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Luke Jewett
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Luke Jewett
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Luke Jewett
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Luke Jewett
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
Luke Jewett
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Luke Jewett
Photo by: Marvin Jimenez
Luke Jewett
Jersey Number 35

Luke Jewett

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Ladera Ranch, Calif.
  • High School:
    JSerra Catholic HS
Notes
Selected in the eighth round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies ... Three-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2022-24 ... Was a pivotal part of the back end of UCLA's bullpen as a freshman and sophomore before sliding into the Friday night role as a junior ... Over 63 career appearances, recorded a 4.29 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 147.0 innings.ย 

Career Highlights
2024 Opening Day Starter
2023 Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
2022 Pac-12 leader in pitching appearances (35)

2024
UCLA's Friday night starter, made 14 appearances atop the Bruins' rotation ... Went 2-5 with a 4.35 ERA and .270 BAA over 82 2/3 innings ... Had 72 strikeouts against 34 walks ... Became first Bruin pitcher since James Kaprielian in 2014 to have his first-collegiate start come on an Opening Day ... Led qualifying UCLA pitchers in ERA, BAA, innings, and strikeouts ... Among qualifying Pac-12 pitchers, ranked ninth in innings and 10th in ERA ...ย ย Allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight of his 14 starts ... Best outing of the year came on May 3 against Cal State Fullerton at Angel Stadium, as he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and ultimately allowed just two hits over eight scoreless frames ... He matched career-bests in innings (8.0) and strikeouts (nine) in that Angel Stadium game ... Allowed just five earned runs over a five-start stretch from April 5 to May 3 ... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in six consecutive starts from March 28 to May 3 ... Was 2-4 with a 4.87 ERA in 10 league starts ... Had a 1.99 ERA over four starts in April ... Compiled a 3.57 ERA over seven starts at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

2023
Made 14 appearances, all in relief, as a sophomore ... Went 1-1 with a 5.31 ERA and .326 batting average against over 20 1/3 innings ... Had 21 strikeouts against just one walk and no hit batters ... Posted a team-high four saves ... Did not appear after Apr. 7 due to injury ... Had multiple strikeouts in seven of his outings ... Unscored upon in 10 of his 14 outings, including four in a row to start the year ... Went a career-long 5 1/3 innings, allowing just three hits and no runs, to help UCLA to a 4-3 win in 13 innings at Long Beach State on Apr. 4 ... Had by far the best K-BB ratio on the team (21.0) ... Stranded all nine of his inherited runners for the season ... Was unscored upon in midweek games, turning in 8 2/3 innings of shutout relief with 10 strikeouts ... Posted a 1.38 ERA against non-conference competition ... Selected to the Preseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List ... Ranked at No. 22 in D1Baseball's preseason positional power rankings for relief pitchers.ย 

2022
Made 35 appearances, all in relief, as a true freshman ... Had the most appearances of any Pac-12 pitcher ... Finished the year with a 3-1 record, 3.68 ERA, and .276 BAA over 44 innings ... Had 28 strikeouts against 13 walks ... Didn't allow an earned run overย the first seven outings of his career ... Led the team in pitching appearances, the first UCLA freshman to do so since Nick Scheidler in 2017 (36) ... Had the second-most relief innings on the team, behind only Alonzo Tredwell ... Stranded 19 of his 28 inherited runners on the year ... Had a 2.81 ERA in Pac-12 play ... Established season highs in both innings (4.0) and strikeouts (four) against Oregon State on May 28 ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 18 against CSUN, going six-up six-down after entering the game to start the seventh ... Didn't allow an earned run in 24 of 35 appearances, and was scored upon in consecutive outings just twice ... Notched his first career win on Mar. 20 against Harvard, entering the game to start the 10th and facing the minimum over two innings before UCLA won it on a walk-off balk in the 11th ... Notched his first career save on May 1 against Arizona State, finishing the final three innings of a 16-5 UCLA win.

2021 (Summer)
Spent the summer with the Port Angeles Lefties in the West Coast League ... Made six appearances on the mound, including five starts ... Had a 7.28 ERA and a 22-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 21 innings ... Saved his best performance of the summer for last, tossing five innings of scoreless, three-hit baseball with a season-high seven strikeouts against Portland on Aug. 11 ... Also had eight plate appearances, going 1-8 with a single.ย 

Highย School
Played high school baseball at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. ...ย In the state of California, was ranked the No. 7 right-handed pitcher and No. 22 prospect overall โ€ฆ Nationally, was ranked as the No. 69 right-handed pitcher and No. 191 prospect overall โ€ฆ Two-time Preseason Underclass All-American โ€ฆ Named to the Top Prospect Team at the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase โ€ฆ Had a 2.51 ERA over 30 2/3 innings as a sophomore in 2019 โ€ฆ Participated in the 2020 Area Code Games โ€ฆ Won the 2019 Boras Classic with JSerra.

Career Highs at UCLA
Innings: 8.0 (twice)
Strikeouts: 9 (twice)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14