2011: Team leader with 65 strikeouts, six wins and 81 innings pitched ... Paced all starters with a 3.33 ERA ... Allowed just one home run ... Struck out a career-high eight batters in six innings of work to pick up a victory over Western Michigan (2/19) ... Fanned six over six innings in a win at Wake Forest (2/26) ... Matched a career high with eight strikeouts at Ohio State (4/1) ... Earned a win at Minnesota (4/16), allowing only one run with five strikeouts over seven innings of work ... Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after hurling eight shutout innings with seven strikeouts against Purdue (4/23), the conference's top offense ... Worked 7 1/3 innings to earn a win over Illinois (4/30) ... Allowed just one run while striking out six in six innings of work to pick up a win over Michigan (5/13) ... Tossed a complete game at Michigan State (5/19), surrendering only one earned run among three runs allowed. 2010: Overcame illness prior to the season to appear in 11 games, including making four mid-week starts ... Went three innings with a season-high 4 strikeouts in first collegiate start, a team victory over Northern Illinois (4/14) ... Earned first career win by tossing two shutout frames against Illinois State (4/21) ... Struck out 3 while going 4 innings in the team's win over Chicago (5/5). High School: Led St. Ignatius in wins (8-2), innings pitched (55) and strikeouts (60) senior year ... All-conference and All-Cuyahoga County selection ... Team captain ... Posted a 3-1 record in 23 innings pitched as a junior in helping the Wildcats to a state runner-up finish ... Twice participated in USA Baseball Tournament of Starts ... Pitched for St. Louis Cardinals scout team in 2008 and 2009 ... High school coach was Brad Ganor. Personal: Born Luke Thomas Farrell ... Son of John and Sue Farrell ... Father is the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and was previously the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox ... Brother, Jeremy, played collegiately at Virginia and plays professionally in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization ... Brother, Shane, is a pitcher at Marshall ... Anticipated major is economics.
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