Luke Cheng

Ole Miss Baseball vs Clemson on February 16, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.

Photo by Hannah Morgan White/Ole Miss Athletics

@OleMissCreative

Class:
Senior
Position:
IF
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 185
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Olney, Md.
High School:
Sherwood
Prev. College:
Illinois State
Major:
Cert. in Intercollegiate Athletic Admin.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2022 MVC All-Defensive Team
• 2023 CSC Academic All-District

2025 (Senior): Appeared in 46 games, starting in 41 of them (all at shortstop) ... Hit .236 with a career-high four home runs and a career-high 23 runs scored ... Went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored against Arkansas (3/14) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored at Missouri (3/23) ... Went 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored against Jackson State (4/1) ... Went 2-for-5 with two home runs, five RBI, and two runs scored against Alcorn State (4/9) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored at Oklahoma (5/4)

ILLINOIS STATE: Played four seasons at Illinois State, tallying 117 games, starting 108 … Had 99 career hits and 56 RBI … Had 15 extra-base hits including one home run and 14 doubles … Had a .270 career average with a .376 on-base percentage … Scored 59 runs and slugged .317.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter on the baseball team ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Named preseason all-state by PBR and MPSSA ... Earned first-team all-conference and all-division and honorable mention all-MET as a junior ... Team was state runner-up as a junior ... also played two seasons of varsity soccer ... Named a Presidential Scholar.

PERSONAL: Full name is Luke Cheng … Son of Hugo and Heather Cheng … Has five siblings, Veronica, Evan, Victoria, Matthew and Michael … Born December 30, 2001 … Majoring in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration.