Ty Starke

Ty Starke after pitching against Stanford.

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The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

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Ty Starke coming off the field against Xavier.

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B/T:
L/L
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
St. Xavier
Prev School:
St. Xavier HS

CAREER HONORS
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2024 Academic All-ACC Team

2026: Made 21 appearances on the mound, all in relief ... Finished 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA ... Struck out 18 in 23.2 innings ... Earned the victory with a scoreless 1.1 innings against Xavier on Feb. 17 ... Recorded four outs without allowing a run against Michigan on Feb. 21 ... Pitched a scoreless inning against Marshall on March 10 ... Threw a scoreless inning at North Carolina on March 22 ... Worked a career-long 2.2 innings, allowing just one baserunner against Stanford on April 12 ... Pitched a career-best 3.0 innings out of the bullpen, not surrendering a run and picking up his first collegiate save ... Worked a pair of scoreless outings in the series at Wake Forest ... Struck out two in a scoreless appearance at Miami on May 9 ... Recorded the final five outs in the win over Virginia on May 15.

2025: Made 23 appearances out of the bullpen ... Finished 1-0 with an 8.35 ERA ... Struck out 21 in 18.1 innings ... Worked a scoreless inning against Lipscomb on March 11 ... Pitched two shutout innings against North Carolina on March 14 ... Threw a scoreless inning at Virginia Tech on March 21 ... Earned his first win of the season against Cal on March 30, picking up four outs in the middle innings ... Recorded four outs in a scoreless outing against Boston College on April 4 ... Had back-to-back scoreless appearances in the series at Clemson ... Threw a scoreless inning at Notre Dame on May 3 ... Worked a perfect inning in the win over Vanderbilt on May 6.

2024: Made 16 relief appearances in his first season ... Finished with a 1-0 record and 3.72 ERA ... Struck out 17 in 19.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning against Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Picked up his first collegiate win against Youngstown State on March 3 ... Retired all six batters he faced, three via strikeout, in two scoreless innings against Northwestern on March 8 ... Threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Kentucky on April 16.

High School: Lettered three years in baseball at Saint Xavier High School … Helped St. X to a state championship in 2022 … As a senior, went 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 36.1 innings … Pitched a seven inning complete game with 12 strikeouts and just one unearned run allowed in regional semifinal win over Trinity at Jim Patterson Stadium … Earned All-Tournament honors at the National High School Invitational in Cary, N.C. after tossing a two-hit shutout against Doral Academy … Was a perfect 7-0 as a junior with a 1.24 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 45.1 innings … Ranked as the No. 1 player in Kentucky by Perfect Game.

Personal: Son of Marc and Jennifer … Has one younger sibling – Jake … Father, Marc, played baseball at Kentucky Wesleyan … Majoring in Finance … Chose Louisville over Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Tulane … Favorite movies are Avatar 1 & 2 … Favorite athlete is Chris Sale … Enjoying fishing and golf … Favorite foods are pizza and steak.