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LUSKEY NAMED PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
3/24/2026 1:00:00 PM | Baseball
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State first baseman/designated hitter Luke Luskey was honored Tuesday as the Kwik Star Summit League Baseball Performer of the Week after helping power the Jackrabbits to a pair of victories last week.
A junior from Green Isle, Minnesota, Luskey batted .429 (6-for-14) with seven RBIs and compiled a .579 on-base percentage in four games. All six of his hits went for extra bases — three doubles and three home runs — as he finished the week with a 1.286 slugging percentage.Â
Luskey opened the week with a double and home run in a March 17 game at Oklahoma State. In the first game of a March 21 doubleheader against North Dakota State, he hit two home runs and added a run-scoring double as he tallied five RBIs in a Jackrabbit victory, then added an RBI double in Game 2 as the Jackrabbits swept the twinbill to win the series. Luskey also scored five times and reached base on two walks and three hit by pitches during the week.
The two-homer game against NDSU marked the fourth time in his career he has hit two home runs in a game, upping his season total to four and career total to 26.
Luskey is the second Jackrabbit to receive the weekly award this season, joining freshman outfielder Carter Taylor on Feb. 24.
South Dakota State, 7-17 overall and 2-4 in Summit League play, plays Wednesday night at Creighton before resuming league play with a three-game weekend series at Northern Colorado.
-GoJacks.com-
A junior from Green Isle, Minnesota, Luskey batted .429 (6-for-14) with seven RBIs and compiled a .579 on-base percentage in four games. All six of his hits went for extra bases — three doubles and three home runs — as he finished the week with a 1.286 slugging percentage.Â
Luskey opened the week with a double and home run in a March 17 game at Oklahoma State. In the first game of a March 21 doubleheader against North Dakota State, he hit two home runs and added a run-scoring double as he tallied five RBIs in a Jackrabbit victory, then added an RBI double in Game 2 as the Jackrabbits swept the twinbill to win the series. Luskey also scored five times and reached base on two walks and three hit by pitches during the week.
The two-homer game against NDSU marked the fourth time in his career he has hit two home runs in a game, upping his season total to four and career total to 26.
Luskey is the second Jackrabbit to receive the weekly award this season, joining freshman outfielder Carter Taylor on Feb. 24.
South Dakota State, 7-17 overall and 2-4 in Summit League play, plays Wednesday night at Creighton before resuming league play with a three-game weekend series at Northern Colorado.
-GoJacks.com-
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