2026 Baseball Roster

Luke Schmolke
Jersey Number 27

Luke Schmolke

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Mooresville, N.C.
Sophomore (2024)
Sat due to NCAA transfer rules

Prior to Wake Forest
2023 (at Georgia Tech)

Made 12 starts as a true freshman for the Yellow Jackets... Career-long 5.0 IP during five different outings... Held Pitt to just two hits with five punchouts in a win over the Panthers... Struckout five or more batters in seven outings... Finished his freshman campaign with six wins on the bump. 
 

Background
Rated as the No. 6 right-handed pitcher out of North Carolina and the No. 12 North Carolinian prospect overall by Perfect Game … Four-year letterwinner at Lake Norman High School … Helped lead them to be conference champions in 2022 … Named first-team All-State and conference player of the year in 2022 after throwing two no-hitters … Named a 2021 and 2022 first-team Preseason All-Region … Also an All-Region honorable mention in 2020 … Six-time All-Tournament Team selection … Helped lead Canes National 17U to the 2021 WWBA Championship … Named second-team Tourney All-American Team in 2020 … Played four years of showcase ball … In 47.1 career innings, recorded a 2-1 record and 0.40 ERA … Allowed just 24 hits and three runs, while striking out 70 … Allowed just one run over his final two years (34.0 innings) … In 2021, recorded a 0.50 ERA over 13.0 innings with just six hits allowed and 17 strikeouts.

Football Media Availability (10/21/25)
Tuesday, October 21
Wake Forest Head Coach Jake Dickert Weekly Press Conference (10/20/2025)
Monday, October 20
Wake Forest Postgame Press Conference vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 4, 2025)
Monday, October 20
Coach Jake Dickert Postgame Press Conference vs. NC State (Sept. 11, 2025)
Monday, October 20