THE FLATS – Georgia Tech baseball left-handed pitcher Luke Bartnicki (Marietta, Ga./Walton) signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Mets, it was announced today.
The junior southpaw becomes the ninth Yellow Jacket this summer to sign a professional contract after eight were selected in the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft. He joins teammate Kevin Parada in signing with the Mets.
Bartnicki filled a variety of roles for Tech in his four years on The Flats. Primarily used in relief, he made 71 appearances and five starts, working to a 6-5 record and 5.89 ERA overall. As Tech’s primary closer in 2021, Bartnicki earned seven of his eight career saves in 2021. Over the course of 102.1 innings of work in his career, he finished with 102 strikeouts and 67 earned runs allowed.
His best year was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic, when he recorded a 1.76 ERA as a starter in three games to begin the 2020 season. In 15.1 innings that year, he had allowed just three earned runs, seven hits and had 17 punchouts, holding hitters to an ice-cold .137 average at the plate.
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