Luke Nowak

Height:
6-0
Weight:
186
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Menomonee Falls, Wisc.
High School:
Menomonee Falls
Major:
Exercise Physiology

· 2023 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team Selection

2023: Appeared in 62 games with 52 starts (29/DH, 18/LF, 5/RF) ... Hit .288 (53-for-184) with 38 runs scored, nine doubles, three triples, 33 RBI, 68 total bases 33 walks and 20 stolen bases ... Paced the club in triples and stolen bases ... Batted .304 in American Athletic Conference play with 19 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, 20 RBI, 32 total bases, eight walks and five stolen bases ... Produced 13 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI efforts ... Compiled a seven-game hitting streak from April 6-16 during which he hit .370 (10-for-27) with five runs scored, seven RBI and three doubles ... Notched five hits in 14 at bats with the bases loaded (.357) ... Hit .400 (22-for-55) when leading off an inning ... Recorded 14 hits in 20 at bats (.700) with a runner on third and less than two outs ... Turned in a 52.2-percent success rate in moving runners ... Tallied 13 two-out RBI ... Tied the school record of five walks drawn in East Carolina’s 13-1 victory over Liberty (March 11) ... Posted three game-winning RBI in victories over George Washington (both ends of Feb. 18 doubleheader) and Cincinnati (April 16) ... Registered a career-high three hits twice – at Campbell (Feb. 21) and versus Indiana (March 3) ... Notched two triples at Cincinnati (May 5) ... Drove in a personal-best three runs in games against Cincinnati and George Washington ... Collected three runs scored twice – versus Indiana and Liberty ... Stole three bases against both Campbell and Elon (March 8) ... The Pirates were 23-6 when he started at designated hitter ... Hit most often in the five hole (23 times) ... 2023 Summer: Played for the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League ... Named to the all-league first team ... Participated in the CPL All-Star Game as a representative of the East Division ... Was third on the club with a .312 batting average (39-for-125) while tallying 22 runs scored, five doubles, a triple, 12 RBI, 15 walks drawn and 27 stolen bases ... Went 2-for-4 with a walk and four stolen bases against the Morehead City Marlins (June 12) ... Swiped three bags versus the Florence Flamingos (July 7).

2022: Appeared in seven games … Scored a pair of runs … Swiped two bases in three attempts … Played against Bryant (Feb. 18-20), Duke (March 1), Radford (March 9) and Saint Mary’s (March 11 and 13) … Scored a run and notched a stolen base in the Pirates’ 7-5 win over Radford … Tallied a stolen bases versus Bryant (Feb. 19) … Scored a run against Saint Mary’s (March 13) ... 2022 Summer: Pitched for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League with ECU teammates Merritt Beeker, Jordan Little and Erik Ritchie ... Named a North Team All-Star ... Hit .360 (36-for-100) in 26 games with 22 runs scored, two doubles and nine RBI ... Also drew 19 walks and notched 10 stolen bases ... Went 3-for-5 in one game of the League Championship Series ... Recorded multiple hits in 12 games and multiple RBI in four ... Was 5-for-7 with two runs scored, two RBI and two stolen bases in the 15-5 victory over the Cropdusters (July 11) ... Drew three walks against the Alexandria Aces (July 21).

Menomonee Falls High School: Two-sport athlete that earned seven letters (baseball 3, track 4) … Two-time conference and regional champion (2019, 2021) … Member of 2021 sectional champion squad for the Phoenix that posted a 26-5 overall record (14-2 conference) … Helped the Indians to a 20-4 overall record as a sophomore … Closed out prep career earning First-Team All-Greater Metro Conference (GMC) honors … Named GMC Baseball Athlete-of-the-Year … First-Team WIAA and PBR All-State selection … 2021 GMC Scholar Athlete … Batted .410 with a home run, 11 doubles, six triples and a home run … Was a perfect 35-for-35 in stolen base attempts … Drew 20 walks while striking out just twice … Drove in 19 runs … Played travel ball for the Reds Midwest Scout Team … Listed as the second-best outfield prospect and sixth overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game … Top 500 prospect (No. 353 overall) and the 59th-best outfielder nationally by Perfect Game … Two-time Preseason All-Central Regional Second-Team selection … Member of the 2019 WWBA Midwest Labor Day Classic championship team … Participated in several showcase events including 2018 WWBA 2021 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2019 WWBA 2021 Grads/16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2019 PG 17U Midwest Invitational (Marion, Iowa), 2019 WWBA Midwest Labor Day Classic (Marion, Iowa), 2019 WWBA Midwest Underclass Championship (Marion, Iowa), 2019 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2020 PG 17U Battle For The Midwest (Marion, Iowa), 2020 WWBA Midwest Labor Day Classic (Marion, Iowa), 2020 WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship (Marion, Iowa), 2020 WWBA World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.) and 2021 PG Spring League (Marion, Iowa) … Named to nine all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events … Two-time MVP selection (2019-20 Midwest Labor Day Classic) … Ran track competing in the 100M dash, 200M dash, 400M Relay and 800M Relay … Four-time state qualifier.

Personal: Full name is Luke Jackson Nowak … Born in Menomonee Falls, Wisc. … Son of Laura and Eric Nowak … Has one sibling (Jacob) … Five-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2021-present) member ... Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2022 and 2023).