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#32 Luke Pettitte RHP/INF • 6-2 223 So. • Houston, TX (Second Baptist School)
CAREER HONORS
2024:
Perfect Game Second Team Freshman All-American Conference USA Freshman of the Year
Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2024 (FRESHMAN)
Named a Second Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game Made ... Selected as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and also tabbed to the CUSA All-Freshman Team ... Made 11 appearances, including eight starts ... Posted a 3-2 record with a 4.17 ERA ... Struck out 43 batters and issued just nine walks in 36.2 innings of work ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Allowed one earned run over 2.2 innings in relief against No. 15 Indiana at the Frisco Classic (3/2) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Worked 4.0 innings and gave up two runs in his start at Sam Houston (3/24) ... Picked up the win versus New Mexico State (3/30) after holding the Aggies to two runs over 5.0 innings and striking out a season-high nine batters ... Threw 5.0 shutout innings at WKU (4/7) to notch his third win of the year ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Made his collegiate debut versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) and struck out five batters over 2.2 innings of relief ... Tossed 2.0 shutout innings in his first career start at Baylor (3/5) ... Earned his first career win in a predetermined start against San Diego (3/10) after allowing one run in 3.0 inning ... Fanned six batters and gave up just one run in 4.0 innings versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/17).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Forest City Owls in the Coastal Plains League last summer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered all four years at Second Baptist School ... Played for head coach Rayner Noble ... Named the Texas Private School Baseball Player of the Year in both 2022 and 2023 ... Was a two-time First Team All-State and three-time All- District selection during his prep career ... Led Second Baptist to a TAPPS State Championship and was tabbed the District MVP as a junior in 2022 ... Threw a no-hitter and hit a two-run homer in the state quarterfinals ... Rated the No. 1 first baseman in the state of Texas and No. 15 nationally by Perfect Game ... Also ranked the No. 36 overall prospect from the Lone Star state by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born on June 19, 2005 ... Parents are Andy and Laura Pettitte ... His father pitched for 18 seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, winning five World Series Championships and was a three-time All-Star during his career ... His father recently was the pitching coach for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic and currently serves as an advisor for the Yankees ... His brother, Jared, pitched at DBU in 2021 and spent two seasons in the Miami Marlins’ organization ... His sister, Lexy, played on the volleyball team at DBU from 2019-2022 ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is James 4:6.
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