2021 Georgia Baseball Roster
Wagner, Luke
Jersey Number 27
Luke Wagner
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Cumberland, Penn.
- High School:
- Red Land HS
- Shop:
- R/L
Bio
UGA Career (2021-current): Owns a 10-9 record and 6.77 ERA in 54 appearances including 17 starts covering 111.2 innings with 98 strikeouts and 72 walks...Appeared in 23 games as a position player with seven starts (4-LF, 2-DH, 1-RF) with a .222 batting average (10-for-45) with three doubles and four RBI
2023 (Sophomore): Made 18 relief appearances and one start as team went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 2-3 mark, 10.34 ERA in 31.1 innings with 21 walks and 20 strikeouts
*Provided long relief in three SEC outings, at No. 2 Florida, versus No. 5 Arkansas and at Ole Miss for a combined 11 innings and eight of the nine runs allowed came in his final inning of work
*Matched career-high with four-inning relief effort at No. 2 Florida
*Started and went three scoreless frames versus Clemson and then allowed three runs in eventual 8-1 loss
*Notched win over PResbyterian after two scoreless innings
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a 5-3 mark and 6.15 ERA in 19 appearances including four starts for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 41 innings pitched with 45 strikeouts and 27 walks with opponents hitting .274 against him
*Earned a win in his first five relief appearances coming against Alabany, Wofford, Akron, No. 19 Georgia Tech and Lipscomb
*Provided a career-high four scoreless innings with a career-high six strikeouts in a 7-2 win over Akron
*Pitched four innings with five strikeouts and allowed just one run in a no decision against Texas A&M
*Provided 3.2 innings of relief and allowed one run on two hits with five strikeouts at No. 20 LSU
*Also appeared in 15 games as a position player with one start in right field during the Albany series
*Batted .200 (2-for-10) for the year including an RBI-double against Hofstra during the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Started against No. 11 UNC at NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional in a 6-5 loss, going 2.2 innings and allowing three runs on three hits with one strikeout
*Posted a perfect 1.000 FLDG% with six putouts and six assists in 12 total chances
2021 (Freshman): A two-way player as a pitcher/outfielder as the team went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 3-3 mark with a 4.58 ERA in 17 appearances including 12 starts plus batted .229 with two doubles and three RBI in 35 at bats
*Appeared in 16 games as a hitter with six starts (4-LF, 2-DH) and fielded .933 with on error in 15 total chances
*Made debut on the mound versus Evansville and provided four scoreless frames in a 7-3 seven-inning victory
*Notched a 5-1 win in relief over Gardner-Webb, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts
*Beat Lipscomb as part of combined three-hit shutout, going a career-high six innings and allowing just two hits with three strikeouts
*Lost SEC debut to No. 10 UT but only went 1.1 innings as part of a staff start, became first Bulldog freshman to start SEC Opener since 2013 (Sean McLaughlin 4-1 loss at Texas A&M)
*Retired first five batters in a start versus No. 11 Ole Miss and then was hit in the ankle by batted ball and had to leave the game
*Started on the mound versus LSU in the SEC Tournament opener and did not get a decision, going 3.1 innings with four strikeouts
*Hit .600 (3-for-5) with three runs scored in the North Florida series
*Posted a .333 batting average (3-for-9) as a pinch-hitter including an RBI-double against Gardner-Webb
High School: A graduate of Red Land where he plays for Nate Ebbert
*A two-way standout, posting an 11-2 record, 1.44 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 68 innings, all team-bests as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Also saw action in center field in 2019 and batted a team-leading .385 with two home runs, 18 RBI and 18 stolen bases in leading the Patriots to a the 5A state title and 25-3 record
*Helped Patriots post a 59-16 record with three straight Commonwealth Division titles during his prep career
*Named PennLive’s 2018 Player of the Year as a sophomore
*Participated in the PDP League and PDP High School All-Star Game
*Lettered twice in basketball
Personal: Born Sept. 10, 2001
*Son of Heather and Kyle Wagner
*Luke’s father and uncle (Brett), who are twins, played baseball at Wake Forest and went on to play professionally too. Kyle, a catcher, was a 12th round pick of the California Angels in 1995 while Bret, a left-handed pitcher, was a first-round selection (19th overall) by St. Louis in 1994
*Luke's cousin Cole is a 1B/OF/LHP for Georgia
*Major: Sport Management
2023 (Sophomore): Made 18 relief appearances and one start as team went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 2-3 mark, 10.34 ERA in 31.1 innings with 21 walks and 20 strikeouts
*Provided long relief in three SEC outings, at No. 2 Florida, versus No. 5 Arkansas and at Ole Miss for a combined 11 innings and eight of the nine runs allowed came in his final inning of work
*Matched career-high with four-inning relief effort at No. 2 Florida
*Started and went three scoreless frames versus Clemson and then allowed three runs in eventual 8-1 loss
*Notched win over PResbyterian after two scoreless innings
2022 (Sophomore): Posted a 5-3 mark and 6.15 ERA in 19 appearances including four starts for a team that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Tallied 41 innings pitched with 45 strikeouts and 27 walks with opponents hitting .274 against him
*Earned a win in his first five relief appearances coming against Alabany, Wofford, Akron, No. 19 Georgia Tech and Lipscomb
*Provided a career-high four scoreless innings with a career-high six strikeouts in a 7-2 win over Akron
*Pitched four innings with five strikeouts and allowed just one run in a no decision against Texas A&M
*Provided 3.2 innings of relief and allowed one run on two hits with five strikeouts at No. 20 LSU
*Also appeared in 15 games as a position player with one start in right field during the Albany series
*Batted .200 (2-for-10) for the year including an RBI-double against Hofstra during the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Started against No. 11 UNC at NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional in a 6-5 loss, going 2.2 innings and allowing three runs on three hits with one strikeout
*Posted a perfect 1.000 FLDG% with six putouts and six assists in 12 total chances
2021 (Freshman): A two-way player as a pitcher/outfielder as the team went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 3-3 mark with a 4.58 ERA in 17 appearances including 12 starts plus batted .229 with two doubles and three RBI in 35 at bats
*Appeared in 16 games as a hitter with six starts (4-LF, 2-DH) and fielded .933 with on error in 15 total chances
*Made debut on the mound versus Evansville and provided four scoreless frames in a 7-3 seven-inning victory
*Notched a 5-1 win in relief over Gardner-Webb, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts
*Beat Lipscomb as part of combined three-hit shutout, going a career-high six innings and allowing just two hits with three strikeouts
*Lost SEC debut to No. 10 UT but only went 1.1 innings as part of a staff start, became first Bulldog freshman to start SEC Opener since 2013 (Sean McLaughlin 4-1 loss at Texas A&M)
*Retired first five batters in a start versus No. 11 Ole Miss and then was hit in the ankle by batted ball and had to leave the game
*Started on the mound versus LSU in the SEC Tournament opener and did not get a decision, going 3.1 innings with four strikeouts
*Hit .600 (3-for-5) with three runs scored in the North Florida series
*Posted a .333 batting average (3-for-9) as a pinch-hitter including an RBI-double against Gardner-Webb
High School: A graduate of Red Land where he plays for Nate Ebbert
*A two-way standout, posting an 11-2 record, 1.44 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 68 innings, all team-bests as a junior in 2019 with his senior season in 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
*Also saw action in center field in 2019 and batted a team-leading .385 with two home runs, 18 RBI and 18 stolen bases in leading the Patriots to a the 5A state title and 25-3 record
*Helped Patriots post a 59-16 record with three straight Commonwealth Division titles during his prep career
*Named PennLive’s 2018 Player of the Year as a sophomore
*Participated in the PDP League and PDP High School All-Star Game
*Lettered twice in basketball
Personal: Born Sept. 10, 2001
*Son of Heather and Kyle Wagner
*Luke’s father and uncle (Brett), who are twins, played baseball at Wake Forest and went on to play professionally too. Kyle, a catcher, was a 12th round pick of the California Angels in 1995 while Bret, a left-handed pitcher, was a first-round selection (19th overall) by St. Louis in 1994
*Luke's cousin Cole is a 1B/OF/LHP for Georgia
*Major: Sport Management
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