Luke Storm

Position:
Infielder
Height:
6-5
Weight:
240
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Easton, Pa.
High School:
Easton
B/T:
S/R

2023: Started all 60 games he appeared in during the 2023 season… Slashed .258/.492/.354… Blasted 13 home runs in 2023, moving into a tie for 19th all-time at Duke with 20 career home runs… Moved into a tie for 12th all-time in his career with 30 hit by pitches, tying Michael Smiciklas… Hit two home runs against Miami in the ACC Tournament (5/26)… Scored a career high five runs against Princeton (3/4)… Drove in a career high and team leading seven RBI against Longwood (5/7), including homering from both sides of the plate in the same inning… Posted three games with two home runs… Tallied 18 multi-hit games this season, including 13 multi-RBI efforts…

2022: Saw action in 53 games, earning 47 starts ... saw time at first base, second base, right field and designated hitter ... slashed .275/.420/.569 in his redshirt freshman campaign ... led the program and ranked ninth in the ACC with 17 doubles ... drew 17 hit by pitches, ranking tied for the fourth most in program history for a single season and fifth in the conference ... matched with teammate Alex Stone with 10 home runs to lead the team ... turned it on in ACC play, batting .337/.456/.684 against conference opponents ... ranked third amongst freshmen with a .337 batting average and second in slugging percentage (.684) in ACC play ... his 13 doubles and 20 extra-base hits led freshmen in ACC play ... caught fire late, raising his average .044 points in the final month of the season ... ranked second on the team with eight multi-RBI games on the season ... put together the longest on-base streak of the season, reaching base in 18 consecutive games in the heart of the season ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs against VMI (2/20) ... went 4-for-8 with five RBIs, a double and two home runs in the opening two games of the North Carolina series in March ... finished 3-for-4 at No. 7 Florida State (3/27) with a double and a home run ... put together a three strong ACC weekends down the stretch ... went 5-for-9 with two RBIs, a double and a home run in the series sweep over No. 10 Notre Dame in April ... hit 6-for-11 with four RBIs, a double and a home run at Pittsburgh ... went 6-for-11 with seven RBIs and four doubles in the series against NC State ... went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a double and a home run in the series opener at Virginia Tech (5/19).

2021: Did not see game action in the 2021 season.

Prior to Duke: The second-ranked shortstop in the state of Pennsylvania and the ninth-best prospect in the state according to Perfect Game USA … a four-year letterwinner at Easton Area High School, hailing from Easton, Pa. … enjoyed a decorated prep career, receiving numerous accolades throughout his seasons at EAHS … closed out his junior campaign batting .448, while slugging .866 with an on-base percentage of .589 … named to the East Penn Conference Coaches Selection First Team at shortstop in 2019 at shortstop in 2019, while also being named the East Penn Conference Coaches Selection Most Valuable Player … a well-rounded student-athlete who received high honors in the classroom each of his four years at Easton Area … served as a member of the National Honor Society, while ranking in the top 10 percent of his class … served as a member of the East Penn Conference Student-Athlete Character Council, and was also named Homecoming King.

Personal: Born Luke Taylor Storm on March 27, 2001 … son of Shawn and Nicole Storm … has one brother, Trevor, and one sister, Elizabeth … mother played basketball at Moravian College from 1991-95, while his father competed in football at Moravian from 1993-96 … brother served as a member of the University of Virginia football team in 2018.

Last updated 6/22/2023