2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 23
Luke Schaefer
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Portage, Mich.
- High School:
- Portage Central
- Major:
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- NIL Deals:
- R/R
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen, totaling 17.2 innings…Threw a scoreless 1.1 innings at Dayton (5/15)...Allowed three runs in two thirds of an inning vs. Youngstown State (5/8)...Threw two innings, allowing one run, against Central Michigan (4/15)...Pitched 3.0 innings over two appearances at Miami. Tossed 2.1 frames on 3/30, allowing one unearned run, and tallied 0.2 innings on 4/1 allowing two runs...Threw 1.1 innings, allowing one run, in a 13-4 win at WMU (3/25)...Pitched twice at Georgia, totaling 2.0 scoreless innings against the Bulldogs...Struck out two in 0.2 innings pitched against Sacred Heart (3/4)...First appearance of the season came against Iowa (2/16).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen and had a team-best 2.49 ERA, third-lowest in the MAC among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings pitched…Allowed earned runs in just six of his 19 appearances…Gave up just two earned runs from 4/1-5/19, spanning 11 appearances during which he owned a 1.29 ERA…Tossed three shutout innings against Central Michigan (5/14), striking out three and allowing just one hit…Threw a career-high 4.1 innings in the final game of the season against Kent State in the MAC Tournament (5/26).
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)Â
Sported a 1-0 record with a 6.75 ERA in 22.2 innings...Tied for the third-most appearances out of the bullpen with 14...Recorded one of the team’s two wins from a relief pitcher...Sixth on the team with 18 strikeouts...Hurled season-high 3.0 no-hit innings with a strikeout against Ball State (5/15)...Pitched 3.0 hitless innings with a walk at Central Michigan (4/22)...Struck out season-best three Flyers and allowed two hits in 2.0 innings vs. Dayton (4/19)...Threw 1.1 hitless innings and had two strikeouts vs. Eastern Michigan (5/21)...Pitched scoreless inning at Notre Dame (3/16) and at Youngstown State (4/6).
HIGH SCHOOLÂ
A 2015 graduate of Portage Central High School...Three-year letterwinner in baseball and one-year letterwinner in basketball...Sported 6-2 record with one save and 0.84 ERA as a senior...Pitched 50 innings and struck out 41 batters...Named all-district and all-conference...Threw two career no-hitters...Two-time Kalamazoo Gazette Baseball Dream Team honoree... Sported a 5-3 record with a 2.87 ERA in 22 innings pitched as a junior...Perfect Game Honorable mention All-American...Career record was 13-6.Â
PERSONALÂ
Born Luke David Schaefer...Parents are Blair and Karyn Schaefer...Has one brother, Cole, who plays baseball at Coastal Carolina...Majoring in operations and supply chain management.
Career Highs
IP: 4.1, (vs. Kent State, 5-26-17)
K’s: 3, 7 times (Last vs. Kent St., 5-26-17)
Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen, totaling 17.2 innings…Threw a scoreless 1.1 innings at Dayton (5/15)...Allowed three runs in two thirds of an inning vs. Youngstown State (5/8)...Threw two innings, allowing one run, against Central Michigan (4/15)...Pitched 3.0 innings over two appearances at Miami. Tossed 2.1 frames on 3/30, allowing one unearned run, and tallied 0.2 innings on 4/1 allowing two runs...Threw 1.1 innings, allowing one run, in a 13-4 win at WMU (3/25)...Pitched twice at Georgia, totaling 2.0 scoreless innings against the Bulldogs...Struck out two in 0.2 innings pitched against Sacred Heart (3/4)...First appearance of the season came against Iowa (2/16).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen and had a team-best 2.49 ERA, third-lowest in the MAC among pitchers with at least 25.0 innings pitched…Allowed earned runs in just six of his 19 appearances…Gave up just two earned runs from 4/1-5/19, spanning 11 appearances during which he owned a 1.29 ERA…Tossed three shutout innings against Central Michigan (5/14), striking out three and allowing just one hit…Threw a career-high 4.1 innings in the final game of the season against Kent State in the MAC Tournament (5/26).
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)Â
Sported a 1-0 record with a 6.75 ERA in 22.2 innings...Tied for the third-most appearances out of the bullpen with 14...Recorded one of the team’s two wins from a relief pitcher...Sixth on the team with 18 strikeouts...Hurled season-high 3.0 no-hit innings with a strikeout against Ball State (5/15)...Pitched 3.0 hitless innings with a walk at Central Michigan (4/22)...Struck out season-best three Flyers and allowed two hits in 2.0 innings vs. Dayton (4/19)...Threw 1.1 hitless innings and had two strikeouts vs. Eastern Michigan (5/21)...Pitched scoreless inning at Notre Dame (3/16) and at Youngstown State (4/6).
HIGH SCHOOLÂ
A 2015 graduate of Portage Central High School...Three-year letterwinner in baseball and one-year letterwinner in basketball...Sported 6-2 record with one save and 0.84 ERA as a senior...Pitched 50 innings and struck out 41 batters...Named all-district and all-conference...Threw two career no-hitters...Two-time Kalamazoo Gazette Baseball Dream Team honoree... Sported a 5-3 record with a 2.87 ERA in 22 innings pitched as a junior...Perfect Game Honorable mention All-American...Career record was 13-6.Â
PERSONALÂ
Born Luke David Schaefer...Parents are Blair and Karyn Schaefer...Has one brother, Cole, who plays baseball at Coastal Carolina...Majoring in operations and supply chain management.
Career Highs
IP: 4.1, (vs. Kent State, 5-26-17)
K’s: 3, 7 times (Last vs. Kent St., 5-26-17)
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