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Luke Black
25 Luke Black
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    St. Paris, Ohio
  • High School:
    Graham
  • Position:
    P
  • Major:
    English
  • Letters:
    4 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • app
    12
  • gs
    8
  • w
    2
  • l
    3
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    55.0
  • era
    5.56
  • whip
    1.78
  • k
    27
Bio

2016

Started eight of 12 games pitched... Led team with lowest earned run average of 5.56 and with lowest opposing batting average of .292... Recorded 27 strikeouts for 55.0 innings pitched.

Wrapped up Tiger career with a 7-7 win-loss record, appearing 46 games to throw 67 strikeouts.

2015

Appeared in 11 games as returned from an arm injury the previous season... Finished the season 2-2 for wins and losses... Allowed 35 hits and 27 runs, while recording 14 strikeouts... Recorded a 6.91 ERA.

2014

Appeared in 8 games before suffering a season-ending injury... Posted 2-1 record... 13 strikeouts, allowed 16 runs, including 14 earned... Recorded a 4.40 ERA.

2013

Appeared in 15 games... Winner of Wittenberg's Rookie of the Year Award... Posted 1-1 record as a pitcher... In 23 innings of work, Luke recorded 13 strikeouts, allowed 10 runs, including seven earned... Recorded a 2.74 ERA.

High School

Black graduated from Graham High School in 2012 where he played baseball under Coach Josh Bowshier in the Central Buckeye Conference... Also played football and basketball for the Falcons... Baseball: All-Conference 2011, 2012; All-Miami Valley 2011; Team MVP 2011, 2012; and Team Most Improved 2011... Basketball: Team Most Improved 2011... Football: Special Mention All-CBC 2010. Also a Scholar Athlete, involved in Freshman Focus, and BPA (Business Professionals of America)...Also played club baseball for Springfield Bulldogs under Coach Mike Shatton (2009-2012).

Personal

Luke is the son of Kenneth and Lori Black... Minoring in Journalism.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 15-5
May 3 at Wilmington (Ohio)
May 7 Hiram W, 11-1
May 7 Hiram L, 15-4
May 8 Hiram W, 10-8
May 8 Hiram W, 17-8
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 12 6
Games started 8 5
Wins 2 0
Losses 3 3
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 1 1
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 55.0 32.2
Hits 65 37
Runs 43 28
Earned Runs 34 23
Walks 33 22
Strikeouts 27 14
Strikeouts per Game 4.42 3.86
Doubles Allowed 10 6
Triples Allowed 1 1
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows 3 3
At Bats Against 219 126
Batting Average Against .297 .294
Earned Run Average 5.56 6.34
Wild pitches 4 1
Hit Batters 5 5
Balks 1 -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 6 5
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 5 4
Game Log - Hitting
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
Mar 6 vs. Cairn W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Beloit L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Trine W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 8 vs. Trine L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Mount St. Joseph L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Albion L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 15-9 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 23 at Thomas More L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Otterbein L, 8-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 30 Capital L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 17-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Ohio Northern   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 9-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 10 Wabash L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 13 Wabash L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Denison L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 17 Denison L, 21-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Muskingum W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ohio Northern L, 10-0 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 23 at Kenyon L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon W, 14-11 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 26 at Heidelberg L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 15-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Hiram W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Hiram L, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Hiram W, 10-8 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
May 8 Hiram W, 17-8 1 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Game Log - Base Running
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Mar 6 vs. Cairn W, 9-5 - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Beloit L, 1-0 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Trine W, 4-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 8 vs. Trine L, 11-5 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Mount St. Joseph L, 13-3 - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Albion L, 5-3 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 15-9 1 0 0 - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 - - - - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 23 at Thomas More L, 17-6 - - - - -
Mar 29 at Otterbein L, 8-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 30 Capital L, 8-4 - - - - -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 4-3 1 0 0 - -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 17-5 - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 4-1 - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 13-2 - - - - -
Apr 7 at Ohio Northern   - - - - -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 9-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 7-6 - - - - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 4-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 8-6 - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 8-0 - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 12-10 - - - - -
Apr 17 Denison L, 4-1 1 0 0 - -
Apr 17 Denison L, 21-4 - - - - -
Apr 19 at Muskingum W, 9-6 - - - - -
Apr 20 Ohio Northern L, 10-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon L, 5-2 - - - - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon W, 4-3 - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon L, 14-3 - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon W, 14-11 1 0 0 - -
Apr 26 at Heidelberg L, 4-3 - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-5 - - - - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-2 1 0 0 - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 15-5 - - - - -
May 3 at Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - -
May 7 Hiram W, 11-1 - - - - -
May 7 Hiram L, 15-4 - - - - -
May 8 Hiram W, 10-8 1 0 0 - -
May 8 Hiram W, 17-8 1 0 0 - -
Game Log - Pitching
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Mar 6 vs. Cairn W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Beloit L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Trine W, 4-2 0 0 4.1 8 2 2 4.15 5 10.38 - -
Mar 8 vs. Trine L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Mount St. Joseph L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Albion L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 15-9 0 0 2.0 5 3 2 9.00 - .00 - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 1 0 6.2 4 2 1 1.35 4 5.40 - -
Mar 23 at Thomas More L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Otterbein L, 8-1 0 0 1.1 2 3 2 13.50 - .00 - -
Mar 30 Capital L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 4-3 0 0 6.2 4 3 3 4.05 3 4.05 1 -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 17-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Ohio Northern   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 9-0 0 1 5.0 9 5 5 9.00 0 .00 - -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 4-0 0 0 3.0 4 1 1 3.00 1 3.00 - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Denison L, 4-1 0 1 7.0 6 4 4 5.14 2 2.57 - -
Apr 17 Denison L, 21-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Muskingum W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ohio Northern L, 10-0 0 0 2.0 1 - - 0.00 1 4.50 - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon W, 14-11 1 0 6.0 8 5 4 6.00 3 4.50 - -
Apr 26 at Heidelberg L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-2 0 1 5.2 6 7 3 4.76 4 6.35 - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 15-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Hiram W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Hiram L, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Hiram W, 10-8 0 0 5.1 8 8 7 11.81 4 6.75 2 -
May 8 Hiram W, 17-8 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Mar 6 vs. Cairn W, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Beloit L, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Trine W, 4-2 1 2 0 0 2 - .000 - - 1 1.000 -
Mar 8 vs. Trine L, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Mount St. Joseph L, 13-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 vs. Albion L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Penn St.-Altoona L, 15-9 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Wilmington (Ohio) W, 8-3 1 4 1 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 23 at Thomas More L, 17-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Otterbein L, 8-1 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Mar 30 Capital L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 4-3 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Apr 2 at DePauw W, 17-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at DePauw L, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 at Ohio Northern   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 9-0 1 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - - 2 1.000 -
Apr 10 Wabash L, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 Wabash L, 8-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison L, 12-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 Denison L, 4-1 1 4 0 2 2 - .500 - - 1 1.000 -
Apr 17 Denison L, 21-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at Muskingum W, 9-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Ohio Northern L, 10-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Kenyon W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon L, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 Kenyon W, 14-11 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 26 at Heidelberg L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 29 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
May 1 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 15-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 at Wilmington (Ohio)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Hiram W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 Hiram L, 15-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 Hiram W, 10-8 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
May 8 Hiram W, 17-8 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
  gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
2012-13 15 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2013-14 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2014-15 11 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2015-16 13 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Total 47 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0

Career Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
2012-13 15 0 0 - -
2013-14 8 0 0 - -
2014-15 11 0 0 - -
2015-16 13 0 0 - -
Total 47 0 0 - -

Career Stats: Base Running

  era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2012-13 2.74 1 1 15 0 0 23.0 22 10 7 6 13 5.09 1 1.22 102 3 3
2013-14 4.40 2 1 8 5 0 28.2 31 16 14 10 13 4.08 - 1.43 127 2 2
2014-15 6.91 2 2 11 4 0 28.2 35 27 22 15 14 4.40 1 1.74 140 3 4
2015-16 5.56 2 3 12 8 0 55.0 65 43 34 33 27 4.42 3 1.78 268 4 5
Total 5.12 7 7 46 17 0 135.1 153 96 77 64 67 4.46 5 1.60 637 12 14

Career Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2012-13 15 3 0 2 1 - .667 - 1 - - -
2013-14 8 7 0 7 0 - 1.000 - 3 2 .400 -
2014-15 11 10 1 9 0 - 1.000 1 5 4 .444 -
2015-16 13 19 1 14 4 - .789 - 3 4 .571 -
Total 47 39 2 32 5 - .872 1 12 10 .455 -

Career Stats: Fielding

  gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
Event                                          
Total 13 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Conference 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Location                                          
Home 8 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Away 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Neutral 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Result                                          
Wins 6 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0
Losses 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Month                                          
March 4 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
April 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
May 3 1 0 0 - 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 0

Splits Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
Event          
Total 13 0 0 - -
Conference 6 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location          
Home 8 0 0 - -
Away 3 0 0 - -
Neutral 2 0 0 - -
Result          
Wins 6 0 0 - -
Losses 7 0 0 - -
Month          
March 4 0 0 - -
April 6 0 0 - -
May 3 0 0 - -

Splits Stats: Base Running

  era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event                                    
Total 5.56 2 3 12 8 0 55.0 65 43 34 33 27 4.42 3 1.78 268 4 5
Conference 6.34 0 3 6 5 0 32.2 37 28 23 22 14 3.86 3 1.81 162 1 5
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Location                                    
Home 5.66 2 2 7 5 0 35.0 40 25 22 20 15 3.86 2 1.71 166 1 4
Away 5.27 0 1 3 2 0 13.2 12 13 8 9 7 4.61 1 1.54 67 1 1
Neutral 5.68 0 0 2 1 0 6.1 13 5 4 4 5 7.11 - 2.68 35 2 -
Result                                    
Wins 5.28 2 0 5 5 0 29.0 32 20 17 15 19 5.90 3 1.62 137 2 3
Losses 5.88 0 3 7 3 0 26.0 33 23 17 18 8 2.77 - 1.96 131 2 2
Month                                    
March 4.40 1 0 4 2 0 14.1 19 10 7 9 9 5.65 - 1.95 69 3 -
April 5.16 1 2 6 4 0 29.2 32 18 17 17 10 3.03 1 1.65 140 1 3
May 8.18 0 1 2 2 0 11.0 14 15 10 7 8 6.55 2 1.91 59 - 2

Splits Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event                        
Total 13 19 1 14 4 - .789 - 3 4 .571 -
Conference 6 11 0 9 2 - .818 - 2 3 .600 -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 8 14 1 11 2 - .857 - - 3 1.000 -
Away 3 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - 3 - - -
Neutral 2 2 0 0 2 - .000 - - 1 1.000 -
Result                        
Wins 6 11 1 8 2 - .818 - 1 1 .500 -
Losses 7 8 0 6 2 - .750 - 2 3 .600 -
Month                        
March 4 7 1 4 2 - .714 - 1 1 .500 -
April 6 10 0 8 2 - .800 - 1 3 .750 -
May 3 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -

Splits Stats: Fielding