Luke November

Luke André November

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 212 lb.

• School Dordt University

• Born March 14, 2001 in Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa

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Biographical Information

Luke November has been on the South African national team. He is the brother of Josh November.

In the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup, he was 0 for 10 with two walks and a run and allowed two runs in one inning. Mostly playing third base, he fielded .750. He allowed two runs (one earned) in 2 1/3 IP in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup, was 1 for 19 with a RBI and fielded .750 as a 3B/C/2B. He tied teammate Kian Schwartz for the error lead with five. Going to the US for a year of college, he batted .357/.375/.517 for Dordt University in 2022.

He was 2 for 15 with a walk in the 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup, yielding six runs (three earned) in 2/3 of an inning and handling 9 chances error-free at catcher. At the 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup, he showed good strides at .368/.478/.474, fielding .941. He led South Africa in hits, average, OBP and OPS. Debuting for the senior national team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers, he replaced Tyrone Milne at catcher in their loss to host Taiwan. He grounded out against Yu-Cheng Wu. He got into their last game as well, versus Spain, batting for Anthony Phillips and grounding out versus Jorge Balboa.