01/13/2023 - 2023 Baseball Factory Rookie Pre-Season All-America Tournament
Luke is a 2026 3B who showcased his skills during the BF Rookie PSAA Tournament. At 3B, starts with a good prep-step, with smooth feet, and gets good reads off the bat. He fields from an athletic fielding position with a 2-hand exchange. He made accurate throws to first base from a 3/4 arm, with good carry, and an arm velocity up to 79mph. At the plate, he sets up in an athletic and open stance with high hands. Fluid rhythm to swing, with activated hands, and keeps his weight between his knees. A strong barrel at contact enables him to hit balls hard to the pull side with a bat exit velocity up to 85mph. During the games, Luke reached base 5 times with a double and 4 base on balls. Overall, Luke is a good player who has the potential to further build upon his skills on the field.
07/16/2022 - Baseball Factory National World Series at IMG Academy - (MS)
Luke is a 2026 3B/RHP prospect who showcased his skills during the National World Series. At 3B, he showed athletic actions, with quick feet, and moves well laterally in all directions. Works from right to left and fields from an athletic fielding position with sure hands out front. Showed a 2-hand exchange, with a quick arm stroke, and made strong/accurate throws to first base with an arm velocity up to 82mph. A right-handed pitcher, he has a confident demeanor and showed athletic actions. Starts square on the rubber and gets a good rear hip coil and works with good direction down mound. Attacks hitters with a FB that sat 70-77mph, and an 11/5 shaped breaking ball with good command. At the plate, has natural juice in swing and showed about ability to work counts. He hit balls hard to all fields with a bat exit velocity up to 77mph during BP. In live game action, he reached base 5 times with a double, 2 singles, a base on balls, and reached on an error. With 5 years of continued growth and development, we foresee Luke making huge strides on the baseball field.
07/22/2021 - Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City - Session 2 (MS)
Luke is a class of 2026 3B/RHP prospect. In the field, he shows good actions. Does a good job of making the routine play and the ball finds his glove consistently. Creates momentum to throw across and throws from a 3/4 arm slot. Throws are on top of the bag. At the plate, he hits from a tall and open stance with loose hand actions. Does a good job creating a repeatable and simple load. His lower 1/2 works through the baseball as does his barrel. Shows an advanced approach with a line drive focus. Hit a home run in game action along with multiple other hits. On the mound, he showed a competitive 2 pitch mix. Delivered all pitches from a high 3/4 arm action. Showed clean mechanics with a good arm action. Breaking ball was landed for strikes often in a 11-5 shape while his fastball worked up to 71MPH with some slight run. Luke is a bright prospect that shows lots of energy on the field.
07/23/2020 - Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City - Session 2 (Ages 12-14)
Luke is a coachable 3B/RHP prospect who worked hard on his skills during the National World Series at Pirate City. In the field, Luke takes a good first step and shows efficient footwork. He gets into an athletic position and fields the ball out in front with soft hands. He makes a clean exchange and keeps his throws accurate to his target. Long tossing to build up his arm strength can help Luke improve defensively. At the plate, this RHH sets up in a square stance and takes a short stride. He works to barrel up the baseball and produces solid line drives. Luke can improve as a hitter by working a smoother load into his swing. On the mound, Luke gathers over the rubber and works with a loose arm. He extends through his release and stays inline toward the plate, finishing with a controlled landing. Luke's fastball tops out at 59mph. Driving his lower half more can help Luke improve as a pitcher. With six more years to develop, Luke has the time and potential to further progress his skills on the field.
03/01/2020 - Interactive Video Program - Indianapolis, IN
Luke is a talented and athletic 2-way player as a 3B/RHP. Defensively at 3B, he has active footwork and moves well into a square fielding position behind the ground ball. He has a soft mitt and can pick it with a clean transfer to throw. Throws are accurate with some zip across the diamond. With the bat, this RHH displays an athletic/square setup with centered balance. He takes an aggressive hack and squares the ball, driving the middle of the field. On the mound, Martin has a 3-pitch mix coming from an over-the-top arm slot. He works to a controlled balance point, has smooth separation and locks in on his target. FB ranges from 63-64 mph while curveball has 12/6 shape. Changeup has slight sink and ranges from 55-57 mph. Continuing to work on the following will help to improve his all-around skill-set on the diamond.
Infield
1. Footwork/agility
2. Play through the ball
3. Transfer
Offense
1. Contact points, let ball travel
2. Rhythm / Timing
3. Swing path
Pitching
1. Arm strength (long toss)
2. Finish
3. Glove side lead/tuck