2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Luke Reynolds
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Forest, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Hinds [Miss.] CC
2015: Hit .304 in 35 games played, tallying 28 hits, 21 walks, 15 runs, 12 RBIs and six doubles in 92 at-bats • Started 20 games (17 at designated hitter and three at third base) • Raked at a .370 clip with a .452 on-base percentage in 16 SEC games played (10 starts) • Hit .429 with six RBIs and four doubles in 13 games away from Starkville • Led the team with a .344 average with runners in scoring position (11 for 32) • Recorded a team-high .444 batting average against Friday night starters in SEC play • Went 7 for 14 against left-handed pitching • Finished the final stretch of SEC play as one of the hottest hitters in the league, ending the regular season on a season-long 10-game hitting streak • Hit .500 (20 for 40) with seven RBIs and four doubles during the tear after beginning the season hitting just .154 (8 for 52) • Tallied three hits, three walks and an RBI May 14-16 in the final series of the season at Tennessee • Went 2 for 5 in the series finale at Ole Miss May 9 one day after going 2 for 5 with a season-high two RBIs and two doubles against the Rebels • Hit .545 (6 for 11) against top-ranked LSU April 30-May 2 • Went 3 for 4 with an RBI April 28 in the Governor’s Cup vs. Ole Miss in Pearl, Mississippi, two days after collecting a season-high four hits in as many at-bats at No. 25 Arkansas • Delivered a pinch-hit single in his only plate appearance March 31 at South Alabama • Went 1 for 2 in DH duties March 7 against San Diego • Totaled three walks, two runs, an RBI and a base hit in a doubleheader vs. Arizona and Samford Feb. 28 • Tallied two hits against the Wildcats Feb. 27 • Had a pinch-hit RBI double Feb. 24 in the win vs. Alcorn State, while also scoring a run and walking later in the game • Scored a season-high three runs off of a season-best three walks against Alabama A&M on Feb. 21 • Recorded two RBIs, a double, a walk and a run in the 19-5 victory vs. Cincinnati Feb. 14 • Drew his first career start at third base Feb. 14 in the 7-1 win against Miami (Ohio) • Made his MSU debut as a pinch hitter on Opening Day Feb. 13 against the Bearcats • Played summer ball with MSU teammate Cole Gordon for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League • Named a GLSCL All-Star • Member of the All-GLSCL Second Team • Led the Locos to a league championship after hitting .350 (7 for 20) in five playoff games • Hit .344 in 128 at-bats and tied for sixth in the league in runs scored (29) and doubles (12) • Played in 36 games total, tallying 20 RBIs, 10 walks, three stolen bases, a triple and a home run • Named the 11th-best MLB prospect in the GLSCL by Perfect Game.
Junior College: Played in the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship game at the NJCAA World Series in Enid, Oklahoma, where he tallied a hit, walk and an RBI • Earned first-team all-state honors in his only year of junior college • Hit .376 in 59 games with a team-high 63 runs, 36 walks, 35 RBIs, 14 doubles, 14 stolen bases, five triples and five stolen bases.
High School: Named first-team all-state in 2012 and 2013 as well as second-team all-state in 2011 • Hit .615 as a senior with 41 RBIs, 38 runs, eight home runs and a .670 on-base percentage • Raked at a .535 clip with 33 RBIs, 31 runs and two homers as a junior • Collected 40 hits (.415) with 21 driven in and 39 runs as a sophomore • Hit .333 in his freshman campaign with 33 runs on 30 hits, driving in 10 • Earned second-team all-state honors in 2012 • Earned first-team all-state honors in tennis in 2013 • Won a state championship in football in 2010 and earned second-team all-state honors in 2012 • Also played soccer.
Personal: Born Luke Andrew Reynolds on March 20, 1995 in Flowood, Mississippi • Son of Cindy and Randy Reynolds • Has two siblings, Matt and Nate Reynolds • Grandparents, parents and brothers all attended MSU • Majoring in business administration • Chose MSU because of the family environment displayed through the fans and the team • Favorite book is Tim Tebow’s “Through My Eyes” • Title of his self-penned autobiography would be “The Struggle is Real” • Says a cowbell is the one thing he’d most want to have on a deserted island.
CAREER HIGHS
AB: 5, 6x, at Tennessee, 5/15/15
R: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (DH-1), 2/21/15
H: 4 at Arkansas, 4/26/15
RBI: 2, 2x, last at Ole Miss, 5/8/15
2B: 2 at Ole Miss, 5/8/15
3B: N/A
HR: N/A
BB: 3 vs. Alabama A&M (DH-1), 2/21/15
SB: N/A
