Damon Lux

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Shelbyville, Ind.
High School:
Shelbyville Senior
B/T:
R/R

Awards

Conway All-Regional Team Outfield (2023)

2023: Was one of two players on the team to start all 63 games for the Blue Devils in 2023… Posted a .254 average at the play, blasting a career high 10 home runs… Scored 39 runs for Duke, while tallying 54 hits… Posted 11 doubles and a slugging percentage of .446… Drew 30 walks and stole 10 bases… Collected a career high six RBI against Baylor (2/25)… Hit a home run against Virginia in the Charlottesville Super Regional (6/9)… Stole two bases against Baylor (2/25)… Tallied 12 multi-hit games, along with 11 multi-RBI games in 2023…

2022: Competed in 43 games with 31 starts, primarily in center field ... hit .211 with three doubles, six home runs and 20 RBIs ... went 2-for-3 with a home run and a career-high five RBIs against VMI (2/19) ... put together back-to-back 2-for-4 outings with an RBI in a doubleheader at Baylor (2/27) ... recorded a three-run home run against Bucknell (3/5) ... also recorded multi-hit games versus UMass Lowell (3/9), Florida State (3/26) and at Georgia Tech (4/24).

2021: Saw action in 12 games, starting one ... finished 2-for-14 with three runs, a double and a walk ... started against Liberty (3/30) at designated hitter ... scored two runs in the series against Virginia Tech (5/14-16), including a run in Duke's walk-off ninth inning in the series finale ... recorded his first collegiate hit at Davidson (5/18), a double to right center field ... produced a hit in back-to-back games, hitting a single and scoring a run against Liberty in the Knoxville Regional.

2020: Saw action in 14 contests on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic … logged five at-bats, but did not record a hit.

2019: Saw action in 12 contests in 2019 … made his collegiate debut in game two against Lehigh, entering as a pinch-hitter late in the ballgame before seeing time at left field.

High School: All-conference outfielder at Shelbyville High School ... 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Central Region HM selection ... Named Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association 4A All-State ... As a senior, hit .430 with 24 RBI while adding eight doubles and a team-high seven home runs ... On the mound, finished with a 3.61 ERA and 34 strikeouts ... Named 2018 Shelbyville News Co-Player of the Year ... Listed among Perfect Game's top 500 prospects in the 2018 recruiting class as well as the No. 268 overall outfielder ... Rated PG's No. 40 overall prospect and No. 5 outfielder in the state of Indiana ... Hit .360 with four home runs as a junior ... Also an accomplished football player, earning All-State 4A honorable mention recognition as a running back for the Golden Bears ... Racked up 1,228 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... AP Scholar.

Personal: Born Damon Michael Lux on September 15, 1999 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... The son of Jared and Leigh Lux ... Has one older sister (Anastasia) and one younger sister (Alex).

Last updated 6/22/2023