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34 Luke Thelen

34 Luke Thelen

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Caledonia, Mich.
  • High School:
    Caledonia

Summary

Biography

2024: CSC Academic All-District … Academic All-MAC … Made a total of 25 appearances, tied for the team lead, including three starts … Notched one win and added a pair of saves … Posted a 3.53 ERA across 43.1 innings … Ranked third on the Broncos with 58 strikeouts and recorded a team-best 12.0 K/9 … Struck out three or more nine times … Held opponents to a .233 batting average … Boasted a 2.19 ERA in MAC play … Struck out 35 in 24.2 innings (13.1 K/9) in league action … Limited opponents to a .165 batting average in conference play … Went a season-high 4.1 innings without allowing an earned run to grab the series-clinching win against Toledo … Piled up a season-high six strikeouts against the Rockets … Held Bowling Green without a run or a hit and struck out three in 3.0 innings to pick up first career save … Dealt a scoreless ninth to earn the save in the series-opening win at Central Michigan … Closed out the shutout victory over CMU in the regular season finale which secured the No. 2 seed for WMU … Struck out four of the six batters he faced to complete the shutout win against Ball State in the first game of the MAC Tournament … Recorded the final outs of the MAC Tournament Championship victory over BSU … Worked 3.0 shutout frames and struck out four against Indiana State in the NCAA Tournament.

2023: Academic All-MAC … Made a total of 12 appearances, including 10 starts … Posted an 8.20 ERA across 37.1 innings … Held opponents to a .237 batting average … Finished fourth on the Broncos with 42 strikeouts … Struck out four or more in seven of 10 starts … Took the mound for the first time as a starter at WMU on March 5 at North Carolina A&T (4.0 IP, 1R, 3H, 5K) … Fired 6.0 innings at Notre Dame and limited the Fighting Irish to one run on five hits while racking up a career-high nine strikeouts … Dealt a career-high 7.0 innings and struck out seven on April 30 at Toledo to earn first collegiate win and complete a WMU sweep of the Rockets.

2022: Academic All-MAC ... Tied for second on the team with 13 relief appearances ... Pitched a total of 15.0 innings ... Struck out 18 batters (10.8 K/9) ... Made collegiate debut during Opening Weekend against Bradley ... Racked up a season-high three strikeouts on three occasions (vs Miami, at CMU, vs Kent State) ... Went a season-high 3.0 innings in the outing against KSU ... Finished the season with back-to-back scoreless outings at Ohio, covering a total of 2.1 innings. 

2021: Redshirted.

High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter for coach Pat Gillies at Caledonia High School ... Two-time All-Conference selection (2018, 2019) ... All-District honoree ... In 2019, went 6-1 with a 1.25 ERA and struck out 64 in 44.0 innings ... Named Academic All-State, District and Conference in 2019 ... Ranked 33rd overall by Prep Baseball Report Michigan ... Also was a three-year letterwinner on the basketball team ... Two-time All-Conference selection (2018, 2019) ... Averaged 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game during those two seasons ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Played summer ball for the GR Diamonds and coaches Alex Hoover and Billy Peterson. 

Personal: Parents are Renee and Kurt ... Has a younger sister, Ellie ... Graduated from WMU in December of 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Accountancy.
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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2021-22Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 210 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2024Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 210 lbs
    34