Luke Schmolke

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mooresville, N.C.

Junior (2025)
Appeared in 26 games while making one start for the Demon Deacons during the 2025 season… Recorded 48 strikeouts across 43.1 innings… Finished the season with a 3-1 record and a 4.15 ERA… Made his Wake Forest debut against Marist (2/14), where he fanned four batters while pitching two scoreless frames… Made seven consecutive appearances out of the bullpen without allowing a run, helping to drop to a 0.54 ERA… Credited with wins against Princeton (2/28), Maryland (3/2), and Clemson (3/22)... Struck out a season-high five batters across three scoreless innings in the game against Maryland… Matched his season-high with five strikeouts over 3.1 scoreless frames against Miami… Made his first start in the Old Gold and Black at Florida State (4/4).

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.