#38 Luke Leverton and #45 Cal Higgins Pitching Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs KSU Owls Marietta GA

#38 Luke Leverton and #45 Cal Higgins Pitching Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs KSU Owls Marietta GA

#38 Luke Leverton and #45 Cal Higgins Bullpen Pitching Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs KSU Owls Marietta GA 2025 Bio

Luke Leverton
6’1″ 227
Senior
Richmond IN

Year at WKU: 2 | Year in College Baseball: 4 | Eligibility Remaining: 1
2024 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games on the mound for WKU … Posted a 2-0 record with a 3.37 ERA and one save … Had eight strikeouts in 10.2 innings … Earned wins against Southern Indiana (3/19) and Bellarmine (5.7) … Had two strikeouts in 2.0 innings without allowing a run and claimed a save in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne (2/24).

Before WKU: Played two seasons at Wabash Valley CC … Started three of his 22 appearances and totaled a 4-4 record on the mound … Notched a 3.98 ERA in 52.0 innings pitched in two seasons … Recorded 58 strikeouts while only allowing 17 walks and 23 earned runs.

At Seton Catholic HS: Lettered in baseball and soccer … Had a .506 career batting average, a career ERA of 1.98 and 247 career strikeouts.

Personal Info: Born Feb. 23, 2003 in Richmond, Ind. … Son of Curt, a police captain, and Mary, a teacher … Has an older brother, Jake … Majoring in sports management at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is striking out the side to win a game … His favorite athlete is Trevor Bauer because he has a great work ethic and is also electric to watch … Chose WKU because of the culture and the winning atmosphere created here … Plans to be a college pitching coach after college … His parents have had the biggest influence of his athletic career because they always push him to be his best … Hobbies include golfing.

Cal Higgins
6’4″ 245
Senior
Kearney NE

Year at WKU: 3 | Year in College Baseball: 4 | Eligibility Remaining: 1

2025 NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
WKU Dean’s List (Fall 2022)
2024 (Junior): Made 22 appearances on the mound … Posted a 3-0 record with a 3.18 ERA … Had 29 strikeouts in 34.0 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .218 batting average … Earned wins against West Virginia (3/2), Milwaukee (3/10) and SEMO (3/17) … Went eight consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run … Had eight strikeouts in 11.1 frames in that span … Named to the College Sports Communicator’s Academic All-District Team.

2023 (Sophomore): Made 18 appearances with four starts on the mound for the Hilltoppers … Produced a 9.58 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 20.2 innings of work … Notched a career-high 3.1 innings pitched in the Conference USA Championships against No. 1-seeded Dallas Baptist (5/27).

Before WKU: Made 12 appearances with one start at Iowa Western CC … Had 14 strikeouts in nine innings pitched with a 4.00 ERA.

At Kearney HS: Lettered three times in baseball … 2021 All-State Second Team Member … Helped lead his team to the 2019 state championship … Set school records with 16 strikeouts in a single game, 82 strikeouts in a season, 119 strikeouts in a career and a 0.987 ERA in a career.

Personal Info: Born June 4, 2003 in Kearney, Neb. … Son of Tim, a retired restaurant owner and Sue, an Assistant Athletic Director … Has an older brother, Nick and an older sister, Katie … Majoring in business administration at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is closing multiple games for the Eau Claire Express … Favorite athlete is Pedro Martinez because he was one of the best pitchers in a hitter-dominated era … His siblings had the biggest influence on his athletic career because of their competitive nature … Hobbies include traveling and attending sporting events.