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Jersey Number 39
Thomas Austin
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Selma, Ala.
- High School:
- Morgan Academy
Bio
2012 (Junior)
Led the Trojans and finished third in the Sun Belt with a 2.80 ERA over 64.1 innings pitched … Appeared in 32 games, which would have set a Troy single-season record had it not been for Nate Hill’s 35 appearances in 2012 … Led the Sun Belt with a 1.53 ERA over 16 appearances in league games; held opponents to a .213 batting average … Struck out 52 and walked just 14 (7.3 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, 3.7 K/BB) while holding opponents to a .263 batting average … Allowed just 17 of 37 inherited runners to score … Did not allow a run in 18 of his 32 appearances and allowed just seven earned runs over his final 18 appearances and 44.1 innings of the regular season (1.42 ERA) … Finished the season with a 1.26 WHIP … Finished the season with a 79.3 percent ground ball rate (outs only) and got opponents to ground into 11 double plays … Pitched in all three games of a weekend series twice (FIU and ULM) and in two games of a series five times … Struck out a batter in 23 of his 32 appearances … Allowed just one home run and 10 total extra-base hits (nine doubles) all season … Picked up saves against Middle Tennessee and the first two games against ULM … Earned wins over UALR, Florida Atlantic and Louisiana-Lafayette … Tossed at least three innings in eight games and two or more innings in 16 games … Struck out a season-high five batters at UAB (3.1 IP), at FIU (4.1 IP) and at Western Kentucky (5.0 IP) … Allowed one earned run over a stretch of nine games and 17.1 innings (0.52 ERA) ... Tossed a career-high 5.1 innings in his victory over Florida Atlantic; allowed five hits, no runs and just one walk to go along with four strikeouts
2011 (Sophomore)
Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen, the fourth most on the team ... Finished the season with a 2.8 K/BB strikeout to walk ratio ... Combined for a pair of shutouts against New Orleans and Alabama A&M ... Tossed five scoreless innings against Belmont in the NCAA Regional ... Did not allow a run in eight of his 17 appearances ... Allowed just 10 earned runs over his final 16 outings and 25 innings (3.60 ERA) ... Over his final 10 appearances, allowed just four earned runs in 19.2 innings (1.83 ERA)
2010 (Freshman)
Appeared in 23 games, 22 in relief ... Made his collegiate debut against Bethune-Cookman with a shutout inning ... Worked four innings against Florida Atlantic, allowing two runs on three hits with three strikeouts ... Earned first collegiate win with five innings of relief against North Florida; allowed three runs on six hits against the Ospreys ... Pitched five shutout innings of relief against Brown to earn his second win; allowed just three hits to the Bears ... Worked two innings against Auburn, allowing one hard-luck run ... Pitched two innings against Louisiana-Lafayette and allowed a run on two hits ... Earned his third win with 2.1 innings against UAB that included a strikeout of the first batter he faced with the bases loaded ... Made two appearances against New Orleans, allowing just one hit in 2.1 innings with three strikeouts ... Allowed just one hit over 4.1 innings against Western Kentucky to earn his fourth win ... Worked one perfect inning against ULM ... Worked one shutout inning against Arkansas State ... Made his only start of the year in the Sun Belt Tournament against Arkansas State; worked two innings in that game and allowed three earned runs on five hits
Prep
Played for Lothian Smallwood at John T. Morgan Academy … Posted an ERA of 1.43 with a 4-3 record … As a senior hit .328 and had 1.11 ERA with 6-2 record … Participated in the AISA All-Star Game following his junior and senior years … Also lettered in basketball for one year
Personal
Full name is Thomas Murray Austin … Born on Nov. 20, 1990 …Son of Murray and Terri Austin … Has one sister, Amy … Mathematics major
Led the Trojans and finished third in the Sun Belt with a 2.80 ERA over 64.1 innings pitched … Appeared in 32 games, which would have set a Troy single-season record had it not been for Nate Hill’s 35 appearances in 2012 … Led the Sun Belt with a 1.53 ERA over 16 appearances in league games; held opponents to a .213 batting average … Struck out 52 and walked just 14 (7.3 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, 3.7 K/BB) while holding opponents to a .263 batting average … Allowed just 17 of 37 inherited runners to score … Did not allow a run in 18 of his 32 appearances and allowed just seven earned runs over his final 18 appearances and 44.1 innings of the regular season (1.42 ERA) … Finished the season with a 1.26 WHIP … Finished the season with a 79.3 percent ground ball rate (outs only) and got opponents to ground into 11 double plays … Pitched in all three games of a weekend series twice (FIU and ULM) and in two games of a series five times … Struck out a batter in 23 of his 32 appearances … Allowed just one home run and 10 total extra-base hits (nine doubles) all season … Picked up saves against Middle Tennessee and the first two games against ULM … Earned wins over UALR, Florida Atlantic and Louisiana-Lafayette … Tossed at least three innings in eight games and two or more innings in 16 games … Struck out a season-high five batters at UAB (3.1 IP), at FIU (4.1 IP) and at Western Kentucky (5.0 IP) … Allowed one earned run over a stretch of nine games and 17.1 innings (0.52 ERA) ... Tossed a career-high 5.1 innings in his victory over Florida Atlantic; allowed five hits, no runs and just one walk to go along with four strikeouts
2011 (Sophomore)
Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen, the fourth most on the team ... Finished the season with a 2.8 K/BB strikeout to walk ratio ... Combined for a pair of shutouts against New Orleans and Alabama A&M ... Tossed five scoreless innings against Belmont in the NCAA Regional ... Did not allow a run in eight of his 17 appearances ... Allowed just 10 earned runs over his final 16 outings and 25 innings (3.60 ERA) ... Over his final 10 appearances, allowed just four earned runs in 19.2 innings (1.83 ERA)
2010 (Freshman)
Appeared in 23 games, 22 in relief ... Made his collegiate debut against Bethune-Cookman with a shutout inning ... Worked four innings against Florida Atlantic, allowing two runs on three hits with three strikeouts ... Earned first collegiate win with five innings of relief against North Florida; allowed three runs on six hits against the Ospreys ... Pitched five shutout innings of relief against Brown to earn his second win; allowed just three hits to the Bears ... Worked two innings against Auburn, allowing one hard-luck run ... Pitched two innings against Louisiana-Lafayette and allowed a run on two hits ... Earned his third win with 2.1 innings against UAB that included a strikeout of the first batter he faced with the bases loaded ... Made two appearances against New Orleans, allowing just one hit in 2.1 innings with three strikeouts ... Allowed just one hit over 4.1 innings against Western Kentucky to earn his fourth win ... Worked one perfect inning against ULM ... Worked one shutout inning against Arkansas State ... Made his only start of the year in the Sun Belt Tournament against Arkansas State; worked two innings in that game and allowed three earned runs on five hits
Prep
Played for Lothian Smallwood at John T. Morgan Academy … Posted an ERA of 1.43 with a 4-3 record … As a senior hit .328 and had 1.11 ERA with 6-2 record … Participated in the AISA All-Star Game following his junior and senior years … Also lettered in basketball for one year
Personal
Full name is Thomas Murray Austin … Born on Nov. 20, 1990 …Son of Murray and Terri Austin … Has one sister, Amy … Mathematics major
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