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Cedar Creek pitcher Kade Luker was named the 2025-26 Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year, according to Cougars coach Chad Yates.
The announcement came at 7 a.m. Monday for the 6-foot-1 LSU commitment.
Luker was selected the All-District 1-1A Most Valuable Player recently after going 10-1 on the mound with 106 strikeouts and a 1.04 ERA. He also hit .531 with five home runs, 35 RBIs and 48 runs scored. He was one of the key components in Cedar Creek’s drive to a 27-27 overall record and a semifinal berth in the LHSAA Select Division IV playoffs.
ALL-DISTTRICT: Cedar Creek, Glenbrook lead way on All-District 1-1A baseball team
He was a volunteer with Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine and has been a volunteer youth baseball coach in the Ruston community. Luker has maintained a weighted 3.74 GPA in the classroom.
The Gatorade program recognizes one state winner from each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. in 12 different sports.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Cedar Creek’s Kade Luker recognized as La. Gatorade 2026 top player
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The announcement came at 7 a.m. Monday for the 6-foot-1 LSU commitment.
Luker was selected the All-District 1-1A Most Valuable Player recently after going 10-1 on the mound with 106 strikeouts and a 1.04 ERA. He also hit .531 with five home runs, 35 RBIs and 48 runs scored. He was one of the key components in Cedar Creek’s drive to a 27-27 overall record and a semifinal berth in the LHSAA Select Division IV playoffs.
ALL-DISTTRICT: Cedar Creek, Glenbrook lead way on All-District 1-1A baseball team
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He was a volunteer with Tim Tebow’s Night to Shine and has been a volunteer youth baseball coach in the Ruston community. Luker has maintained a weighted 3.74 GPA in the classroom.
The Gatorade program recognizes one state winner from each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. in 12 different sports.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Cedar Creek’s Kade Luker recognized as La. Gatorade 2026 top player
Continue reading...
