Completed Event: Baseball versus Arizona State on May 30, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 17
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FINAL
Baseball
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vs Arizona State
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 34
Luke Evenson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Position:
- Catcher/Outfielder
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Wash.
- High School:
- Bellevue Christian School
- Major:
- Construction Management
PRONUNCIATION
2026: Backed up at the catcher position during his freshman season ... played in 28 games with 12 starts ... reached base safely four times in first career start, delivering a two-run single while also being hit by a pitch and walking twice in win at Tarleton State (2/21) ... singled, stole a base and scored a run versus Southern Illinois (3/8) ... homered twice, drove in three runs and scored four times in home win over Briar Cliff (4/22) ... also tallied a season-high 11 putouts versus Briar Cliff ... played in all three games of series at North Dakota State and drew a pair of walks in each of his first two starts while matching high of 11 putouts in middle game of series (5/1-3) ... singled and scored in regular season finale at Omaha (5/16) ... made lone appearance of the postseason in matchup against Arizona State at the NCAA Lincoln Regional (5/30)
BEFORE SDSU: Luke was named 2025 Class 1A Player of the Year by SBLive Sports in leading Bellevue Christian School to another state title ... earned first-team all-Nisqually League honors four times, including as a freshman for state championship team ... batted .395 as a sophomore, .417 as a junior and .452 his final prep season ... stole 23 bases as a senior to give him 100 for his career ... threw out more than 40 percent of would-be base-stealers ... also saw action on the mound, including closing out the state championship game for his second save of the 2025 season ... in addition to baseball, lettered four times in basketball
2026: Backed up at the catcher position during his freshman season ... played in 28 games with 12 starts ... reached base safely four times in first career start, delivering a two-run single while also being hit by a pitch and walking twice in win at Tarleton State (2/21) ... singled, stole a base and scored a run versus Southern Illinois (3/8) ... homered twice, drove in three runs and scored four times in home win over Briar Cliff (4/22) ... also tallied a season-high 11 putouts versus Briar Cliff ... played in all three games of series at North Dakota State and drew a pair of walks in each of his first two starts while matching high of 11 putouts in middle game of series (5/1-3) ... singled and scored in regular season finale at Omaha (5/16) ... made lone appearance of the postseason in matchup against Arizona State at the NCAA Lincoln Regional (5/30)
BEFORE SDSU: Luke was named 2025 Class 1A Player of the Year by SBLive Sports in leading Bellevue Christian School to another state title ... earned first-team all-Nisqually League honors four times, including as a freshman for state championship team ... batted .395 as a sophomore, .417 as a junior and .452 his final prep season ... stole 23 bases as a senior to give him 100 for his career ... threw out more than 40 percent of would-be base-stealers ... also saw action on the mound, including closing out the state championship game for his second save of the 2025 season ... in addition to baseball, lettered four times in basketball
Sunday, May 31
Saturday, May 30
Saturday, May 30
Thursday, May 28
