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Jersey Number 8
Michael Ludowig
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Ashburn, VA
- High School:
- Briar Woods
- Prev School:
- Wake Forest
- Major:
- Management
Bio
2022: Appeared in 34 games, starting 32 ... Hit .328/.399/.414 with 26 RBI, 12 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples and 15 BB ... recorded a stretch of five consecutive multi-hit games from March 15 to March 29 ... finished the season with 12 multi-hit games.
Prior to GW (at Wake Forest)
Career Overview
Appeared in 150 games, making 136 starts in The Old Black and Gold... Ludowig posted a career .270 average with 24 doubles, two triples, seven homers and 63 RBIs... He has drawn 74 walks for a .365 on-base percentage ... Also shows off a strong arm from the outfield with 12 career outfield assists.
2021 (Junior)
Appeared and started in 31 games in the outfield... Tallied a .278 batting average with 30 hits, 11 RBIs, five doubles, one triple, three home runs and 17 runs scored.. Held a .426 slugging percentage and a .383 on-base percentage... Hit a career-best two home runs in final road game of season at Coastal Carolina (May 18)... Notched a triple in series-opening victory against Pitt (May 20)... Launched a long fly versus Appalachian State (March 30) as the Deacs combined for the first six-HR game in four years (Feb. 24, 2017)... Posted a career-high four RBIs against Northeastern (Feb. 20)... Knocked in a season-best three hits against Northeastern (Feb. 20) and App State (March 30)... Drew a walk in the opening four games of the year.
2020 (Junior - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Played in 15 games and made 14 starts in the outfield ... Batted .154 with two doubles, four walks and four RBIs ... Had hits in four-straight games (Feb. 15-18), including a 2-for-3 effort against UNCG with a double and two RBIs.
2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 54 games and started 52 of them, seeing action both at right field and center field ... Finished the year with a .300 average, nine doubles, one triple, three homers, 34 RBIs and was 6-for-6 in stolen bases ... Hit .333 in ACC play, the 13th-best mark in the conference ... Best game of the year came at Pitt (Apr. 13), going 4-for-4 with a homer, two doubles, five runs scored, three RBIs and a stolen base ... Also went deep against High Point (Apr. 9) and Miami (May 13) ... After having just one extra-base hit his first 28 games, recorded 12 extra-base hits in his last 26 games ... Had hits in eight-straight games (March 6-19), going 13-for-32 (.382) in that span ... Reached base in 16 consecutive games from Apr. 13-May 13, the second-longest streak on the team ... Spent the summer season with the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod League, where he batted .265.
2018 (Freshman)
Played in 50 games and made 39 starts, seeing time at all three outfield positions ... Finished the year with a .267 average, eight doubles, a home run, 18 RBIs, and 10-for-13 in stolen-base attempts ... Led the team in hitting during ACC play, batting .326 with seven stolen bases ... Tied the program record with five walks in a come-from-behind win at UNCG (Apr. 17) ... Went 4-for-5 with a stolen base in a win at Notre Dame (March 25) ... Doubled in three-straight games against Charlotte and Louisville (March 13-17), including a three-RBI effort with a stolen base against the Cardinals on March 17 ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak towards the end of the season (May 11-23), also hitting his first-career homer at NC State (May 13) in that span ... Had an all-star summer with the Amsterdam Mohawks in the PGCBL.
Background
Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 443 prospect nationally in the 2017 MLB Draft ... Rated as the No. 500 prospect in the country by Perfect Game, including the No. 10 recruit from Virginia and the 104th-rated outfielder nationally ... Tabbed as the No. 4 recruit in Virginia and No. 184 prospect overall by Prep Baseball Report ... Named first team all-state by USA Today and the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2017 ... Hit .457 with nine doubles, three triples, two homers and 26 steals in 2017 and batted .437 his junior year ... Had a sub-2.00 ERA his junior and senior years, striking out 53 in 37.1 innings in 2017 ... Also an all-state honoree in 2016 ... Twice named all-region and all-conference ... Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner.
Prior to GW (at Wake Forest)
Career Overview
Appeared in 150 games, making 136 starts in The Old Black and Gold... Ludowig posted a career .270 average with 24 doubles, two triples, seven homers and 63 RBIs... He has drawn 74 walks for a .365 on-base percentage ... Also shows off a strong arm from the outfield with 12 career outfield assists.
2021 (Junior)
Appeared and started in 31 games in the outfield... Tallied a .278 batting average with 30 hits, 11 RBIs, five doubles, one triple, three home runs and 17 runs scored.. Held a .426 slugging percentage and a .383 on-base percentage... Hit a career-best two home runs in final road game of season at Coastal Carolina (May 18)... Notched a triple in series-opening victory against Pitt (May 20)... Launched a long fly versus Appalachian State (March 30) as the Deacs combined for the first six-HR game in four years (Feb. 24, 2017)... Posted a career-high four RBIs against Northeastern (Feb. 20)... Knocked in a season-best three hits against Northeastern (Feb. 20) and App State (March 30)... Drew a walk in the opening four games of the year.
2020 (Junior - Season shortened by COVID-19)
Played in 15 games and made 14 starts in the outfield ... Batted .154 with two doubles, four walks and four RBIs ... Had hits in four-straight games (Feb. 15-18), including a 2-for-3 effort against UNCG with a double and two RBIs.
2019 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 54 games and started 52 of them, seeing action both at right field and center field ... Finished the year with a .300 average, nine doubles, one triple, three homers, 34 RBIs and was 6-for-6 in stolen bases ... Hit .333 in ACC play, the 13th-best mark in the conference ... Best game of the year came at Pitt (Apr. 13), going 4-for-4 with a homer, two doubles, five runs scored, three RBIs and a stolen base ... Also went deep against High Point (Apr. 9) and Miami (May 13) ... After having just one extra-base hit his first 28 games, recorded 12 extra-base hits in his last 26 games ... Had hits in eight-straight games (March 6-19), going 13-for-32 (.382) in that span ... Reached base in 16 consecutive games from Apr. 13-May 13, the second-longest streak on the team ... Spent the summer season with the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod League, where he batted .265.
2018 (Freshman)
Played in 50 games and made 39 starts, seeing time at all three outfield positions ... Finished the year with a .267 average, eight doubles, a home run, 18 RBIs, and 10-for-13 in stolen-base attempts ... Led the team in hitting during ACC play, batting .326 with seven stolen bases ... Tied the program record with five walks in a come-from-behind win at UNCG (Apr. 17) ... Went 4-for-5 with a stolen base in a win at Notre Dame (March 25) ... Doubled in three-straight games against Charlotte and Louisville (March 13-17), including a three-RBI effort with a stolen base against the Cardinals on March 17 ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak towards the end of the season (May 11-23), also hitting his first-career homer at NC State (May 13) in that span ... Had an all-star summer with the Amsterdam Mohawks in the PGCBL.
Background
Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 443 prospect nationally in the 2017 MLB Draft ... Rated as the No. 500 prospect in the country by Perfect Game, including the No. 10 recruit from Virginia and the 104th-rated outfielder nationally ... Tabbed as the No. 4 recruit in Virginia and No. 184 prospect overall by Prep Baseball Report ... Named first team all-state by USA Today and the Richmond Times-Dispatch in 2017 ... Hit .457 with nine doubles, three triples, two homers and 26 steals in 2017 and batted .437 his junior year ... Had a sub-2.00 ERA his junior and senior years, striking out 53 in 37.1 innings in 2017 ... Also an all-state honoree in 2016 ... Twice named all-region and all-conference ... Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner.
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