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Luke Smyers

LHP/OF
MILLS GODWIN HS
HENRICO, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.412

ERA

0.725

WHIP

.323

Batting Average

21

RBI
“Luke’s knowledge of the game goes far beyond his age. His ability to rise to the occasion with every pitch or at-bat supersedes anything that I’ve seen from a high school player. He took the ball for every big game we had on our schedule this year, striking out 10+ in all those games. He went 24 straight innings without giving up a run and took two no-hitters into the 7th. He has an uncanny knack for thriving under the big lights and it makes him such a special player.”
Josh Gentry
Head Coach - Godwin
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior left-handed pitcher and outfielder had led the Eagles (17-4) to the VHSL Class 5A Region C semifinals. Smyers posted a 7-0 record on the mound, compiling a 0.412 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 51 innings to go with a 0.725 WHIP through 21 games. Ranked as the nation’s No. 75 lefty in his class by Perfect Game, he’d held opponents to a .118 batting average and owned a 0.077 FIP entering the regional semis. He also batted .323 with three home runs and 21 RBI to record a 1.103 OPS. The owner of the school record for career strikeouts (315), he went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI in Godwin’s opening-round postseason victory.

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Academic Achievement

Smyers has maintained a 3.75 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play baseball at the University of Alabama this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Smyers has volunteered locally on behalf of the Big Feet Meet for intellectually and physically challenged youth and has donated his time extensively on behalf of youth baseball camps and clinics. He has also served as a basketball referee for his school’s Integrated Service students.