Biography
2022: started all 41 games he appeared in ... second-team USA South All-East Division selection (1B) ... batting average of .371, an OPS of 1.014, and an OBP of .473 ... third on the team with a .541 slugging percentage ... second on the team with 63 hits making that a new season career-high … led the team in runs scored with 62 … tallied 34 RBIs, 28 walks, and 19 stolen bases in 170 at-bats ... led the team in stolen bases and finished the season top five in USA South … also recorded 13 doubles, two triples, and four home runs (3rd on the team) ... hit a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 12th against William Peace … recorded his 200th career hit against Mary Baldwin, finishing his career with 218 total hits becoming the 10th all-time leader in program history … 16-game hitting streak ... 20 games with multiple hits, including four consecutive such games ... season-high four hits (4-for-4) against tufts while recording one more perfect game (3-for-3) at Pfeiffer ... scored a run in 20 straight games ... season-high four RBIs in the game against Guilford ... 323 put-outs, 14 assists, and four errors for a fielding percentage of ...988 ... involved in 26 double plays ... 11 games with double-digit putouts, including a career-high 19 against William Peace … awarded senior scholar-athlete (cumulative GPA 3.4 or better).
2021: started 23 of the 24 games he appeared in ... third-team D3baseball.com All-South Region designated hitter … second-team USA South All-East Division selection (DH) ... led the team with a batting average of .409, an OPS of 1.009, and an OBP of .475 ... second on the team with a .534 slugging percentage ... tallied 36 hits, 16 runs scored, 15 RBIs, eight walks, and six stolen bases in 88 at-bats ... also recorded six doubles, a triple, and a homerun ... 20-game hitting streak to start the season ... 13 games with multiple hits, including five consecutive such games ... season-high three hits (3-for-4) against Lynchburg ... scored a run in six straight games ... hit a homer in the final game of the season against Mary Baldwin ...season-high four RBIs in the game against the Fighting Squirrels ... 107 put-outs, 11 assists, and four errors for a fielding percentage of ...967 ... involved in seven double plays ... four games with double-digit putouts.
2020: appeared in 17 of 18 games, starting all ... batted .281 with 19 runs scored, 18 hits, 11 runs batted in, and five walks in 64 at-bats ... seven sacrifice hits led the team and 11 stolen bases was second on the team ... registered a hit in 11 games, including five multi-hit games ... 11 games with a run scored, including season-high five runs scored against Guilford ... season-high three hits and three RBIs against Texas Lutheran ... 117 put-outs and five assists for a fielding percentage of .984 ... involved in a team-high 15 double plays ... batted in the game-tying run with a double in the eighth inning of a 5-4 win against Lynchburg.
2019: started all 41 games ... finished the season with 49 hits (fourth on the team), 40 runs scored (fourth), 38 RBIs (third), and a .329 batting average (fourth) ... led the nation, the conference, and the team with 20 sacrifice hits ... 16 steals second on the team ... also tallied 15 walks, six doubles, two triples, and one homerun ... led the team with 347 put-outs, including a team-high 38 double plays ... .989 fielding percentage ... 16 multi-hit games, including a four-for-six performance with three RBIs against William Peace ... 10 multi-RBI games, including a season-high six RBIs against Mary Washington, along with three hits and two doubles ... recorded first collegiate homerun against Guilford.
2018: started all 44 games as a freshman for MU ... named to the USA South's Academic All-Conference team ... totaled 52 hits, seven doubles, and two triples in 178 at-bats ... finished the season with a batting average of .292 and an OPS of .684 ... scored 33 runs and batted in 28 ... also had nine walks and eight steals ... 282 put outs, including 22 double plays, as well as 19 assists ... .974 fielding percentage for the season ... 15 multi-hit games, including a 4-4 performance and three runs scored against William Peace ... three consecutive games with multi-hits ... 12-game hit streak ... 10 games with at least 10 put-outs, including a season-high 15 against Maryville ... came within one hit of tying the school record with eight straight hits in as many at-bats.
High School: Four-year varsity letter winner on the baseball team at Pine Forest ... named a part of the all-conference tournament team as a sophomore ... served as a senior team captain and was named all-region, all-conference and team MVP that season ... member of the National Honor Society and Academy of Scholars.
Personal: Son of Jill and Head Baseball Coach Tom Austin... younger brother of Christian Austin MU '19... Jacob is completing his Masters in business administration... member of College Republicans at MU.
