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Senior
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| Hometown:
Dyer, IN
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| High School:
Andrean HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210
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| Position:
RHP
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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At Miami
Will finish his collegiate career ranked No. 3 in overall pitching appearances, as well as appearances in relief...entered the New York Tech series tied with Danny Graves (1992-94) with 99 relief appearances...Robbie Morrison (1996-98) sits in second in both categories with 112 career appearances with 110 in relief...was limited to just nine appearances in 2002 following an elbow strain to his pitching arm...he had appeared in over 40 games in each of the two previous seasons...recently earned his degree in Systems Analysis on May 10th...was a 2002 Preseason Second-Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association...one of the top relievers in 2001, threw 67 strikeouts to just seven walks...holds the school-record for consecutive appearances with a 13-game span in 2000...appeared in all four College World Series games in 2001 with a 1.42 ERA along with a .182 opponent batting average to rank among the CWS leaders...a former high school Valedictorian, who has annually maintained status on various University Honor Rolls...has earned two College World Serues titles with the Hurricanes.
As a Senior in 2002
Entered the final weekend of the regular season with 8.0 innings pitched over nine appearances...has allowed seven runs (six earned) on 11 hits, two walks (one IBB) with seven strikeouts...since his return on 5/2, has had six appearances, five of which he held the opponent off the scoreboard...prior to May, DeBold had made just three appearances...had solid back-to-back outings in the Jacksonville series pitching the final inning in game No. 2, striking out the side in the ninth and 1.1 innings in game No. 1 with two hits and one strikeout...allowed Georgia Tech's final three runs in a seven-run seventh inning of game No. 3...pitched 1.0 scoreless inning in game No. 2 vs. Bethune-Cookman...went 0.2 innings vs. FIU (5/2)...in game No. 3 at FSU allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits in 0.1 inning of work...went 1.0 scoreless inning in game No. 1 vs. Minnesota...gave up one earned run in 0.2 innings at FIU (2/6) on three hits.
As a Junior in 2001
Places second on the pitching staff with a 1.74 ERA and tied for first with 44 appearances all in relief...has recorded four saves on the season and 10 for his career...totaled a 2-1 record...placed fourth with 57.0 innings pitched...had 67 strikeouts vs. seven walks...set a new career-high with five strikeouts in his outing vs. Florida State on April 13...had a string of 19 straight appearances without a run allowed...his ERA had dipped to season-low 0.96 in late April...allowed an earned run in seven of his 40 appearances. In 1.2 innings of game No. 2 vs. New York Tech allowed two hits, one earned run with one strikeout...struck out a combined six in 3.0 innings in two games vs. Florida Southern...in four games and 6.2 innings vs. Florida State allowed three hits, three walks and 10 strikeouts...scored a win in game No. 1 at FSU
...struck out four with one hit in two games vs. Savannah State...in 3.2 innings over two games vs. Cal State Fullerton with two hits with three strikeouts...earned a save in 0.1 inning of game No. 1 vs. East Carolina...pitched 2.0 innings at South Florida with two strikeouts...saw action in all three games vs. Rutgers with a combined 4.2 innings, one hit and seven strikeouts...threw seven strikeouts in two appearances vs. Elon College...earned a save in his first appearance against Elon with four strikeouts over the final 1.2 innings of game No. 1...earned a win in game No. 2 vs. Florida in Coral Gables with 1.2 innings pitched and two strikeouts...scored his second save on the season with three strikeouts over the final 1.2 innings at Florida International...first save of the season came in game No. 3 vs. Florida Atlantic with the final 1.1 innings pitched...took the loss in the second game of the season at FAU allowing two earned runs and three hits in his season-debut. At the 2001 College World Series: Made four appearances with a 1.42 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched...allowed four hits, one earned run, two walks and four strikeouts in 22 batters faced...in the title game against Stanford, 2.1 innings, allowed one hit, two walks with two strikeouts...pitched two scoreless innings in the second game against Tennessee...held Southern California scoreless over 1.0 inning...allowed three hits, one earned run with two strikeouts in the opener against the Volunteers. At the 2001 Coral Gables Super Regional: Struck out one batter in 0.2 inning of game No. 2 vs. Clemson...in 2.0 innings of game No. 1 vs. Clemson allowed three hits, two earned runs and two strikeouts. At the 2001 Coral Gables Regional: Allowed an earned run on two hits in 1.0 inning vs. Stetson in the regional championship game...struck out two and allowed one hit in 0.2 inning in the regional game vs. Florida...
struck out two with one hit in the regional opener vs. Bucknell.
As a Sophomore in 2000
Led the team with 42 pitching appearances, all in relief, and set a school-record earlier in the season with 12 consecutive games appeared in...
opponents hit .238 against him and was second on the team with a 2.86 ERA...fourth with four wins and led the team with six saves...earned his third save of the season in game #3 against South Florida by retiring 6-of-7 batters over the final 2.0 innings...pitched a career-high 3.0 innings with four strikeouts in game #3 against Michigan...
went 2.1 innings at FIU with zero runs and two strikeouts for his sixth save...
did not allow a run to score in five appearances from N.C. State through Georgia Tech in a total of 6.1 innings pitched. At the 2000 Coral Gables Regional: Pitched 0.2 innings vs. FIU with one hit allowed. At the 2000 Tallahassee Super Regional: Saw 1.2 innings of work in UM's 7-5 win in game #2, holding the Seminoles to just one hit.
As a Freshman in 1999
Pitched 5.2 innings in relief with a 4.76 ERA...gave up a total of three earned runs and nine hits...struck out five with three walks...in his collegiate debut against Jacksonville, struck out two and gave up no walks in 1.2 innings in relief...in his final appearance at Long Beach State, pitched 1.1 innings allowing five runs, but zero earned.
Andrean High School
Coached by Dave Pishkor...three-year letterman. As a Senior, 1998: Played at first base as well as pitch...batted .456 with 39 RBI and seven home runs...hit 13 doubles and had a .900 slugging percentage...set the school season records for slugging percentage (.900) and career slugging percentage (.719) ...top high school game was a no-hitter against Fort Wayne Concordia.
Personal
Enrolled in the School of Business with a Systems Analysis major...full name is Luke Thomas DeBold...an Honor Roll student and former Valedictorian of his senior class...officer in the National Honor Society...born June 19, 1980...
son of Tom and Kay DeBold...has a sister, Dawn (16).
Highs
Innings Pitched: 3.0 vs. Michigan, 3/19/00
Hits: 5 (1.0 IP) vs. Rutgers, 3/11/00
Earned Runs: 4 (1.2 IP) vs. Michigan State, 3/8/00
Walks: 3 (1.1 IP) at Long Beach State, 5/20/99
Strikeouts: 5 (2.2 IP) vs. Florida State, 4/14/01
Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
1999.... 4.76 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.2 9 8 3 3 5 3 0 0 32 .346 1 1 0 2 0
2000.... 2.86 4-2 42 0 0 0/2 6 56.2 51 26 18 15 66 10 0 4 235 .238 0 2 0 2 2
2001.... 1.74 2-1 44 0 0 0/1 4 57.0 47 12 11 7 67 5 0 4 221 .228 3 5 0 2 1
2002.... 6.75 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 0 8.0 11 7 6 2 7 0 1 2 37 .324 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS.. 2.69 6-3 99 0 0 0/3 10 127.1 118 53 38 27 145 18 1 10 525 .246 4 8 0 6 4
