Iowa prep with incredible two-way baseball season
Garrett Luett and the Underwood baseball team enter the postseason as a top contender to win an Iowa high school state championship this summer. And if they do, Luett will be a major reason why.
A junior who has already committed to the University of Iowa, Luett and the Eagles enter the Class 2A district tournament having captured a conference title, going 21-2 overall. They open the postseason on Tuesday against Clarinda.
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Luett's numbers are almost video game-like. He is hitting .648 with an on-base percentage of .767 and a slugging percentage of 1.259. Overall, he has collected six home runs, 11 doubles and two triples among his 35 hits, scoring 42 runs with 25 RBI, 11 stolen bases and just one strikeout.
On the mound, Luett is 8-0 with 87 strikeouts in 44-plus innings, allowing just four walks and seven earned runs. He has an earned run average of 1.10 and a WHIP of 0.54.
Luett ranks first in the entire state in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, tied for first in pitching wins, tied for second in strikeouts at the plate, third in WHIP and fourth in strikeouts.
That includes all players from all four classifications of high school baseball in Iowa.
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