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2021 Baseball Roster

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12 Luke Gesell

  • Position RHP
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 250
  • Hometown High Point, N.C.
  • High School High Point Christian

Biography

HONORS/AWARDS
  • CAA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 23, 2021 / May 4, 2021)
  • 2019 UNCW Ronald Hill Award
2021 (Red-shirt Senior): Made 16 appearances, including a staff-high tying 15 starts ... Won a career-high six games ... Tossed eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over William & Mary (5/1) ... Struck out a season-high 10 in a win over UNCA (4/18) ... Ranked among the national leaders allowing just 1.58 walks per nine innings ... Did not yield a free pass over the course of three starts (3/13-3/27) ... Posted seven starts of no walks issued ... Concluded career ranked in the program's top 20 in starts (18th, 40) and strikeouts (20th, 193).

2020 (Senior): Made four starts and posted a 3-1 mark ... Went at least five innings in each start ... Allowed one run over six innings, walked one and fanned six in a win over Memphis (3/8) ... Pitched the Seahawks to a sweep at Kentucky with five innings and striking out six (3/1) ... Also earned win against Marshall (2/23).

2019 (Junior): Made 17 appearances, including a staff-high and conference-leading 16 starts after stepping a starting role ... Went 5-5 and compiled a 3.59 ERA ... Held opponents to a .221 batting average ... His career-high 92.2 innings ranked second in the CAA ... Struck out a career-high 11 over eight innings in a win over Elon (5/10) ... Took the ball on short rest in the CAA Championship game against Elon (5/26) and delivered three shutout innings.

2018 (Sophomore): Made a career-high 21 appearances, all in relief ... Earned wins against Coastal Carolina (4/18), at James Madison (5/5) and at home against nationally-ranked North Carolina (5/15) ... Allowed just four of 25 inherited runners to score (84% strand rate) ... Also set career-high marks in Innings pitched (34.2) and strikeouts (30).

2017 (Freshman): Made nine appearances, including five starts ... Collegiate debut was in relief against App. State (2/19) ... Struck out two and allowed three hits over season-long four innings in no-decision against VCU (3/19) ... Took loss while starting CAA Championship game against Delaware (5/27).

High School/Summer: Four-year letterwinner for Cougars ... Hit .330 and posted a record of 6-2 and an ERA of 2.20 ... Earned All-State and Conference honors his junior and senior seasons ... Conference Player-of-the-Year as a junior ... Helped Cougars to a pair of State title championship appearances ... Also played basketball ... Played in Perfect Game events in LakePoint, Ga. and Jupiter, Fla.

Personal: Full name: Luke Aaron Gesell ... Born in Fredericksburg, Va.. ... Son of Lisa and Corey Gesell ... Brother, Jared, pitched at UNCW and played in the Colorado Rockies organization ... Sister, Bethany, played Indoor Volleyball at East Tennessee State and later played on UNCW's inaugural Beach Volleyball team in 2016 ... Brother, Levi, also played at UNCW ... Father played baseball at Virginia Tech and George Mason.

Statistics

Season:
2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Freshman

    IF/RHP
    6'4" 210 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2018Sophomore

    RHP
    6'5" 215 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2019Junior

    RHP
    6'5" 230 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 226 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Redshirt Senior

    RHP
    6'5" 250 lbs
    12