UC Santa Barbara
2016: Missed the year due to injury.
2015: Made five appearances out of the bullpen as a redshirt freshman ... Didn't record a decision, had a 5.40 ERA over 3 1/3 innings pitched ... Struck out four and walked two ... Made just one appearance after Mar. 22 ... After allowing two earned runs in his NCAA debut, surrendered no runs and just one hit over his final four outings (3 IP).
2014: Redshirted.
High School: Earned two varsity letters at Esperanza High under coach Mike Curran ... Pitched for the Aztecs ... Compiled a 1.48 ERA in 66 innings of work as a senior, nabbing All-Century Leage honors ... Pitched to a 1.83 ERA in 72 innings as a junior, being named the league Rookie of the Year ... Won the league championship in 2012.
Personal: Born Aug, 15, 1995 in Orange, Calif. ... Parents are Lisa and Kirk Luper ... Aspires to play baseball professionally ... Goes by the nickname "Lupe Show" ... Has two older sisters, Elizabeth and Brittany ... Majoring in history with a minor in english ... Roots for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Los Angeles Rams ... Calls Django Unchained his favorite movie ... Listens to Luke Bryan and Jake Owen ... In his free time, likes to hop scotch, play spike ball and handball, and watch netflix ... Cubs ace Jake Arrieta is his favorite player ... Likes to watch How I Met Your Mother.
