Playing College Baseball at Ole Miss & Illinois State, Developing Into a D1 Level Athlete, and An Incredible Baseball Journey with Luke Cheng

The Asian American Athlete

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former D1 college baseball player Luke Cheng.

Luke talks about his background, where he grew up, and how he got started playing baseball (2:52).

He gives us an inside look at the training and skill development that helped him become a college baseball player (5:21), making the leap in performance on the field during high school, and realizing that he could play in college (10:25).

Luke talks about his experience with college recruiting, how he landed at Illinois State to play college baseball (16:25), his playing career at Illinois State, and how he ended up at Ole Miss for his final season of college baseball (20:48).

Luke shares about his experience playing at Ole Miss (31:47), walking away from baseball (34:39), being an Asian American athlete (37:08), and much more.

Luke Cheng - Ole Miss Baseball Bio Page

Luke Cheng - Illinois State Baseball Bio Page

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