2023 Baseball Roster
Luke Sinnard
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Hendersonville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Beech
Career Notes & Records
Set Indiana single-season strikeout record with 114, a record that stood for 89 seasons (109 - Vernon “Whitey” Wilshere, 1934; Eric Arnett , 2009) ... Tied for the best single-game strikeout mark in the Big Ten in 2023 (13, vs. Morehead State) ... Appeared in 11 games with four starts on the mound in one season at Western Kentucky.
2024 (Junior Season)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Missed season due to injury suffered in 2023 NCAA Regional
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Earned second-team All-Midwest Region (SP) by the American Baseball Coaches Association ... Tabbed second-team All-Big Ten (SP) ... Named to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Player of the Week Honor Roll on March 20 after a 13-strikeout effort against Morehead State.
Rankings: Led the Big Ten and finished No. 16 in Division I in strikeouts (114) … Ended the season No. 32 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (11.88) … Finished tied for No. 36 nationally in games started (16), which tied for a Big Ten best … Was No. 44 in Division I in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.56)
Season: Started 16 games on the mound ... Collected six victories ... Made Indiana debut in a start of the series finale at Auburn (2/19) and earned his first win in the cream and crimson ... Posted six quality starts ... Held opponents to three-or-fewer runs in 10 of 16 outings ... Issued two-or-fewer walks in 13 of 16 outings ... Struck out seven-or-more batters in nine games, with three double-digit strikeout game.
2022 (Freshman Season - Western Kentucky)
Season: Made 11 appearances with four starts on the mound … Collected one win … Made collegiate debut in relief against Western Illinois (2/19) … First collegiate start came versus FIU (4/10) … Earned first collegiate victory at Bellarmine (5/17) … Stranded two of 11 inherited runners … Posted one quality start … Held opponents to three-or-fewer runs in eight appearances, including three starts … Issued two-or-fewer walks in 10 outings, including three starts.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Kris McWhirter at Beech Senior High School, where he was a two-year letterwinner … Rated as the No. 26 overall prospect and No. 9 right-handed pitcher in Tennessee by Perfect Game … Earned honorable mention All-Southeast Region from Perfect Game as a junior and senior … Son of Julie and Craig Sinnard … Born on October 21, 2002 … Has two older brothers, Adam and Matthew … Is a sport marketing & management major.
