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2020 Baseball Roster

39 Austin Atwood

39 Austin Atwood

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    200
  • Letters:
    0
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Dearborn, Mich.
  • High School:
    Edsel Ford (Concordia / Alcorn State)

Summary

Biography

2020:  Joined the Wayne State baseball team in January of 2020 ... pitched in four games and made three starts before the final 32 regular-season games were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic ... finished with a 1-1 record and a 2.57 ERA ... struck out 20 batters in 14 innings ... opponents hit .173 against the right-hander ... made WSU debut out of the bullpen against Notre Dame College (2/17) and worked a scoreless frame with a strikeout ... started vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (2/21) and allowed three earned runs in four innings with five punch outs ... struck out five batters over three innings, while not allowing an earned run versus Ohio Valley (3/2) ... set down a career-best nine batters via the strikeout, while earning his first victory against Sioux Falls (3/9) ... Game-by-Game Stats.

2019 (Alcorn State):  Led the team in ERA (7.20) and saves (6), and tied for the team lead in wins (3) ... finished second in the SWAC in saves ... had the most strikeouts of any Braves reliever (36) ... earned a decision (win or save) in nine of the team’s 14 victories ... made first career start against Grambling State (4/23), pitching a season-high 5.1 innings ... had eight scoreless appearances ... struck out eight batters over five innings versus Alabama State (4/14).

2018 (Alcorn State):  Redshirted.

2017 (Concordia, Ann Arbor):  Voted to the WHAC (Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference) Second Team ... also received a WHAC Gold Glove ... tied for the team lead with 20 appearances, all in relief ... led the roster with eight saves ... compiled a 5-0 record with a team-best 0.87 ERA ... struck out 25 batters in 31 innings, with only nine walks ... opponents hit .188, with our four extra-base hits (all doubles) ... did not make an error to post a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage (7 PO, 13 A), while playing both pitcher and shortstop ... opponents hit just .169 (12-for-71) with runners on base ... lists biggest highlight was closing out a playoff game against 18th-ranked Indiana Tech for a win and advancing to the next round ... scored 23 runs, including 20 times in 32 pinch-running appearances ... offensively, hit .750 in four at bats with three hits and nine stolen bases ... scored a season-high three runs on March 5th vs. Viterbo.

2016 (Concordia, Ann Arbor):  Appeared in nine games on the mound ... finished with 5.87 ERA and two saves ... struck out five batters in seven and 2/3 innings ... opponents hit .267 ... scored twice in five pinch-running appearances vs. Lourdes on May 5th and against Davenport on May 10th ... pitched a season-high two innings vs. Rochester on April 6th ... struck out one batter in five different outings.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of Edsel Ford High School ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Thunderbirds ... played both shortstop and pitcher ... primarily batted leadoff for coach George Kontos ... twice selected to the Dearborn All-City squad ... helped lead team to the MHSAA Division 1 district final after recording the game-winning hit vs. Detroit Western ... finished senior season with a .602 OBP, 24 runs batted in, and 36 stolen bases … earned All-District honors ... recipient of the school's Norm Schultz Award and Cy Young Award ... batted .506 as a sophomore for EFHS.

Personal:  Full name--Austin B. Atwood ... born on Nov. 5, 1997 in Fort Bragg, N.C. ... son of Raymond and Monica Atwood ... has an older brother, Brendon, and a younger brother, Caleb ... graduated in December of 2019 from Alcorn State with a degree in Business Administration ... seeking a Master's degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Sport & Entertainment Management ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2020.
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