Travis Luensmann Season 2023

2023 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Named Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 3.
 
Rankings: Tied eighth in the Big Ten with six wins.
 
Season: Appeared in 14 games on the mound, making six starts…Went 6-5 with a save and a 4.35 ERA…Threw 60 innings and recorded 59 strikeouts…In conference play, made eight appearances (two starts)…Tossed 31.1 innings and struck out 29 batters…Had seven outings throwing four or more innings and allowing two or less runs.
 
Game-By-Game: at Miami (2/17): Earned the winning, allowing just one run and two hits in five innings…Recorded five strikeouts. vs. Northern Illinois (2/24): Picked up the victory…Tossed five innings, giving up one run on four hits and striking out three. vs. Wagner (3/4): Collected a win…Went five innings, giving up two runs and two hits…Registered five strikeouts. vs. Brown (3/11): Threw 4.1 innings, allowing three runs, and struck out eight batters. Georgetown (3/18): Fired five shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks, in relief to pick up the win…Notched three strikeouts. Indiana (4/1): Earned a save, closing out the game with four scoreless innings…Allowed just two hits and a walk…Collected a career-high 10 strikeouts. Delaware State (4/7): Picked up the win, throwing 4.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen…Gave up two hits and one walk…Tallied seven strikeouts. Ohio State (4/22): Picked up a victory, going five innings…Allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits…Secured five strikeouts. at Rutgers (5/7): Tossed a career-best seven innings, in relief…Allowed three runs on six hits…Collected five strikeouts.

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Season: Made 15 appearances, including 12 starts…Tallied two wins and two saves…Struck out 78 batters and 67.2 innings…Against Big Ten opponents, went 2-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 36 innings…Did not allow an earned run in 16.2 innings between April 2 and April 23.
 
Rankings: Finished eighth in the Big Ten in strikeouts per nine innings (10.37).
 
Game-By-Game: vs. Monmouth (2/18): Made his Penn State debut, throwing 4.1 innings and striking out seven. vs. Maine (2/25): Tossed six innings, allowing three runs, and struck out a season-high eight batters. vs. UMass (3/11): Struck out six and did not allow an earned run in 4.2 innings. at Maryland (4/2): Earned the win, throwing three innings…Gave up one run on three hits and struck out five. at Northwestern (4/9): Pitched four shutout innings in a save…Gave up three hits and walked none while striking out six. Purdue (4/16): Notched six innings and a win…Allowed two runs (unearned) on four hits and struck out six. at Minnesota (4/23): Threw six scoreless frames…Gave up three hits and two walks, while striking out four. Illinois (5/20): Posted 4.2 innings, giving up one earned run. vs. Iowa (5/26): Picked up a save, throwing 3.1 shutout frames…Allowed just one hit and two walks…Struck out seven.

BEFORE PSU (South Carolina)
Appeared in four games for South Carolina…Pitched 2.1 innings and struck out two batters…Made appearances against Dayton, Clemson, Winthrop and Davidson…Threw a scoreless inning against Dayton, striking out one batter…Pitched two-thirds of an inning against Winthrop, recording one strikeout.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Pitched at Bellwood-Antis High School for head coach Steve Conlon…Was a four-time All-Conference selection…Helped Bellwood-Antis to district titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and a state semifinal appearance in 2017…As a junior in 2019, went 8-1 with a 1.14 ERA. Recorded 82 strikeouts in 49 innings…Ranked 167th overall and the 58th pitcher, as well as the No. 4 prospect and No. 2 pitcher in Pennsylvania, in the 2020 class by Perfect Game…Played travel ball for the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox, Stars Baseball and the Keystone Railsplitters.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Kevin and Elaine Luensmann…Has two brothers, Chad and Jack, and a sister, Abby…Mother, Elaine, attended Penn State…Aunt, Laura Henry, uncle, Ken Lloyd, and cousins, Maddie and Connor Lloyd, all attended Penn State…Father, Kevin, played football at Dartmouth…Brother, Chad, pitched at Nebraska and UCF…Majoring in psychology…Wants to pursue a career as an MLB scout, cross-checker or a college baseball coach.