Bethune-Cookman University Athletics

Sophomore Year - 2014
Made 23 appearances on the mound as B-CU’s primary late-inning reliever, with one (1) start…Registered an 0-5 record with a 3.03 ERA, striking out 19 batters in 32.2 innings on the bump…Tallied three (3) saves on the year…Opposing batters hit just .236 against Austin…Made his longest outing of the year with a 3.0-inning stint in the NCAA Regional against host Miami (6/1), also going 2.1 frames at College of Charleston (4/25)…Notched a season-high three (3) strikeouts against Florida Gulf Coast (2/21)…Earned MEAC All-Academic honors

Freshman Year - 2013
Opened his inaugural college athletics season with the Wildcats primarily as a reliever, appearing in 20 games with three starts, while also taking in five games in the outfield...On the mound, Austin logged an 0-1 record and 4.02 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched, earning two saves and contributed to one shutout…He tallied 30 strikeouts and opposing batters went .272 against him…Offensively, Austin batted .375 with one RBI and two runs scored…On the hill, his best game was at UCF (5/1) with five strikeouts, allowing just one run in 4.1 innings…At the plate, he went 2-for-4 at Savannah State (5/6) with an RBI and one run scored...Played summer league baseball for the Presstman Cardinals in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League (CRCBL), earning a spot in the CRCBL All-Star Game after logging a team-best 2.34 ERA

High School
Played for Century High School under Coach Jamar Garner, aiding the Knights to a 27-17 record across his junior and senior seasons…Batted .517 with a .618 on-base percentage as a junior, collecting 30 hits, including seven home runs, in addition to 34 RBI…As a senior, Austin batted .360 with 27 hits, three home runs and 20 RBI…Earned First Team All-Conference (Carroll County Monocacy Valley Athletic League) honors his junior (2011) and senior (2012) seasons, and was the 2011 Triple Crown winner…As a senior, he was a member of the Brooks Robinson All-Star Game North Team, with the game played at Oriole Park at Camden Yards…Holds school records for career hits, RBI and runs scored, while also holding season records in batting average, hits and runs scored…Ranks 29th on the MVAL all-time season batting averages list…Graduated high school with academic honors

Personal
Born June 4, 1994 in Baltimore, Md., he is the son of Steven and Avis Austin…His cousin, Lorenzo Walters, is a starting safety for Rutgers football…In high school, he was a member of the Varsity Club and was a member of the band his freshman and sophomore years…He has volunteered his time with his church youth group and was a basketball camp coordinator for three years…Off the field, he enjoys watching movies and playing video games…Considered several mid-Atlantic schools, including Old Dominion, Maryland, VCU and Presbyterian, choosing Bethune-Cookman because it’s a great place to be, and a good school with great baseball…Cites Tim Tebow and Lorenzo Waters as his biggest athletic influences because, “they live their faith on the field and play for the glory of God”…Has his goals set on helping the Wildcats make it to Omaha for the College World Series…Has overcome adversity to make it to B-CU, moving past a tragic 2010 house fire and breaking his ankle…He is majoring in Physical Education and Recreation at Bethune-Cookman