Luke Cantwell

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Position:
INF
Class:
Junior
B/T:
L/R
Hometown:
Warrington, PA
High School:
Archbishop Wood
Prev School:
FDU

2024: Played and started in all 55 of Pitt’s games in his first season as a Panther … Led the team in walks (57), runs scored (49), hit by pitches (18), and on base percentage (.515) … Set program record for most walks in a single season with 57 … Finished the season by reaching base safely in 51 consecutive games … Hit .333 with 62 hits, 44 RBI, 10 home runs and 10 doubles … Collected 19 multiple-hit and nine multiple-RBI games … Hit two home runs and drove in four runs vs. Maine (2/17) as Pitt swept them on opening weekend … Went 3-4 with three RBI in a run-rule win over TAMUCC (2/25) in the Kleberg Bank College Classic … Was 3-4 with a home run and two RBI vs. California (3/3) as Pitt won the Las Vegas College Baseball Classic … Launched a three-run shot and scored four runs in a win vs. Akron (3/12) … Went 2-3 with a home run and two runs scored in a come from behind win vs. No. 7 Duke … Hit a clutch solo home run in Pitt’s 1-0 win over No. 8 Florida State (5/10).

Prior to Pitt: Spent the past two seasons at Farleigh Dickinson University … Played in 37 games as a freshman and made 30 starts, hit six home runs, four doubles and had 20 RBI … Made massive improvements from his freshman year to his sophomore year at FDU … His batting average jumped from .255 in 2022 to .331 in 2023 and he more than doubled his home run, double, stolen base and RBI totals … Had 51 RBI, 50 hits, a team-leading 14 home runs, 13 doubles, six stolen bases and slugged .709 in 2023 … Was a First Team All-NEC selection as a sophomore … Was named to Farleigh Dickinson’s Dean’s List … Attended Archbishop Wood High School, located just north of Philadelphia, PA, where he was the first ever two-year captain … Hit .404 as a senior with 16 RBI and five doubles and was named to the First Team All-Catholic League.

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