2017 Baseball Roster
Luke Burch
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Millersburg, Ohio
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Drafted in the 9th round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers
• Finished 6th in career stolen bases with 52
• 2017 First Team All-MAC
• 2017 MAC Medal of Excellence recipient
• 2017 Academic All-MAC
• 2016 First Team All-MAC
2017 SENIOR SEASON
• Led the team for the second consecutive year in batting average by hitting .350
• Had a slugging percentage of .489 and on-base percentage of .441
• Second on the team with 13 stolen bases
• Also had 15 doubles, 2 triples and 4 homeruns with 25 RBI
• Started all but one game
• Totaled 101 putouts with and impressive seven assists in the outfield
• Went 2-for-5 in the second game of the season at Belmont with two doubles
• Finished 4-for-6 at FIU with a double, triple and two runs scored
• Strung together a 14-game hit streak from March 3-26
• Had another four-hit day at College of Charleston with a homerun on March 11
• Also had four hits in the last game against Ball State and the first game against Buffalo
2016 JUNIOR SEASON
• Led the team by batting .357 while playing all 58 games and starting all but one
• Finished with 84 hits, 12 doubles, four triples, two homeruns and 37 RBI
• Led the team on the bases by stealing 22 bags in 28 attempts
• Was nearly perfect in the outfield with just one error in 111 chances. Also had an assist
• Had an on-base percentage of .423 and slugging percentage of .468
• Started the season with a hit, run and two RBI against College World Series champion Virginia
• Had at least one hit in the first seven games to start out batting .467
• Was a perfect 5-for-5 with three RBI and two stolen bases against George Washington on Feb. 27
• Had six hits and scored five runs in the weekend series with Western Michigan
• Posted a big game against Ohio State on April 5, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one double and one RBI
• Put together another big MAC series at Eastern Michigan with six hits, four runs, two doubles, three walks and three stolen bases
• Followed that with a 2-for-4 midweek game against Penn State with a walk
• Hit at a blistering pace with at least three hits a game for seven-straight games April 23-May 6
• That streak started with a 4-for-5 day with three runs in the second game of a doubleheader at Ohio
• In doubleheader at Bowling Green May 15, went 3-for-5 in both games. Hit a double and first career homerun in second game
• Finished the season with a hit in each of the last three games at the MAC Tournament
2015 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Batted .360 with 17 stolen bases in 26 games before suffering a season-ending injury
• On-base percentage was .442 and slugged .441
• Had 15 hits in an eight game span, including four multi-hit games at the beginning of the season
• Had three stolen bases in the team's win over West Virginia
• Led the team in stolen bases (22) and attempts (28) despite missing more than half of the season
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Transferred from Ashland University where he won a GLIAC Conference Championship under head coach John Schaly
• Lettered four years at Hiland High School
• Won the state semifinals in 2012
• Was All-Ohio First Team selection as a sophomore and junior
• Also lettered three years each in basketball and soccer
• Played summer ball for the Brownlee Lookouts and Stark County Terriers
PERSONAL
• Born April 18 1994 in Berlin, Ohio
• Parents are Mike and Deb Burch
• Has an older brother, Zak
• Majoring in exercise science
