Luke Weaver (baseball)

Luke Weaver
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 83
Pitcher
Born: (1993-08-21) August 21, 1993
DeLand, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Luke Weaver is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, who selected him in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He played college baseball at Florida State University for the Seminoles.

Career

Weaver played college baseball at Florida State University from 2012 to 2014.[1][2][3] During his career he appeared in 49 games with 37 starts, going 16–6 with a 3.05 earned run average (ERA) and 244 strikeouts in 245 innings pitched.

Weaver was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[4][5] He signed with the Cardinals on June 16.[6] While pitching for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League in 2015, he earned the Cardinals July Pitcher of the Month Award. After five starts for the month, he was credited with a 3–1 record and an 0.94 ERA in 28 1⁄3 innings pitched (IP), sixth among all Single A pitchers for the month. He also struck out 27 and walked two during the month.[7] Baseball America selected Weaver for the high Class-A minor leagues All-Star team for the 2015 season,[8] and as the Cardinals' fourth-best prospect prior to the 2016 season.[9]

References

  1. ↑ DeLand native Luke Weaver continues to shine in FSU's ace role
  2. ↑ DeLand High product Luke Weaver finds his pitch with Florida State
  3. ↑ FSU's Weaver eyes MLB Draft
  4. ↑ http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/baseball/2014/06/05/mlb-draft-luke-weaver-florida-state/10045641/
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ First-round Draft pick Weaver signs with Cardinals
  7. ↑ FOX Sports Midwest (August 3, 2015). "Cardinals minor leaguers Anthony Garcia, Luke Weaver earn July honors". FOX Sports Midwest. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Minor League Classification All-Star Teams". Baseball America. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ Manuel, John (November 16, 2015). "St. Louis Cardinals top 10 prospects". Baseball America. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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