Luke Brown

Lucas Dunn and Luke Brown after a home run at the ACC Championship in Charlotte.

Luke Brown celebrating an Alex Binelas home run against Vanderbilt.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Trey Leonard, Luke Brown and Levi Usher in the outfield at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Tim Borden and Luke Brown high five against Valparaiso at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Photo by: Karthik Kalvakuri | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
L/R
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bowling Green, Ky.
High School:
Bowling Green
Prev School:
John A. Logan College

CAREER HONORS
• 2021 MLB Draft, 9th Round (253rd overall), Pittsburgh Pirates

2021: Played in all 50 games, starting 49 in his second season ... Posted a .320 average with a team-best 13 doubles, four triples and 37 runs scored ... Swiped 17 bases in 22 chances ... Led the Cardinals with 23 multi-hit games ... Started games in both center and right field during the opening series against Bellarmine, tallying a pair of multi-hit games and reaching base four times in the season opener ... Reached base four times including a pair of hits against Morehead State on March 2 ... Picked up five hits, scored three runs and drove in three at Georgia Tech ... Tallied four hits and scored three times in the series sweep at NC State ... Had a pair of hits, inclduing his third triple of the year, and scored three runs against Western Kentucky on March 23 ... Reached base four times at Cincinnati with two hits and two walks ... Had three hits against Wake Forest on April 3, including a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning ... Tallied a pair of multi-hit games in the series at Clemson ... Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in the win over Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Went 6-for-11 with three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in the series against Duke ... Tallied a career-best four hits at North Carolina on May 16 ... Went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs against USC Upstate on May 18, giving him hits in seven consecutive at-bats.

2020: Played in all 17 games, starting 16 before the season was halted... Finished with a .328 average, five doubles and a team-best 19 runs scores... Also tied with Levi Usher for the team lead in stolen bases with 11... Made his Louisville debut starting in centerfield all three games at Ole Miss... singled leading off the game Feb. 14 in his first UofL at-bat... Tallied multiple hits and a pair of stolen bases on Feb. 22 against Valparaiso... Tallied three hits and scored a pair of runs March 1 against Western Michigan... Picked up a hit in all three games at Wake Forest and stole four bases... Recorded five hits in the two-game series against Chicago State, scoring five runs and driving in three... Finished the season with a eight-game hitting streak.

Prior to UofL: Drafted in 2019 by the New York Yankees in the 25th Round... Played the 2019 season at John A. Logan College… Earned second team NJCAA All-America honors after hitting a team-best .398 with four home runs, 77 runs and swiping 66 bases… Ranked second in the NJCAA Division I in stolen bases and 10^th in runs scored… Spent his freshman season at Western Kentucky in 2018… Started 39 games for the Hilltoppers and posted a .369 batting average, which ranked fifth in Conference USA and third nationally among freshmen… hit .415 in league play to lead C-USA and turned in 18 multi-hit games in the final 30 contests of the season… Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball, three years in football and one in golf at Bowling Green High School… Helped BGHS to three football state championships and earned first team All-State honors in baseball as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Susan and Russell Brown… Sibling is Scotty… Majoring in sport administration… Chose Louisville over Alabama, Missouri and Kentucky… His father has had the greatest influence on his athletic career… Enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing and hiking in his free time… Favorite athletes are Tom Brady and Mike Trout… Favorite team is the Cincinnati Reds.