Charleston Southern University Athletics

2013: Played in 22 games and started 13 as the Bucs''back-up second baseman...Batted .180 with six runs scored and 5RBI...Scored two runs and recorded an RBI inseason-opening win over Eastern Kentucky (2/15)...Collected firstmulti-hit game of year the next day (2/16) with a pair ofsingles...Went 2-for-4 and scored a run at North Florida(3/1)...Hit a two-run single and scored a run in win at Radford(5/12).

2012: Appeared in 11 games and earned twostarts (both at DH), while going 1-for-15 (.067) with a single, twowalks, and two runs scored…scored a run in loss to Auburn(3/3)…stroked an RBI single and scored a run in loss toCoastal Carolina (5/18).

2011: Played in 23 games as a freshman with 13starts at second base… Made his career debut as a pinchrunner vs. the University of North Florida (2/18/11), scoring arun… Had a sac bunt against Furman (2/22/11)… Was1-for-4 for a run and an RBI vs. Cincinnati (2/26/11)… Waswalked and had a run vs. Savannah State (3/1/11)… Went2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI against Siena (3/5/11)… Hit2-for-4 with two RBI in the final game of the Siena series(3/6/11)… Had a career-high six putout vs. USC Upstate(3/9/11)… Drove home a run vs. Liberty (3/19/11)…Went 1-for-3 with two runs against Coppin State (3/22/11)…Was 2-for-5 with a career-high three runs against Furman(3/30/11)… Recorded six assists vs. Winthrop(4/22/11)… Hit .255 on the season with an on base percentageof .356 and a slugging percentage of .255.

High School:  Named to the 2009All-Gazette team as a junior at Kings Mountain HS… earnedAll-Big South Conference 3A honors as a senior in 2010.

Personal: Born on February 10, 1992 inGastonia, NC… parents are Chuck and Lisa Austin…brother CJ played baseball at Erskine College… winningback-to-back AAU National Championships is his favorite sportsmoment… best thing about CSU is “the environment andthe people.”