11  Brett Austin
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Providence HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: C/OF B/T: B/R

As a freshman (2012)
• Batted .284 with 17 doubles and 37 RBIs, splitting time between catcher, designated hitter, and right field. Started all 62 games in which he appeared
• Ranked second in the nation with 10 sac flies on the year, one shy of the national lead
• Hit .450 (9-for-20) with seven RBIs, six runs, one double, and one triple in the Raleigh Regional to make All-Regional
• Enjoyed a streak of 23-consecutive games reaching base safely, the longest such streak of the year for NC State
• Opened his collegiate career with a seven-game hitting streak
• Had a 2-for-4 outing with three RBIs and a run against Youngstown State
• Smashed three RBIs during a 2-for-5 day against West Virginia
• Ignited the Pack offense with a 4-for-5, one run performance against UNC-Wilmington
• Went 3-for-9 with five runs, two doubles, and two walks in the series against Georgia Tech at Doak Field
• Provided the game-winning hit, a two-RBI single to left in the seventh inning of State's 3-1 win against UNC
• Mustered a 4-for-12, four run, two double, one RBI performance against Duke, highlighted by a 2-for-4, two run effort with a double on Sunday

High school
• Named the preseason No. 4 freshman in the nation according to Baseball America.
• One of the top high school players in the country after a sensational career at Providence High School for head coach Danny Highnight
• Batted .537 with 47 runs scored, 10 doubles, 12 home runs, 38 RBIs and 14 steals as a senior in 2011
• Named high school All-America by Collegiate Baseball magazine
• Named second-team high school All-America by Baseball America
• A first-team all-state and first-team all-conference selection
• A four-time all-conference selection
• Helped lead Providence to a 23-2 record
• Won the 2010 National Player of the Year/Sportsmanship Award from the National Umpires Association
• Named all-state and Southwest 4-A Conference player of the year as a junior in 2010 after batting .436 with eight doubles, 12 home runs and 29 RBIs
• Played in the summer of 2010 for the Diamond Devils 17-U team and led the Devils to the Perfect Game Wood Bat tournament championship in Atlanta
• Was a teammate at Providence with fellow Wolfpack signee Jake Fincher

MLB Draft
• Selected in the supplemental first round, 54th pick overall, by the San Diego Padres in the 2011 MLB draft

Personal
• Enrolled in the First-Year College
• Older brother Chase Austin played baseball at Elon, was a fifth-round draft pick of the Marlins in 2009, and is currently playing in the Marlins farm system