Luke Berryhill
- position Catcher
- height 6-1
- weight 227
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown Canton, Ga.
- Previous School Walters State CC
- High school River Ridge HS
- position Catcher
- height 6-1
- weight 227
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown Canton, Ga.
- Previous School Walters State CC
- High school River Ridge HS
Luke Berryhill Bio
AWARDS
- 2018-19 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
- Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 13th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft
- Played and started in all 56 games for the Gamecocks, hitting .271 with a team-high 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 49 RBI
- Had a .538 slugging percentage and a .382 on-base percentage
- Led Carolina with a .279 batting average in conference games only
- Tied for second on the team with eight stolen bases
- Had a 25-game reached base streak from March 19-May 3
- Had 12 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI performances, which was tops on the team
- Hit two home runs, had three hits and drove in five in the 14-3 win over Clemson (March 3)
- Homered and drove in four runs in a win at Mississippi State (May 18)
- Had two hits and four RBI against Vanderbilt (May 3)
- Had four RBI in the win over The Citadel (March 12)
- Belted a three-run home run vs. Texas A&M (April 20)
- Hit the game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth in Carolina’s 3-2 win over Valpo (March 9)
- Drove in three runs in the win over Winthrop (Feb. 19)
- Scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the 3-2 win over Liberty (Feb. 17)
- Had three hits against Auburn (March 31)
- Belted his first home run in the win over Liberty (Feb. 16)
- Drove in a pair of runs in the SEC Tournament game vs. LSU (May 21)
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Helped Walters State to a 60-8 record and a berth to the 2018 NJCAA World Series, winning its first four games before falling twice to eventual champion Chipola
- Was a teammate of Carolina pitcher Hayden Lehman
- Hit .376 with 11 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 45 RBI for Walters State his sophomore season
- Played at Georgia Southern his freshman season, hitting .286 in seven at-bats before an injury cut his season short after three games
- Rawlings-Perfect Game All-America third team and All-Southeast Region first team (2016)
- Perfect Game Underclass third team (2015)
- All-Georgia (2015, ’16)
- Cherokee County Player of the Year (2016)
- Three-time All-County and All-Region honoree at River Ridge High School (2014, ’15, ’16)
- All-American Classic player (2015)
- Helped Team Elite Prime 18U to a WWBA championship in 2015
- Played summer ball this year for the Purcellville Cannons of the Valley League.
PERSONAL
- Born on May 28, 1998
- Son of Larry and Kelly Berryhill
- Major is sport and entertainment management
