Position: Pitcher
Class: Senior
Hometown: Torrington, Wyoming
Major: Biology
Hobbies: Wakeboarding, snow skiing, golfing
Favorite food: Philly cheese steak
Favorite book or movie: Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls
Favorite website: Facebook
Favorite smell: Entering Subway
Favorite spot/special place on earth: On the pitching mound
What did you want to be when you grew up? Dentist
What super power would you like to possess? Fly
Future career goals: Become a dentist or chiropractor
Most influential person in your life: My parents
Most influential person in your athletic career: My parents
Who would you like to have a conversation with? John Elway
What makes you the person you are today? The people I grew up with back home, my past and present teammates, my coaches, professors and my family. They have taught me to be dedicated, determined and competitive in everything I do.
Coach Disch's comments: Austen is in his fourth year with our program and comes to us from Torrington High School in Torrington, WY. This will be his fourth year in the pitching starting rotation. He earned All Region honors as a sophmore. He has the pitch ability and work ethic to pitch professionally in the future. Academically, he has above a 3.0 grade point average. Austen is the only senior on the Wildcat pitching staff and is the leader of that staff both on and off the field.