Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Over three seasons, had a .266 career batting average with 68 hits, including 18 doubles, two triples and 19 home runs ... Drove in 63 runs and scored 59.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021: Ranked second on the team and in the WCC with 14 home runs as a fifth-year senior ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year ... Batted .264 with 13 doubles and 36 RBI ... Tied for the team high with 39 runs scored, which tied for seventh in the WCC ... Had a .601 slugging percentage, third in the WCC ... Started all 44 games in which he played ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run both at USC (3/6) and at San Diego (5/1).
 
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in all 15 games as a senior during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Hit .310 over 58 at-bats ... Had 18 hits including three doubles, two triples and four home runs, good for a share of the team lead ... Led the team in RBI with 21 ... Third on the team in runs scored with 16 ... Went 4-for-4 against Minnesota (2/15), hitting two triples and scoring four runs ... Hit two home runs against Florida International (2/28), including a go-ahead home run in the 12th inning to win the game for the Waves.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in 15 games for the Waves as a junior, starting 10 ... Hit .200 on the year, with seven hits in 35 at-bats ... Hit two doubles and a home run, which came against BYU (4/11) ... Drove in six runs.
 
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA: Played two years (2017 and 2018) at the College of Southern Nevada ... Was named Scenic Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2017 ... Over his two years had a .385 batting average, 25 doubles and 12 home runs, including two walk-off home runs.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Liberty High School, located in Henderson, Nev., in 2016 ... Played three years of varsity baseball ... Had a career .410 batting average with 32 doubles and 71 RBI ... Named to All-Southwest League first team as a junior and senior, and was named to the second team as a sophomore ... As a senior, hit .422 with 15 doubles and 33 RBI ... Named team MVP as a senior ... Helped team to state championship as a sophomore.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in intercultural communication ... Son of Richard and Diana Lutes ... Older brother to Dakota ... Chose Pepperdine because “I really like the campus and culture of Pepperdine baseball and really wanted to be a part of it. The coaches went out of their way to check up on me and make sure I was doing okay.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys golf, swimming and playing video games ... Favorites include Derek Jeter (pro baseball player), New York Yankees (pro baseball team), Harry Potter series (books), The Wolf of Wall Street (movie), That 70’s Show (TV show), DaBaby (musical artist), sushi (food) and soccer and football (sports besides baseball).