Luke Napleton

The Cardinals after a Luke Napleton home run against Clemson.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Luke Napleton rounding the bases against Virginia Tech.

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
LaGrange, Ill.
High School:
St. Rita of Cascia
Prev School:
Quincy University

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team
• 2023 D2CCA All-America First Team
• 2023 NCBWA All-America First Team
• 2023 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Player of the Year
• 2023 D2CCA Midwest Region Player of the Year
• 2023 NCBWA Midwest Region Player of the Year
• 2023 GLVC Player of the Year
• 2023 All-GLVC First Team
• 2022 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2022 D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2022 NCBWA All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2022 All-GLVC First Team

2024: Played in 41 games, making 30 starts (26 at C, 4 at DH) ... Finished with a .320 average, seven doubles, two triples and 11 home runs ... Drove in 32 and scored 33 runs ... Made his Louisville debut on Opening Day, starting behind the plate against Indiana State ... Homered and scored four times in the win over St. Bonaventure on Feb. 23 ... Tallied three hits and drove in four against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 25 ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and his second home run on March 3 against Youngstown State ... Homered and drove in two in the win over Northwestern on March 8 ... Hit three home runs in the win over Virginia Tech on March 15, the first Cardinal to do so since Alex Binelas in 2021 ... Went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in the series opener at Wake Forest on March 21 ... Hit a two-run homer against Virginia on April 12 ... Tallied three hits against Kentucky on April 16 ... Homered and drove in three at North Carolina on May 11 ... Hit a pinch-hit solo home run against Miami on May 21 in the opening pool play game at the ACC Championship ... Homered and drove in two against Clemson on May 24 in the pool play round of the ACC Championship.

2023 (Quincy): Earned First Team All-America honors after hitting .352 starting all 58 games for the Hawks … Led all of Division II with 29 home runs and 87 RBIs … Also added 18 doubles and scored 69 runs … Set Quincy’s single-season record for home runs and finished as the program’s all-time leader in home runs (50) and RBIs (163) … Tallied eight multi-homer games, homering in four straight games on two separate occasions … Had a perfect 5-for-5 day at the plate against Truman State on March 24, homering twice and drive in five.

2022 (Quincy): Started all 62 games, hitting .329 with 20 home runs and 66 RBIs … Ranked top 20 nationally in Division II in walks and home runs … Recorded three multi-home run games … Drove in a career-high eight runs in a 3-for-4, two homer performance at Carson-Newman on March 5.

2021 (Quincy): Saw limited action as a freshman, playing in just eight games with three starts … Went 6-for-15 at the plate with four doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs … Doubled twice and drove in four in his first collegiate start against William Jewell on April 17.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball and four years in hockey at St. Rita of Cascia High School … Earned All-Conference honors for baseball and was a two-time All-State selection in hockey.

Personal: Son of Bob and Clare … Has four older siblings – Marty, Nora, Patty and Frank … Brother, Marty, played baseball at Saint Joseph’s College (Ind.) and brother, Frank, played baseball at Saint Leo University … Enjoys golf, spending time with his friends and sleeping … Favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption … Fan of the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bears … Favorite athlete is Buster Posey.