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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Baseball - Louisiana

Gatorade Player of the year

Kade Luker

Left-handed pitcher/first baseman
CEDAR CREEK SCHOOL
RUSTON, LOUISIANA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

1.04

ERA

135

Strikeouts

.531

Batting Average

48

Runs Scored
“Kade Luker was the best pitcher we faced by far. He was also the best hitter and toughest out we faced all year.”
Beaux Waddell
Head Coach - Calvary Baptist Academy

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound junior left-handed pitcher and first baseman posted a 10-1 record with a 1.04 earned run average this past season, leading the Cougars (27-7) to the Select Division IV state semifinals. Luker struck out 135 batters while allowing just 38 hits and 19 walks in 74 innings. Ranked as the nation’s No. 61 recruit in the Class of 2027 by Prep Baseball Report compiled a .531 batting average with 48 runs scored, 36 RBI and 28 stolen bases. A 2025 Shreveport Times All-Area selection, he is a two-time Ruston Daily Leader Pitcher of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Luker has maintained a weighted 3.74 GPA in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play baseball at Louisiana State University beginning in the fall of 2027.

Exemplary Character

Luker has volunteered locally with Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine and has donated his time as a youth baseball coach.