at Wake Forest... Tallied three hits and scored four times in the two-game sweep of Chicago State.
Prior to UofL: Spent one season at Kirkwood Community College… Was drafted in the 37th round by the Los Angeles Angels… Earned second team All-Region honors… Hit .409 with three home runs, and 31 RBIs… Ranked 10th in the country with 36 stolen bases, 12th with 76 hits and 17th with 65 runs.
High School: Lettered in baseball and basketball at Prairie High School… Ranked No. 104 overall and the top player in Iowa by Perfect Game… Two-time first team All-State selection… Helped Prairie to a state title as a sophomore… Hit .381 with 17 extra-base hits and 44 stolen bases as a senior… Posted a .468 batting average with 19 hits for extra-bases and stole 37 bases in his junior season.
Personal: Parents are Matt and Tina Usher… Sibling is Olivia… Majoring in sport administration… Chose Louisville instead of signing with the Angels… Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys fishing and being handy around the house and yard in his spare time… Favorite movies are The Green Mile and Benchwarmers… Favorite TV shows include The Ranch, Breaking Bad, The Office and Impractical Jokers… Favorite sports teams are the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Celtics and Dallas Cowboys.
• 2022 MLB Draft, 10th Round (295th overall), Kansas City Royals
• 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Winner
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022 All-ACC Second Team
2022: Played in all 64 games, starting 63 in centerfield ... Finished with a .285 average, 15 doubles, three triples and seven home runs ... Drove in 49 and scored 53 runs ... Talled 36 stolen bases in 39 tries ... His 36 stolen bases were the sixth-most in a single season in Louisville history, ranked eighth nationally and led the ACC ... Went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBIs and a pair of stolen bases in the series opener against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Tallied a pair of hits, drove in two and scored twice in the win over TCU on March 8 ... Recorded two three-hit games in the Michigan series, picking up a career-best two doubles in the opener and coming up just a double shy of the cycle with four RBIs in the finale ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors on March 14 after going 9-for-15 (.600) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, eight RBIs and six stolen bases in four games ... Homered and drove in three in the win over No. 1 Notre Dame on March 18 ... Had three hits and three stolen bases in the win over Boston College on March 26 ... Hit a two-run homer at Pitt on April 2 ... Homered and drove in three in the win over Cincinnati on April 12 ... Tallied three hits and three RBIs against NC State on April 24 ... Hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning against WKU on April 26 ... Had SportsCenter’s No. 1 play on April 30, robbing a potential game-tying home run against Clemson ... Went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs in the finale against Clemson on May 1 ... Hit his seventh home run of the year against Pitt in the ACC Tournament on May 25 ... Picked up 10 hits, drove in seven runs and scored eight times in the NCAA Regional, including a game tying two-run single in the eighth inning of the regional final against Michigan on June 6.
2021: Played in 49 games, starting 35 in his second season at UofL ... Hit .216 with a double, triple and three home runs ... Led the ACC with 26 stolen bases in 28 chances ... Turned in a pair of multi-hit games and drove in three in the season opening series against Bellarmine ... had his first home run of the season and a triple in the series finale versus Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Tallied a pair of hits, RBIs and stolen bases in the final game against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Set the UofL record (since 2000) with five stolen bases against Murray State on March 9 ... Had a walk-off single in the series opener against Florida State on April 9 ... Picked up a hit in all three games at Virginia ... Homered in both games of the doubleheader sweep against Duke on May 8 ... Picked up a pair of hits, including a double and RBI, against Clemson in the ACC Championship opener against Clemson on May 25.
2020: Played in 16 of 17 games before the season was halted, starting 15 (eight in LF, six in RF, one in CF)... Finished with a .411 average, three doubles and two home runs... Drove in 10 and scored 17 times while going 11-for-12 in stolen bases... Made his Louisville debut as a defensive replacement in the season opener at Ole Miss... Started the final two games of the series in left field... Homered and drove in two as part of a 2-for-4 day in the finale in Oxford... Stole four bases against Valparaiso on Feb. 22, tying the Jim Patterson Stadium record and tied for the most by a Louisville player since at least 1999... Scored three runs, drove in two and threw out two runners from right field in the finale versus Valparaiso... Registered his fourth multi-hit game in five contests with two knocks versus Xavier... Went 3-for-3 and scored a pair of runs in the Feb. 28 win over Western Michigan... Hit a solo home run against Morehead State... Had multiple hits in all three games of the series at Wake Forest... Tallied three hits and scored four times in the two-game sweep of Chicago State.
Prior to UofL: Spent one season at Kirkwood Community College… Was drafted in the 37th round by the Los Angeles Angels… Earned second team All-Region honors… Hit .409 with three home runs, and 31 RBIs… Ranked 10th in the country with 36 stolen bases, 12th with 76 hits and 17th with 65 runs.
High School: Lettered in baseball and basketball at Prairie High School… Ranked No. 104 overall and the top player in Iowa by Perfect Game… Two-time first team All-State selection… Helped Prairie to a state title as a sophomore… Hit .381 with 17 extra-base hits and 44 stolen bases as a senior… Posted a .468 batting average with 19 hits for extra-bases and stole 37 bases in his junior season.
Personal: Parents are Matt and Tina Usher… Sibling is Olivia… Majoring in sport administration… Chose Louisville instead of signing with the Angels… Credits his dad as having the greatest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys fishing and being handy around the house and yard in his spare time… Favorite movies are The Green Mile and Benchwarmers… Favorite TV shows include The Ranch, Breaking Bad, The Office and Impractical Jokers… Favorite sports teams are the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Celtics and Dallas Cowboys.
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