Luke Luskey

South Dakota State designated hitter Luke Luskey follows the flight of the ball after making contact in action during the 2026 season.

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South Dakota State batter Luke Luskey makes solid contact with a pitch during home action March 20, 2026, against North Dakota State. Luskey is pictured wearing a white uniform with a blue batting helmet.

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South Dakota State batter Luke Luskey eyes the next pitch in action against North Dakota State. Luskey recorded four extra-base hits (2 doubles, 2 home runs) in a doubleheader sweep on March 21, 2026, at Erv Huether Field.

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Luke Luskey takes a swing at a pitch in action against Minnesota on March 7, 2026, at the Cambria Classic in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Photo by: Ricky Bassman

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Photo by: Chris Board

Photo by: Chris Board

Photo by: Chris Board

Photo by: Chris Board

Height:
5-11
Weight:
230
Position:
Infielder
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Green Isle, Minn.
High School:
Belle Plaine H.S.
Major:
Consumer Affairs

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-Summit League First Team (2026)
All-Summit League Second Team (2024, 2025)
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (March 24, 2026)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2024)

SDSU CAREER TOP 10s

Tied for fifth in career home runs (35)

2026: Earned all-Summit League honors for the third time in his career as he moved up to the first team as a designated hitter ... team leader with 13 home runs, 55 runs batted in and a .537 slugging percentage ... played and started in 56 of the team's 57 games, making 47 starts as DH and nine at first base ... turned in 16 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI performances ... set an SDSU single-season record by being hit by a pitch 20 times ... also moved into the SDSU career top 10 for home runs during the season ... began the year with a 3-for-4 day at the plate against UTSA (2/13) ... drove in four runs and was 2-for-4 in series opener against Incarnate Word (2/17) ... hit first home run of the season, walked three times and scored three runs in series finale at Incarnate Word (2/18) ... doubled and homered in four trips to the plate at Oklahoma State (3/17) ... hit two home runs and a double en route to five RBIs in Game 1 of doubleheader against North Dakota State, then added an RBI double in the second game to help complete a sweep and secure Summit League Peak Performer of the Week honors (3/21) ... tallied two hits and two RBIs in each of the three games of a Summit League series at Northern Colorado to kick-start a career-best nine-game hitting streak (3/27-29) ... knocked in three runs in back-to-back games against Minnesota (4/8) and St. Thomas (4/10) ... homered in consecutive mid-week games against Buena Vista (4/28) and Minnesota Morris (4/29) ... led the Jackrabbits to series-clinching win at North Dakota State by going 4-for-6 with a run-scoring double (first inning), two-run homer (third inning) and grand slam (fourth inning) en route to season highs of seven RBIs and four runs scored (5/3) ... opened home series against St. Thomas with a 3-for-4 day at the plate in which he drove in five runs and homered (5/8) ... put the Jackrabbits on the board with a solo home run in the fourth inning and added another hit and RBI later in the game to begin the Summit League Baseball Championship with a win over Oral Roberts (5/20)

2025: Was an all-Summit League selection for the second season in a row ... led the league with 14 home runs despite missing the final 12 games of the season due to injury ... also paced the Jackrabbits with 52 runs batted in, 103 total bases and a .691 slugging percentage ... hit safely in each of the team's first six games, including a pair of three-hit performances in season-opening series at Pacific (2/21, 2/23) ... went 7-for-14 with two doubles, a home run, four RBIs and five runs scored in first Summit League series of the season, at Northern Colorado (3/15-16) ... opened home series against St. Thomas by going 2-for-5 with a double, home run and four RBIs (3/21) ... also homered and drove in three runs in series finale versus St. Thomas (3/22) ... homered in back-to-back games at Kansas (4/2) and Oral Roberts (4/6) ... put together another streak of three consecutive games with a home run by homering in the final two games of series at St. Thomas (4/18-19) and home game against Northwestern (Iowa) (4/22) ... established single-game career high with eight RBIs against Northwestern, which included him hitting both a three-run homer and grand slam in the same fourth inning ... opened series against North Dakota State with a 3-for-4 afternoon at the plate ... finished the season with 16 multi-hit games and a team-best 13 multi-RBI performances

2024: Earned second-team all-Summit League honors as a first baseman ... also saw action at designated hitter as he appeared in 45 games with 39 starts ... batted .344 (32-for-93) in league games ... ranked fourth on the team with eight home runs, six of which came in league play ... tied for third on the squad with 31 runs batted in ... did not commit an error in 129 defensive chances ... posted 10 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... went 1-for-4 with two RBIs in collegiate debut, at New Mexico State (2/17) ... connected on first collegiate home run in first game of a doubleheader against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (3/2) ... was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in series-opening win at Dayton (3/8) ... combined to go 6-for-12 with a double, home run and two RBIs in three-game series against Northern Colorado (3/28-29) ... delivered pinch-hit RBI single in series finale at North Dakota State (4/6) ... doubled as part of 3-for-5, two-RBI performance at Omaha (4/14) ... hit two home runs in back-to-back Saturday games against North Dakota State (5/11) and Omaha (5/18) ... home runs in season finale versus Omaha were a three-run shot in the first inning and a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth for a total of seven RBIs

2023: Redshirted during first season in the Jackrabbit baseball program … saw action with the Minnesota Mud Puppies of the collegiate Northwoods League during the summer

BEFORE SDSU: Was an all-conference and all-section performer as a junior in helping lead Belle Plaine High School to the Minnesota Class AA state title game ... posted a .431 batting average with two home runs and 36 runs scored in being named the team MVP ... member of the varsity squad since his freshman season, but missed senior campaign due to injury