2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Luke Reynolds
- Position:
- INF/OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 195
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Junior
- 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 โข Started 20 games (17 at designated hitter and three at third base) โข Raked at a .370 clip with a .452 on-base percentage in 16 SEC games played (10 starts) โข Hit .429 with six RBIs and four doubles in 13 games away from Starkville โข Led the team with a .344 average with runners in scoring position (11 for 32) โข Recorded a team-high .444 batting average against Friday night starters in SEC play โข Went 7 for 14 against left-handed pitching โข 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 โข Hit .500 (20 for 40) with seven RBIs and four doubles during the tear after beginning the season hitting just .154 (8 for 52) โข Tallied three hits, three walks and an RBI May 14-16 in the final series of the season at Tennessee โข 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 โข Hit .545 (6 for 11) against top-ranked LSU April 30-May 2 โข Went 3 for 4 with an RBI April 28 in the Governorโs 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 โข Delivered a pinch-hit single in his only plate appearance March 31 at South Alabama โข Went 1 for 2 in DH duties March 7 against San Diego โข Totaled three walks, two runs, an RBI and a base hit in a doubleheader vs. Arizona and Samford Feb. 28 โข Tallied two hits against the Wildcats Feb. 27 โข 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 โข Scored a season-high three runs off of a season-best three walks against Alabama A&M on Feb. 21 โข Recorded two RBIs, a double, a walk and a run in the 19-5 victory vs. Cincinnati Feb. 14 โข Drew his first career start at third base Feb. 14 in the 7-1 win against Miami (Ohio) โข Made his MSU debut as a pinch hitter on Opening Day Feb. 13 against the Bearcats โข Played summer ball with MSU teammate Cole Gordon for the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League โข Named a GLSCL All-Star โข Member of the All-GLSCL Second Team โข Led the Locos to a league championship after hitting .350 (7 for 20) in five playoff games โข Hit .344 in 128 at-bats and tied for sixth in the league in runs scored (29) and doubles (12) โข Played in 36 games total, tallying 20 RBIs, 10 walks, three stolen bases, a triple and a home run โข 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 โข Earned first-team all-state honors in his only year of junior college โข 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 โข Hit .615 as a senior with 41 RBIs, 38 runs, eight home runs and a .670 on-base percentage โข Raked at a .535 clip with 33 RBIs, 31 runs and two homers as a junior โข Collected 40 hits (.415) with 21 driven in and 39 runs as a sophomore โข Hit .333 in his freshman campaign with 33 runs on 30 hits, driving in 10 โข Earned second-team all-state honors in 2012 โข Earned first-team all-state honors in tennis in 2013 โข Won a state championship in football in 2010 and earned second-team all-state honors in 2012 โข Also played soccer.
Personal: Born Luke Andrew Reynolds on March 20, 1995 in Flowood, Mississippi โข Son of Cindy and Randy Reynยญolds โข Has two siblings, Matt and Nate Reynolds โข Grandparents, parents and brothers all attended MSU โข Majoring in business administration โข Chose MSU because of the family environment displayed through the fans and the team โข Favorite book is Tim Tebowโs โThrough My Eyesโ โข Title of his self-penned autobiography would be โThe Struggle is Realโ โข Says a cowbell is the one thing heโd most want to have on a deserted island.
CAREER HIGHS
AB:ย ย ย 5, 6x, at Tennessee, 5/15/15
R:ย ย ย 3 vs. Alabama A&M (DH-1), 2/21/15
H:ย ย ย 4 at Arkansas, 4/26/15
RBI:ย ย ย 2, 2x, last at Ole Miss, 5/8/15
2B:ย ย ย 2 at Ole Miss, 5/8/15
3B:ย ย ย N/A
HR:ย ย ย N/A
BB:ย ย ย 3 vs. Alabama A&M (DH-1), 2/21/15
SB:ย ย ย N/A
