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2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Luke Suttmiller
- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 220
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chesapeake, Va.
- High School:
- Great Bridge
Career Highs
Innings: 3.0, Virginia 4/8/14
Strikeouts: 2, 2x, Clemson 5/2/14
As a Redshirt Freshman:
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- Spring Semester Dean's List
- Collegiate debut working the ninth inning of home-opening win versus Longwood
- Pitched final three innings of Virginia loss allowing just one run with a strikeout
- Threw consecutive scoreless relief outings versus Charleston and VMI
- One scoreless inning of relief in final regular season appearance at Delaware
Before JMU:
- Played for Wiley Lee at Great Bridge High School
- Led high school team to district and state championship victories his senior year
- Baseball letter-holder his sophomore, junior and senior years
Personal:
- Son of Dorothy and Stephen Suttmiller
- Member of the National Honor Society in high school
- Kinesiology major
Getting to know Luke...
What is your current major?
Kinesiology Exercise Science
Why did you choose JMU?
Brother and Grandmother attended here
What is your favorite thing about JMU?
The JMU Community
What is your Favorite place to eat on campus?
Festival
Most people don’t know that I...
love coconut water (vita coco)
Who is the biggest inspiration in your life?
Dad and High School Baseball Coach
What is your “walk out” song?
Heavens Afternoon - Wale
What is your Favorite pre-game meal?
Pasta
Who is your Favorite Athlete?
Lebron James
What is your Favorite Movie?
Billy Madison
What is your biggest fear?
SHARKS!
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Make Delicious Food appear by snapping my fingers
If you could travel to one place, where would it be?
Australia
If you could sit down and talk to any person, living or deceased, who would it be?
Jesus
What is your biggest pet peeve?
“Ask for an Inch and try to take a Yard”
Pick one.
Hamburger or Hot Dog: Hamburger
Gray, White, Gold, Purple, or Black Uniform: Black
Ski or Snowboard: Snowboard
Facebook or Twitter: Twitter
Chinese Food or Mexican Food: Chinese
Skittles or M&M’s: Skittles
Country Music or Hip Hop: Hip-Hop
Within the team, who is the...
Most looked up to: Ty McFarland
Team Clown: Chad Carroll
Best Dressed: Marc Gunst
Most likely to be late: Marc Gunst
Most likely to break out in a song: Marc Gunst
Best Dancer: Marc Gunst
Best Motivator: Trent Cundiff
Most likely to become famous (from baseball or non-baseball related): Ty McFarland
