2019 Baseball Roster
Smith, Luke
Jersey Number 45
Luke Smith
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Champaign, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Parkland College
- High School:
- Centennial
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
2021: Made 12 appearances on the mound, 11 of which were starts ... Went 3-4 with a 5.85 ERA, picking up 32 strikeouts in 40.0 innings ... Allowed one run on one hit to earn the win in his first start of the season against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Gave up one run over five innings for the win against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Pitched seven shutout innings before allowing a two-run homer in the eighth, picking up the win at Virginia in the series finale on April 18.
2020: Made four starts for the Cardinals before the season was halted... Went 3-0 with a 3.42 ERA, picking up 18 strikeouts in 23.2 innings... Struck out eight over five innings in the series finale at Ole Miss... Picked up a win allowing three earned runs over 5.1 innings against Valparaiso... Needed just 79 pitches to get through seven scoreless frames against Western Michigan... Tallied his third victory behind 6.1 innings at Wake Forest.
2019: Made 18 appearances on the mound with 10 starts. Went 6-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 68 innings. Tied his own UofL record with 8.1 innings against Vanderbilt on June 21 at the College World Series, striking out a career-high 10 hitters. Recorded the longest start in Louisville NCAA Tournament history tossing 8.1 innings, giving up just two runs on three hits in a win over Illinois State in the NCAA Regional on June 2. Earned a win with scoreless 11th and 12th innings at Indiana on May 14. Worked 5.2 innings in relief, allowing two runs at Virginia on May 10. Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Western Kentucky on April 30. Tossed three scoreless innings for the win against Northern Kentucky on April 9. Allowed one unearned run in six innings fort he win against Miami (Ohio) on March 26. Earned a victory at Eastern Kentucky on March 19 with three runs allowed in five innings. Tossed six scoreless innings before giving up three in the seventh against Ole Miss on March 12. Picked up the win against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 19 after allowing just one unearned run on two hits over six innings in his first start. Made his Louisville debut in relief on Feb. 15 against UConn.
Prior to UofL: Played two seasons at Parkland College before transferring to Louisville… Earned All-Conference honors in the Mid-West Athletic Conference as a freshman after registering 10-0 record, 2.37 ERA and 80 strikeouts as Parkland finished No. 3 in the nation as a team… Had 12 strikeouts while twirling no-hitter against No. 7 Lincoln Land College during freshman season… Had 8-2 record with 3.01 ERA and 81 strikeouts during sophomore season as Parkland finished as national runner-up in NJCAA D-2 World Series… Earned All-Conference honor as a sophomore… Registered 18-2 record on the mound in two seasons at Parkland.
High School: Played three prep seasons at Centennial High School, coached by Ryan Remole… Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors during senior season at Centennial.
Personal: Parents are Tim and Sara Smith… Siblings are Olivia, Walker and Marissa… Chose Louisville over North Carolina State, Illinois, Coastal Carolina and Indiana… Majoring sport administration… Wants to coach baseball after college… His dad Tim and former coach Joe Yager are the greatest influences on his athletic career… Enjoys watching movies, playing basketball and spending time with friends in his free time… Favorite movies are Creed, Prisoners and Avengers… Favorite athletes are Khalil Mack, Joe Kelly and Kevin Durant… Favorite teams are St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears.
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
2021: Made 12 appearances on the mound, 11 of which were starts ... Went 3-4 with a 5.85 ERA, picking up 32 strikeouts in 40.0 innings ... Allowed one run on one hit to earn the win in his first start of the season against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 ... Gave up one run over five innings for the win against Western Illinois on Feb. 27 ... Pitched seven shutout innings before allowing a two-run homer in the eighth, picking up the win at Virginia in the series finale on April 18.
2020: Made four starts for the Cardinals before the season was halted... Went 3-0 with a 3.42 ERA, picking up 18 strikeouts in 23.2 innings... Struck out eight over five innings in the series finale at Ole Miss... Picked up a win allowing three earned runs over 5.1 innings against Valparaiso... Needed just 79 pitches to get through seven scoreless frames against Western Michigan... Tallied his third victory behind 6.1 innings at Wake Forest.
2019: Made 18 appearances on the mound with 10 starts. Went 6-1 with a 4.24 ERA in 68 innings. Tied his own UofL record with 8.1 innings against Vanderbilt on June 21 at the College World Series, striking out a career-high 10 hitters. Recorded the longest start in Louisville NCAA Tournament history tossing 8.1 innings, giving up just two runs on three hits in a win over Illinois State in the NCAA Regional on June 2. Earned a win with scoreless 11th and 12th innings at Indiana on May 14. Worked 5.2 innings in relief, allowing two runs at Virginia on May 10. Struck out two in a scoreless inning against Western Kentucky on April 30. Tossed three scoreless innings for the win against Northern Kentucky on April 9. Allowed one unearned run in six innings fort he win against Miami (Ohio) on March 26. Earned a victory at Eastern Kentucky on March 19 with three runs allowed in five innings. Tossed six scoreless innings before giving up three in the seventh against Ole Miss on March 12. Picked up the win against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 19 after allowing just one unearned run on two hits over six innings in his first start. Made his Louisville debut in relief on Feb. 15 against UConn.
Prior to UofL: Played two seasons at Parkland College before transferring to Louisville… Earned All-Conference honors in the Mid-West Athletic Conference as a freshman after registering 10-0 record, 2.37 ERA and 80 strikeouts as Parkland finished No. 3 in the nation as a team… Had 12 strikeouts while twirling no-hitter against No. 7 Lincoln Land College during freshman season… Had 8-2 record with 3.01 ERA and 81 strikeouts during sophomore season as Parkland finished as national runner-up in NJCAA D-2 World Series… Earned All-Conference honor as a sophomore… Registered 18-2 record on the mound in two seasons at Parkland.
High School: Played three prep seasons at Centennial High School, coached by Ryan Remole… Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors during senior season at Centennial.
Personal: Parents are Tim and Sara Smith… Siblings are Olivia, Walker and Marissa… Chose Louisville over North Carolina State, Illinois, Coastal Carolina and Indiana… Majoring sport administration… Wants to coach baseball after college… His dad Tim and former coach Joe Yager are the greatest influences on his athletic career… Enjoys watching movies, playing basketball and spending time with friends in his free time… Favorite movies are Creed, Prisoners and Avengers… Favorite athletes are Khalil Mack, Joe Kelly and Kevin Durant… Favorite teams are St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears.
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