2013 Baseball Roster
Brett Austin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Providence HS
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
CAREER HIGHS ENTERING 2014
3 runs (2x)
4 hits vs. UNCW, 3/4/12
3 RBIs (3x)
2 doubles (3x)
1 triple (2x)
1 HR (2x)
2 BBs (13x)
2 SBs at Wake Forest, 3/17/13
CAREER TIMELINE
As a sophomore (2013)
- Caught 586 of 616 innings (95.1%) in 2013
- Had a 10-game hitting streak snapped on March 19, with 10 doubles during that stretch
- Hit .471 with two doubles in four games as the Pack's leadoff batter
- Led the team with 21 doubles
As a freshman (2012)
- Batted .284 with 17 doubles and 37 RBIs, splitting time between catcher, designated hitter, and right field. Started all 62 games in which he appeared
- Ranked second in the nation with 10 sac flies on the year, one shy of the national lead
- Hit .450 (9-for-20) with seven RBIs, six runs, one double, and one triple in the Raleigh Regional to make All-Regional
- Enjoyed a streak of 23-consecutive games reaching base safely, the longest such streak of the year for NC State
- Opened his collegiate career with a seven-game hitting streak
High school
- Named the preseason No. 4 freshman in the nation according to Baseball America.
- Batted .537 with 47 runs scored, 10 doubles, 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and 14 steals as a senior in 2011
- Named high school All-America by Collegiate Baseball magazine, second-team high school All-America by Baseball America, first-team all-state and first-team all-conference selection, four-time all-conference selection
- Won the 2010 National Player of the Year/Sportsmanship Award from the National Umpires Association
- Was a teammate at Providence with fellow Wolfpack signee Jake Fincher
MLB Draft
- Selected in the supplemental first round, 54th pick overall, by the San Diego Padres in the 2011 MLB draft
Personal
- Older brother Chase Austin played baseball at Elon, was a fifth-round draft pick of the Marlins in 2009