Luke Kalfsbeek

Height:
6-3
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Arbuckle, CA
High School:
Colusa HS

2025 — Made six starts, primarily in midweek games, and seven relief appearances in first season at Cal Poly … 3-0 record and 7.33 ERA with 23 strikeouts over 27 innings … longest outing was six innings for victory at San Jose State on March 11, allowing four runs and eight hits with one walk and a season-high nine strikeouts … also earned wins against Pepperdine (two runs, three hits in five innings with one walk and four strikeouts) on March 25 and Fresno State (one run, three hits, one walk and three strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings) on April 22 … pitched 4 2/3 innings at Fresno State on March 4, giving up two runs and eight hits in a no-decision (Cal Poly won 7-3) … played summer ball for Corvallis Knights in West Coast League … 3-0 record with a 4.43 ERA, one save and 25 strikeouts over 22 1/3 innings … made 10 appearances in the regular season, including two starts, and his longest mound stint was five innings at Springfield on August 1, allowing four runs and five hits with one walk and four strikeouts … tossed two scoreless innings in a 6-5 loss to Portland in the semifinals of the WCL playoffs, won by the Pickles 6-5.

High School — A 2024 graduate of Colusa High School … four-year varsity letter winner … his statistics for 122 career games include a 37-2 win-loss record, 0.84 ERA, eight complete games, four shutouts, a save and 359 strikeouts over 217 1/3 innings … compiled 11-1 win-loss record and 0.44 ERA with 121 strikeouts over 64 1/3 innings as a senior in 2024 … at the plate hit .411 with 33 runs scored, 29 RBIs, 12 doubles and two triples … earned second-team MaxPreps and CalHi Sports California State honors … also earned second straight CIF-Northern Section MVP award … Kalfsbeek tied a CIF-Northern Section record for career wins and finished No. 2 all-time in the section in strikeouts … RedHawks were 28-4 in 2024, winning Sac Valley League title with perfect 14-0 record, claiming the CIF-Northern Section Division 4 championship with a 3-0 mark, defeating Winters 4-3 in title game, and reaching semifinals of CIF-NorCal Division IV Regionals before losing to Piedmont 5-0 … as a junior was 11-1 with a 1.23 ERA and 106 strikeouts over 68 1/3 innings as he was named to the Small Town All American second team by MaxPreps … his numbers as a sophomore were a 13-0 record, 0.51 ERA and 98 strikeouts over 68 1/3 innings … also appeared in eight varsity games as a freshman with a 2-0 record and 2.14 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings … in career issued 55 walks over 217 1/3 innings and reached double digits in strikeouts 14 times with a career-high 13 strikeouts, accomplished three times … tossed a five-inning no-hitter against Pierce as a sophomore as well as versus Paradise as a freshman … at the plate hit .383 in varsity career with 34 doubles, eight triples, one home run and 118 RBIs over 122 games … hit .361 as a junior, .413 as a sophomore and .338 in freshman season … 47 multiple-hit games, all two or three hits (never a four-hit game) … also played football and basketball … in football made 20 tackles and caught two passes as a junior and rushed for 33 yards as a sophomore … in basketball averaged 7.1 points and 6.8 rebounds in 30 games as a senior and 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in 17 games as a sophomore … originally committed to Washington in November 2023 … played summer ball for Lincoln Potters in California Collegiate League, pitching in four games with a 1-1 record and 2.84 ERA (seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings) … chose Cal Poly because “I really connected with the coaches and was confident they could help me develop as a player.”

Personal — Son of Mike and Erin Kalfsbeek … one brother, Blake … uncle Matt Vedo played baseball at UC Santa Barbara (2011-12) and pitched in the minor leagues in the Seattle Mariners organization (2012-13) … enjoys golfing and fishing … born in Colusa, Calif. … majoring in communication studies.