Wofford College Athletics

Expected to be a weekend starter for the Terriers ... Top returning starting pitcher for the Terriers ... Is a co-holder of the school record for hits in a game with five against North Carolina A&T (March 23, 2005) ... 2007: Led the Terriers with eleven wins on the season ... Eleven wins is tied for the most in a season by a Wofford pitcher ... His 96 strikeouts are fourth most by a Wofford player in a season ... Started 18 games, second most in a season ever by a Terrier pitcher ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament Team ... Posted a 4.35 ERA and pitched 107.2 innings ... Struck out 96 batters and gave up 109 hits ... Among Southern Conference pitchers, was third in strikeouts (96), second in innings pitched (107.2) and tied for first with eleven wins ... Following a loss in his first start of the season, won his next six straight starts ... Posted six strikeouts in five innings against IPFW (Feb. 17) ... Went seven innings with six strikeouts against Monmouth (March 17) ... Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week on February 26 after a win over Army in which he allowed only one earned run ... In his SoCon opener against Appalachian State (March 24) had five strikeouts in 6.1 innings ... Against Davidson (April 14) went a season-long eight innings with a season-best nine strikeouts to go with only two earned runs allowed ... Picked up ninth win of the season against Furman (May 6), posting six strikeouts in seven innings pitched ... At Elon (May 18) picked up his only save of the season with two strikeouts in three innings pitched ... In the Southern Conference Tournament, defeated Furman (May 22) with a seven inning performance with four strikeouts and only five hits allowed ... In his second outing in Charleston, went 5.2 innings against The Citadel (May 25) ... In the NCAA Tournament, started against South Carolina (June 1) and went five innings with six strikeouts ... 2006: A preseason eye injury limited his time in the outfield ... Hit .247 in 30 games ... Made 12 appearances as a pitcher including five starts ... Went 6.1 innings vs. Appalachian State (April 15) in his longest outing of the year, a game the Terriers won 8-6 ... Team scored two or fewer runs in three of his five starts ... Pitched for the Davidson Copperheads in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2006 and went 3-1 with a 1.93 ... Had one save and 12 strikeouts in 14 innings ... Had a two-run triple in a 7-6 12 inning win over North Carolina A&T (4/19) ... 2005: Made an immediate impact as a freshman ... Hit .277 in 50 starts ... Led the squad with 51 base hits and 184 at-bats ... Had a five-hit game against North Carolina A&T on March 23 ... Was three for seven in bases loaded situations as a rookie ... Had 12 multiple-hit games including five 3-hit contests ... Also had six two-hit games ... Also collected five games with multiple RBIs ... Longest hitting streak was five games ... Recorded six assists from the outfield ... HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time all-conference and team MVP selection ...Utilized in the outfield and on the mound ... Hit .370 with 27 hits, six doubles, two triples and a home run his senior year ... Was 10-of-11 on stolen bases ... Struck out just once in 78 plate appearances ... The strikeout came in the final game of the season ... Recorded five outfield assists ... Posted a 1.84 ERA on the mound with an opponent batting average of .217 ... Had 25 strikeouts in 19 innings of work ... Hit .404 with 17 RBI and 17 stolen bases his junior year ... Posted a .495 on-base percentage ... Helped East Chapel Hill reach the state finals ... A four-year letterman ... PERSONAL: Born March 25, 1986 ... Son of John and Kathy Austin ... Majoring in business economics.