During junior infielder Luke Drumheller’s recruitment, the App State baseball team was not in the best place. The Mountaineers were coming off of an 18-36 season only two years after head coach Kermit Smith and his staff took over the program. The team had certain needs to fulfill, and one of those was a left-handed hitter.
In high school, Drumheller was an all-conference player his final three years and batted over .330 his last two years. His stats and accolades were impressive, but it was the intangibles that really caught the attention of the coaching staff.
“I think the thing that was probably the most impressive with him was how he commanded the entire respect of his team.