Career Highlights: Fourth season of professional baseball and first with the Wingnuts…career 20-11 record with 4.26 ERA in 272.1 career innings…55 career appearances, 40 as a starter…224 strikeouts and just 56 walks…has six career complete games and three shutouts…also has five saves…winning record in each of his first three seasons…contract purchased by the New York Yankees in September 2007…played college baseball at the University of the Pacific…went 13-11 for the Tigers striking out 123 in 205.0 IP while walking 53 during 32 starts from 2005-2006…majored in communications…also played at Modesto Junior College going 18-3 with one save from 2003-2004…earned First-Team All-American honors as a freshman in 2003 and Second-Team honors in 2004…also earned three President’s Academic Awards at Modesto JC…played at Johansen High School in Modesto, named to All-Central California Conference First-Team…acquired rights from Shreveport-Bossier along with Matt Petty in trade that sent Brenan Herrera to Fort Worth and Justin Young to Shreveport-Bossier...works as therapist for a chiropractor in off-season…enjoys creating art, reading, fermentation, and lifting heavy weights
2009
Shreveport-Bossier (American Association/Ind.): 7-3 with a 5.03 ERA in 87.2 IP…made 16 appearances, 15 of them starts…struck out 46, allowed 25 walks and 104 hits…surrendered only one home run…won first three starts and first four decisions…pitched complete game, four-hitter on 5/21 vs. Grand Prairie, striking out six and allowing one earned run in the win…pitched into the sixth inning 11 times…4-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 51.1 IP at home, 7.43 ERA in 36.1 IP on the road…allowed three or fewer earned runs in nine of 15 starts…earned win vs. Pensacola on 7/14, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP…earned win vs. Fort Worth on 7/25, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP
2008
San Angelo (United/Ind.): United League All-Star...5-4 with a 5.55 ERA in 84.1 IP…split time in the rotation and bullpen making 21 appearances, 12 of them starts…earned five saves…struck out 76 while walking only 16…allowed 100 hits…ranked second in the United League with one shutout…ranked fourth with two complete games…7.02 ERA in 41.0 IP at home, 4.15 ERA in 43.1 IP on the road…4-4 with a 5.25 ERA in 12 starts…1-0 with five saves and a 7.59 ERA in nine relief outings…won three consecutive starts from 5/30-6/9 with a 0.78 ERA in 23.0 IP…tossed one-hit shutout on 6/4 at Edinburg, striking out six and walking one…threw complete game win on 6/29 vs. Alexandria, striking out seven and allowing one earned run…picked up first professional save on 8/2 at Laredo, working a scoreless inning…finished nine games…allowed three or fewer earned runs in eight of 12 starts…fanned a season-high nine on 5/30 vs. Alexandria, allowing one earned run in 7.0 IP and earning the win
2007
San Angelo (United/Ind.): 8-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 100.1 IP in first professional season…led the United League in ERA and shutouts (2)…struck out 102 while walking just 15…allowed 98 hits…made 18 appearances, 13 of them starts…made professional debut and earned first professional win on 5/22 vs. Rio Grande Valley, pitching a scoreless relief inning…made first career start on 6/12 at Rio Grande Valley, allowing two earned runs in 5.0 IP while taking the loss…tossed complete game, four-hit shutout vs. Edinburg on 6/22…allowed three earned runs in complete game loss on 7/15 vs. Amarillo, striking out seven…pitched seven-inning shutout on 7/25 at Edinburg, fanning six…won three consecutive starts from 6/16-6/28…struck out 10 batters in 7.1 IP on 8/4 vs. Amarillo, not allowing an earned run…walked two or fewer hitters in 12 of 13 starts…7-4 with a 2.42 ERA as a starter, 1-0 with a 3.27 ERA as a releiver
Kevin Hooper on Luke: Luke is a big guy who has had a lot of success early in his career. He has great strikeout numbers with good control which is always hard to find. I’m excited to see him compete for a spot in our rotation.
