UMass Boston

2013 Emerged as one of the two aces on the Beacons pitching staff … Appeared in 11 contests, including starts in eight of his last nine contests … Finished the season 2-3 with a 4.27 ERA in 46.1 innings pitched … Allowed 57 hits and 22 earned runs, while striking out 31 and walking 12 … Picked up one save on the year … Recorded a season-high six strikeouts and allowed just two earned runs over 5.1 innings March 19 against Springfield College … Picked up his first career victory April 6 at Rhode Island College by allowing two runs over 5.1 innings in an 8-2 victory … Allowed two hits, no walks and no runs over nine innings in a near perfect game (7.1 innings perfect) win April 27 over Plymouth State … Recorded his first career save May 8 with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against Keene State College in the Little East Tournament ... Spent the summer with the Torrington Titans of the Future Collegiate Baseball League ... Named the FCBL Pitcher of the Week July 22.

2012 Debuted as a reliever for the Beacons with six appearances in his freshman season … Finished the year with a 4.91 ERA in 7.1 innings of work … Recorded five strikeouts and walked just three batters … Made his collegiate debut March 14 allowing three runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning against McDaniel College … Recorded a scoreless inning with a season-best two strikeouts March 29 at Worcester State … Pitched a career-best 2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit April 29 at Endicott College … Played with Torrington in the American Summer Legion Baseball League.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Earned two varsity letters in baseball from Torrington High School where he graduated from in 2011 ... He was captain when the Raiders were ranked number one in the state  ... Received All-League Copper for the Naugatuck Valley League in his senior season ... Son of Russell Austin Jr. and Linda Austin ... Has one brother, Russell Austin III and two sisters, Stacey Pettis and Jennifer Blalock ... He is majoring in criminal justice and history.

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