#34 Luke Llewellyn

Position RHP

Height -

B/T R/R

Hometown Urbandale, Iowa

High School Urbandale

Previous School Kirkwood CC

2023

Appeared in 29 games out of the bullpen
Finished with a 2.76 ERA fanning 48 batters over 32 2/3 innings
Held opposing hitters to a .186 batting average against
Had a career high four strikeouts against South Dakota St. (3/19)
Struck out the side to close out the Big Ten Tournament semifinal game against Michigan (5/27)
Picked up the save against UNC after entering the game with two on and one out in the ninth
Had six perfect appearances against St. Thomas, Minnesota, Bradley, and Michigan (x2), and Indiana St.

2022 Honors

NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
Dean’s List honoree during the spring semester
Went 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA in 14 appearances, including one start, with three saves
Had 10 strikeouts over 14 innings
Went 3-for-4 in save opportunities
Tossed one inning in the combined shutout in game two against Indiana (5/20)
Made his first career start against Bradley (4/19)
Recorded his first career win, pitching 2/3 of an inning in series finale against Central Michigan (3/27)
Tallied his third save in the series opener against Central Michigan (3/25)
Notched his second save, fanning a pair against St. Thomas (3/21)
Earned his first career save, getting the final five outs in a 12-10 win at UC Irvine (3/13) in the series finale
Made his Iowa debut against Loras College (3/1), allowing one hit over two innings

At Kirkwood CC (2019-21)

Went 6-6 with a 3.93 ERA in 22 career appearances with the Eagles, including 15 starts
Logged 87 career innings, striking out 129 batters
Averaged 13.34 strikeouts per nine innings
Went 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA in 12 starts as a sophomore with 74 strikeouts over 54 1/3 innings
Tossed two complete games, including a no-hitter (the first by an Eagle since 2013) against Iowa Lakes (5/8) in game two of the Region XI tournament
Was named the ICCAC Division II Pitcher of the Week on May 12
Allowed 28 runs (22 earned) on 35 hits
Helped Kirkwood to Region XI title and a berth in the NJCAA World Series
Team finished 44-21 overall
Went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in an abbreviated 2020 season, striking out 27 over 16 innings
Was 1-2 with a 6.48 ERA as a freshman in relief with 28 strikeouts over 16 2/3 innings
Two-time first-team Academic All-Region selection
Coached by Todd Rima

High School

2018 Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Super Team selection
Helped Urbandale to a 2018 state championship, fanning 13 in a complete game win over Cedar Rapids Washington
Went 11-0 with a 0.39 ERA as a senior, striking out 86 over 53 1/3 innings
Allowed just nine earned runs in 12 appearances the entire season
In three postseason appearances, struck out 24 over 13 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits and zero runs
High school coach was Jeremy Heinen

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