Completed Event: Baseball at Omaha on May 22, 2025 , Loss , 6, to, 7 , 10 inn.
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Ira, Luke
Jersey Number 22
Luke Ira
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Iowa City, Iowa
- High School:
- Solon H.S.
- Major:
- Mathematics
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021: Moved into the starting role at shortstop and also responded with a solid season at the plate ... led team with 48 hits, 11 doubles and 132 assists ... was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... notched 12 multi-hit games, starting with a 2-for-4 night at the plate that included a two-run home run and career-high four runs batted in as the Jackrabbits downed Kansas (2/20) ... went 3-for-4 in Game 1 of doubleheader at Northern Colorado to start a streak of four straight games with an RBI (2/27) ... tallied three more hits and drove in a pair of runs in opening game of twinbill at Western Illinois (3/26) ... batted .700 (7-for-10) with three doubles and three RBIs in final three games of series versus Omaha to earn Summit League Player of the Week honors (4/10-11) ... homered and drove in pair of runs in Game 2 victory at North Dakota State (5/14) ... doubled, homered and scored three runs in regular season finale versus Oral Roberts (5/22) ... hit safely in all three games at the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/27-28)
2020: Started all 17 of the team's games during shortened season ... made starts at three different infield positions (13 at second base, three at shortstop and one at third base) ... tied for second on the team with four doubles and tied for third on squad with nine runs batted in ... singled and drove in runs in each of the final two games of season-opening series at Dallas Baptist (2/15-16) ... notched a pair of hits, including a double, in series opener at Pacific (2/21) ... matched a career high with three hits, highlighted by two doubles, adding an RBI and two runs scored in Game 2 of series at Pacific (2/22) ... started six-game hitting streak with two-hit effort in second game of doubleheader at UT Rio Grande Valley (2/29) ... homered in series finale at UTRGV (3/1) ... plated key insurance run with squeeze bunt in win at Minnesota (3/4) ... recorded fourth and final multi-hit game with two-hit performance at Air Force (3/7) ... knocked in two runs in series finale at Air Force (3/8)
2019: Earned a starting role as a true freshman, seeing action at both third base and second base … started 46 of the 49 games in which he played … ranked second on the squad for multi-hit games with 15 … started collegiate career with a 3-for-5 day at the plate in which he recorded a double and triple versus UT Martin (2/15) … wrapped up season-opening series with .462 batting average (6-for-13) … hit first collegiate home run as part of 2-for-4 effort versus Northeastern (2/23) … drove in two runs with a double and triple in series finale at UA Little Rock (3/10) … kicked off eight-game hitting streak with two-hit game in series opener at Oral Roberts (3/22) … plated game-winning and series-clinching run with ninth-inning double at Oral Roberts (3/24) … knocked in three runs in series opener against Omaha (4/5) … went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in first game of doubleheader versus Western Illinois (4/20) … drove in two of team’s three runs in win at Omaha (4/27) … hit safely in all three games of the Summit League Baseball Championship, including a two-hit game against Oral Roberts in the opener (5/23-24)
BEFORE SDSU:Â Received all-district honors four times and was a two-time all-state selection as a shortstop at Solon High School ... captained the Class 3A Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team his senior season after batting .452 with 19 home runs, 12 doubles, 4 triples and 58 runs batted in ... also stole 17 bases in leading team to the state tournament ... as a junior, hit .511 with 14 doubles, 6 home runs and 39 runs batted in ... member of the National Honor Society ... his older sister, Emily, played softball at Western Illinois and was Summit League Pitcher of the Year in 2017
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League Player of the Week (April 12, 2021)
- Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2020, 2021, 2022)
- Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
2021: Moved into the starting role at shortstop and also responded with a solid season at the plate ... led team with 48 hits, 11 doubles and 132 assists ... was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts ... notched 12 multi-hit games, starting with a 2-for-4 night at the plate that included a two-run home run and career-high four runs batted in as the Jackrabbits downed Kansas (2/20) ... went 3-for-4 in Game 1 of doubleheader at Northern Colorado to start a streak of four straight games with an RBI (2/27) ... tallied three more hits and drove in a pair of runs in opening game of twinbill at Western Illinois (3/26) ... batted .700 (7-for-10) with three doubles and three RBIs in final three games of series versus Omaha to earn Summit League Player of the Week honors (4/10-11) ... homered and drove in pair of runs in Game 2 victory at North Dakota State (5/14) ... doubled, homered and scored three runs in regular season finale versus Oral Roberts (5/22) ... hit safely in all three games at the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/27-28)
2020: Started all 17 of the team's games during shortened season ... made starts at three different infield positions (13 at second base, three at shortstop and one at third base) ... tied for second on the team with four doubles and tied for third on squad with nine runs batted in ... singled and drove in runs in each of the final two games of season-opening series at Dallas Baptist (2/15-16) ... notched a pair of hits, including a double, in series opener at Pacific (2/21) ... matched a career high with three hits, highlighted by two doubles, adding an RBI and two runs scored in Game 2 of series at Pacific (2/22) ... started six-game hitting streak with two-hit effort in second game of doubleheader at UT Rio Grande Valley (2/29) ... homered in series finale at UTRGV (3/1) ... plated key insurance run with squeeze bunt in win at Minnesota (3/4) ... recorded fourth and final multi-hit game with two-hit performance at Air Force (3/7) ... knocked in two runs in series finale at Air Force (3/8)
2019: Earned a starting role as a true freshman, seeing action at both third base and second base … started 46 of the 49 games in which he played … ranked second on the squad for multi-hit games with 15 … started collegiate career with a 3-for-5 day at the plate in which he recorded a double and triple versus UT Martin (2/15) … wrapped up season-opening series with .462 batting average (6-for-13) … hit first collegiate home run as part of 2-for-4 effort versus Northeastern (2/23) … drove in two runs with a double and triple in series finale at UA Little Rock (3/10) … kicked off eight-game hitting streak with two-hit game in series opener at Oral Roberts (3/22) … plated game-winning and series-clinching run with ninth-inning double at Oral Roberts (3/24) … knocked in three runs in series opener against Omaha (4/5) … went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in first game of doubleheader versus Western Illinois (4/20) … drove in two of team’s three runs in win at Omaha (4/27) … hit safely in all three games of the Summit League Baseball Championship, including a two-hit game against Oral Roberts in the opener (5/23-24)
BEFORE SDSU:Â Received all-district honors four times and was a two-time all-state selection as a shortstop at Solon High School ... captained the Class 3A Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team his senior season after batting .452 with 19 home runs, 12 doubles, 4 triples and 58 runs batted in ... also stole 17 bases in leading team to the state tournament ... as a junior, hit .511 with 14 doubles, 6 home runs and 39 runs batted in ... member of the National Honor Society ... his older sister, Emily, played softball at Western Illinois and was Summit League Pitcher of the Year in 2017
Baseball Highlights vs Omaha (05.22.2025)
Thursday, May 22
Baseball Highlights vs Oral Roberts (05.21.2025)
Wednesday, May 21
Baseball Weekly Update (05.19.2025)
Monday, May 19
Baseball Highlights vs Oral Roberts (05.17.2025)
Saturday, May 17
