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Dallas Baptist University Athletics

2019 Baseball Roster

42 Luke Bandy

  • Position INF/OF
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bentonville, AR
  • Prev School Providence Academy

Biography

MLB DRAFT
32nd Round - Kansas City Royals (2016)
                    
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 51 games and made 43 starts … Hit .255 with four home runs, eight doubles, and 15 RBI … Finished second on the team in stolen bases (15) … Helped lead DBU to a road series win over then-ranked No. 22 Sam Houston State (3/25) by going 3-for-5 with a triple and a pair of RBI … Racked up three hits including a double in a 3-2 win over No. 23 TCU (4/3) … Went 2-for-5 with two RBI at Illinois State (4/6) … Posted his third consecutive multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 at Illinois State (4/7) … Helped key a late-inning comeback win over Southern Illinois (4/13) with a pair of hits … Belted his first home run of the year as part of a three-hit day at Indiana State (4/21) … Stole two bases and went 1-for-3 to help secure a series win over Indiana State (4/22) … Wet 2-for-4 versus UT Arlington (5/1) … Drove in two runs at Bradley (4/11) … Delivered a pair of doubles against Missouri State (5/17) … Led DBU to a 10-run victory over Missouri State (5/18), going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI … Smashed his second home run of the year against Missouri State (5/19) … Hit a two-run homer that proved to plate the game-winning run versus Valparaiso in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (5/25) … Recorded his fourth home run of the year and scored three runs in a win over Oral Roberts at the Fayetteville Regional (6/2).

2017 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 46 games and made 30 starts in his first season at DBU … Made his collegiate debut versus Louisiana Monroe (2/18) and drew a walk in his lone plate appearance … Went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, and a season-high four RBI in his first career start at UT Arlington (2/28) … Racked up a season-best three hits and belted his first career home run as part of a four RBI day against Grambling State (3/18) … Delivered a pair of hits including a double at then-ranked No. 14 Baylor (3/21) … Went 3-for-5 and stole a base at North Florida (3/24) … Picked up a pair of hits as part of a 2-for-4 game at Abilene Christian (4/25) … Smashed his second home run of the year at Southern Illinois (4/28) … Went 2-for-2 and scored two runs against Prairie View A&M (5/2).
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer in the California Collegiate League with the OC Riptides … Played for the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League in 2017.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman during his prep career after spending his first three years at Shiloh Christian School and his senior season at Providence Academy… Played for head coach Brent McConell … Selected by the Kansas City Royals in 32nd round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft … Rated the No. 6 draft prospect from the state of Arkansas and the state’s top high school player by Baseball America … Tabbed a Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American in 2016 … Named to the Southeast All-Region First Team by Perfect Game following his senior season … Garnered Underclass Honorable Mention All-American honors by Perfect Game in 2015 … Competed for the Midwest Nationals in the summers.

PERSONAL
Born on January 5, 1998 … Parents are Ray and Jan Bandy … His father, Ray Bandy, played baseball at Crowder College … Majoring in Sports Management … Favorite Bible verse is Ecclesiastes 7:14.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2017Freshman

    INF
    6'1" 166 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2018Sophomore

    INF/OF
    6'1" 177 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2019Junior

    INF/OF
    6'1" 180 lbs
    42