Biography
AS A SENIOR IN 2023
Started all 59 games … made 46 starts at first base, 10 at third base and three as the designated hitter … hit .259 with 10 doubles, 14 home runs, 50 RBIs and 51 runs … drew 45 walks for a .400 on-base percentage … had a .500 slugging percentage … led the team in home runs, RBIs and walks … tied for seventh in the ASUN Conference in walks and tied for 15th in RBIs … walked a season-high four times and scored four runs in a win over No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast (April 14) … hit the 30th home run of his career a day later against No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast (April 15) … went 4-for-6 with a double, a home run, a run scored and four RBIs against Marshall (April 18) … hit three home runs and finished 3-for-4 with three runs and five RBIs in a win over Liberty (May 12) ... Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Played in 55 games and started 49 times … made all his starts at first base … batted .269 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs and 38 runs scored … drew 40 walks for a .412 on-base percentage … made only two errors for a .995 fielding percentage … tied for sixth in the ASUN Conference in walks, was 19th in home runs and was 20th in the league in on-base percentage … went 2-for-5 with three runs, a home run and two RBIs against Dayton (March 2) … had three hits, with a home run against Bowling Green (March 5) … drove in three runs against Northern Kentucky (March 22) … went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, a run and three RBIs against North Alabama (April 22) … finished 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, three runs, two RBIs at Bellarmine (April 29) … had a 4-for-4 game with four runs, three RBIs, a double and two walks against Bellarmine (April 30) … finished 3-for-5 with a run scored in an ASUN Tournament victory over Jacksonville State (May 25) … went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI against No. 1 seed Liberty in the ASUN Tournament semifinals ... ASUN Conference Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
One of only two players to play in, and start, all 53 games … made 41 starts at first and 12 at third base … hit .280 with 10 doubles, eight home runs, 35 RBIs and 31 runs scored … slugged .456 and had a .370 on-base percentage … drew 21 walks … went 3-for-3 with two walks, two home runs, two runs scored and three RBIs at Morehead State (March 13) … was 2-for-4 with a home run, a run and three RBIs at Southern Illinois Edwardsville (March 27) … had a 3-for-4 game with two runs and two RBIs against Jacksonville State (April 17) … finished 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs against Morehead State (April 20) … was 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs and four RBIs against North Dakota State (May 20) ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Started all 14 games at first base … hit .250 with 12 RBIs and nine runs scored … had seven walks … posted a .371 on-base percentage … had a 3-for-4 day with two runs and three RBIs against Siena College (March 1) … went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI against Norfolk State (March 8) … hit safely in four of the final five games of the season ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Appeared in 39 games … started 28 times, 14 at first base and 14 at designated hitter … hit .260 with 19 runs, four home runs and 24 RBIs … had a .413 slugging percentage … drew 26 walks and had a .428 on-base percentage … went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs and four RBIs at Southern Illinois Edwardsville (March 29) … was 3-for-5 with three RBIs against Austin Peay (April 6) … drew six walks in four Ohio Valley Conference Tournament games, including three against Belmont (May 24).
HIGH SCHOOL
Started every game for four years at Class 7A (Georgia’s highest classification) Lakeside High School in the Atlanta metro area … played for coach Donnie Hayes … helped lead the team to region championships in 2015 and 2016 and the state playoffs all four years … received all-region and all-county recognition in each of his four seasons at Lakeside … named second team all-region as a junior in 2017 … hit .390 and named second team all-region as a senior … received the Lakeside Vikings “Player’s Player” award as a senior for leadership on and off the field, hustle, determination and being an outstanding teammate … played travel baseball in the East Cobb Baseball program in Atlanta from age 13-17, earning all-tournament recognition many times … played for the East Cobb Athletics 17U team under coach Mike Hurst, founder of the baseball program at Georgia State University, and coach Greg Brown.
PERSONAL
Full name is Charles Kelly Ludwick … son of Kelly and Julie Ludwick … has one brother – Jake … cousin Dorsey McLeroy played shortstop at Lamar University and Wharton County Junior College … majoring in marketing.
