Millersville

Career Highlights

• 2X NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week (March 9, 2020, March 8, 2021)
• 2X PSAC East Athlete of the Week (March 9, 2020, March 8, 2021)
• 3X All-PSAC East First Team (2019 (DH), 2021 (C), 2022 (Utility))
• 2021 ABCA/NCBWA/D2CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team 
• 2022 NCBWA All-Atlantic Region First Team/D2CCA and ABCA Second Team
• PSAC Tournament MVP (2022)
• 2022 finalist for Dining with Champions Career Achievement Award
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2022)

2022 (Fifth-Year Senior)

• Capped one of the great offensive careers in Millersville history with a memorable season that included PSAC Tournament MVP honors
• Ranked second in the PSAC hitting at .426--a mark that was ninth-best in program history and the second-best average over the last 32 years
• 2022 production placed him among the Millersville single-season leaders, ranking second in walks (43), fifth in hits (83), fourth in doubles (21), fifth in RBIs (68), ninth in total bases (123)
• Capped his career as Millersville's all-time leader in RBIs (193) and walks (123) and ranked fifth in hits (233), doubles (51) and extra-base hits (74) while ranking sixth in games played (208)
• Among the PSAC career leaders, ranking second all-time in walks, third in RBIs, tied for 13th in games, tied for 20th in doubles and tied for 25th in hits
• Finished 2022 ranked second in the PSAC in hits, second in walks, second in OBP, third in doubles and third in RBIs
• Reached base at a .614 clip when leading off an inning and went 5-for-8 (.625) with the bases loaded
• Hit .437 with 17 walks, a team-high 13 doubles and 33 RBIs and PSAC East opponents
• Reached base in 54 of 56 games and closed the season by reaching base in each of the last 37 games
• Recorded two or more hits eight times in the final 12 times, going 7-for-13 with eight RBIs, five runs and four doubles as Millersville swept Mansfield to win the PSAC East on the final day of the regular season
• Went 6-for-12 with six walks and six RBIs in the PSAC Tournament, recording a double and a triple in the championship game
• Because of injuries on the team, moved from first base to catcher in the final two games of the PSAC Tournament and threw out both attempted base stealers
• Reached base eight times in three NCAA regional games, hitting a home run against East Stroudsburg
• Had a season-high four hits against Goldey-Beacom on March 5, drove in a season-high four runs three times and scored a season-high three runs against Mansfield on May 5

2021 (Senior)

• Top offensive performer at catcher in the region, hitting .346 with a .418 OBP and .572 slugging percentage
• Led the team in doubles (16) and ranked second in total bases (92)
• Led the PSAC in RBIs with 52, a total that ranked eighth in Millersville history
• Ranked fourth in the PSAC in hits and doubles
• Recorded at least one hit in 33 of 45 games
• Opened the season with a bang, hitting for the cycle and driving in a career-high eight runs
• Followed that with a 4-for-4 outing six days later on March 12
• Drove in six runs in the Bloomsburg series on April 23-24
• Went 8-for-17 with four runs and three RBIs in the team's four PSAC Tournament games
• Hit a dramatic, bottom-of-seventh, game-tying home run in the PSAC Semifinals against Bloomsburg
• Drove in two runs in the NCAA regional win against Charleston

2020 (Junior)

• Played and started all 18 games as either a catcher or designated hitter
• Hit .415 (the second-highest total on the team)
• Scored 16 runs, collected 22 hits (second-most on the team), four doubles, a triple, and a team-high 22 RBIs (tied for the fifth-best total in the PSAC)
• Hit a team-high three home runs (one at Barton on Feb. 8 and two vs. Le Moyne on March 7)
• Had a career-high seven RBIs in that Le Moyne game, a 5-for-5 performance that included a season-high four runs scored, two doubles
• That game was also part of a two-game stretch where Luke was 8-for-8 at the plate
• Had six multi-hit games
• Had a team-best slugging percentage of .698 and his on-base percentage of .476 was second-highest on the Marauders
• Stole two bases on three attempts
• Season ended early due to coronavirus pandemic

2019 (Sophomore)

• One of five Marauders to be named to the first team as a DH
• Started 53 games and played in all 54
• Started 52 as the DH and started game three of the PSAC Tournament vs. Cal U behind the plate
• Led the team with a .440 OBP
• Drew a team-leading 32 walks
• Ranked fourth on the team with 42 RBIs
• Slashed .333/.466/.506 against the PSAC East
• Reached base 20 times in 40 leadoff opportunities
• Hit .357 with runners in scoring position
• Third on the team with 20 two-out RBIs
• Recorded 14 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games
• Recorded a career-high five hits against Fairmont State on March 1
• Drove in a career-high five runs at West Chester on April 21
• Drew three walks two times
• Went 5-for-13 in the PSAC Tournament with two hits against both Bloomsburg and Cal U

2018 (Freshman)

• Started 22 games behind the plate and seven as the DH
• Team went 15-7 in his starts at catcher
• Outstanding plate discipline and a knack for getting on base as a freshman
• Posted a .350 OBP, drawing 17 walks while striking out just 11 times
• Drew four walks and had two doubles in five postseason starts
• Drove in a season-high two runs twice (vs. Goldey-Beacom and vs. Bloomsburg)
• Produced a season-high three hits against Mansfield in the series finale

High School

• Won four varsity letters
• Named All-Lancaster-Lebanon League Second Team as a sophomore and first team as a senior
• Awarded Section 2 player of the week once during his freshman year

About the Marauder

• Why Millersville: I chose Millersville because of the great baseball program and the history behind it. Between Coach Shehan, the history and brotherhood of the team, and the chance to get drafted I decided that it was the right choice for me. I also can't forget about the great education that I will receive when I am done with my four years here at the Ville.
• Favorite professor at Millersville: Dr. Richard Glenn
• Off-the-field hobbies: Fishing, hanging with the team, watching sports or Marvel movies
• Interesting summer job: Working kids baseball camps in North Carolina and Maryland
• Hidden talent: I can touch my tongue to my nose
• Favorite pro athletes: Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmuto
• Favorite show to binge watch: The Office or Friends
• Pregame ritual: Listening to music, I clean my cleats before every series, and lastly praying with some guys on the team.

Personal

• Son of Bart and Tricia Trainer
• Has one younger sister: Avalyn
• Graduated with a degree in communication, media, and broadcasting and began pursuit of master's degree in sports management