Wake Forest Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Luke Costello
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Erie, Pa.
- High School:
- Erie Cathedral Prep
Sophomore (2026)
Third Team All-ACC… Appeared in 53 games, making 53 starts for the Demon Deacons, primarily in right field… Batted .302 with a .447 on-base percentage and a .637 slugging percentage… Ranked first on the team with 17 home runs and 62 RBIs… Added 116 total bases while drawing 34 walks… Recorded 15 multi-RBI games and 13 multi-hit performances… Reached base safely in 28 straight games… Went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs against Siena (Feb. 21)… Recorded two home runs against Stanford (March 7) and added another two-homer performance against NC State (April 18).
Freshman (2025)
Appeared in 41 games with 33 starts for the Demon Deacons during the 2025 season… Recorded 38 hits, 10 home runs, and 28 RBIs while batting .290 during his first collegiate season… Made his collegiate debut against Long Island (2/14)... Recorded his first hit at Coastal Carolina (3/11)... Added three hits against Elon (3/25)... Notched his first career home run against Virginia Tech (3/29)... Totaled three RBIs against Florida State (4/6)... Set a season-high with six RBIs after going 3-for-5 with two home runs against Coastal Carolina (4/25)... Added another pair of home runs against Pitt (5/10)... Hit two home runs against Miami (OH) during the NCAA Regional (5/31).
Background: Finished high school with a .555 OBP, 78 RBI, 90 R, 9 HR, and 21 SB… Also played SS and RHP… No. 2 ranked 3B from Pennsylvania… Named Northwest Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year in 2023
Personal: Born May 8, 2005… Son of Craig and Terri Costello… Has three siblings, two sisters, Catie and Claire, and one brother, Andrew signed to class of 2027 for Wake… Also played three years of varsity football
