Luke Stevenson
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2004)}}
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|position = Catcher
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|birth_place = Flemington, New Jersey, U.S.
|bats = Left
|throws = Right
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Luke Patrick Stevenson (born July 22, 2004) is an American college baseball catcher for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Career
Stevenson attended Wake Forest High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina, where he played baseball. As a senior in 2023, he batted .512 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs in 33 games.{{Cite web |last=Flaherty |first=Peter |date=2023-11-03 |title=Freshman Spotlight: North Carolina's Luke Stevenson Boasts Big Bat, Cannon Arm |url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/freshman-spotlight-north-carolinas-luke-stevenson-boasts-big-bat-cannon-arm/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Baseball America |language=en-US}} Unselected in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft, he fulfilled his commitment to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for the Tar Heels.{{Cite web |last=Schnittker |first=Nicholas |date=2023-04-14 |title=Luke Stevenson dominating for Wake Forest baseball |url=https://restorationnewsmedia.com/articles/wakeweekly/luke-stevenson-dominating-for-wake-forest-baseball/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Restoration NewsMedia -}}
As a freshman for North Carolina in 2024, Stevenson started 63 games as catcher and hit .284 with 14 home runs and 58 RBIs, alongside leading the team in walks drawn.{{Cite web |last=Krest |first=Shawn |date=2025-02-21 |title=NC teams look strong on diamond |url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2025/02/nc-teams-look-strong-on-diamond/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=The North State Journal |language=en-US}} He underwent knee surgery in the offseason and did not participate in the fall season.{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=Grace |date=2025-02-10 |title=Luke Stevenson Taking Charge for Carolina |url=https://247sports.com/college/north-carolina/article/luke-stevenson-carolina-baseball-taking-charge-245406354/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=247Sports |language=en}} Stevenson opened the 2025 season as a top prospect for the upcoming MLB draft.{{Cite web |last=Callis |first=Jim |date=2024-09-18 |title=Here are the top 20 college prospects for the '25 Draft |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/top-20-college-prospects-for-2025-mlb-draft |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=MLB.com |language=en-US}} Over 61 games, Stevenson hit .251 with 19 home runs and 58 RBIs.https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/braves-projected-to-pick-top-college-catcher-in-mlb-pipelines-mock-draft/ar-AA1Gm8c4
References
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External links
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- [https://goheels.com/sports/baseball/roster/luke-stevenson/26627 North Carolina Tar Heels bio]
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Category:Baseball players from Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Category:Baseball players from North Carolina