Outlook
Alex Austin looks to be a force in the Cavaliers’ line-up again this season … Shows serious power potential and has taken a leadership role this season … Looks to get a lot of innings at first base this season.

Career

Played in 64 games … Has a career batting average of .374 (74-for-198) with 18 doubles, 21 home runs, 57 runs scored and 67 driven in … Has a career slugging percentage of .783 … Produced 20 multiple-hit games and 20 multiple-RBI games, which tie for 23^rd all-time at JCCC … His 21 home runs tie for seventh all-time.

Freshman Year 2021

Played 47 games, 46 as a starter … Batted .385 (55-for-143) with 14 doubles, a team-high 18 home runs, 43 runs scored and 56 driven in … Posted a slugging percentage of .860 … Produced 15 multiple-hit games and 16 multiple-RBI games, which tied him for second on the team … Tied for second on the team in RBI … His 18 homers tied for sixth in the conference and ranked 14^th in the NJCAA … His .860 slugging percentage was third in the conference and ninth in the NJCAA … Was 3-for-3 with a double, two home runs, three runs scored and four RBI in a 12-1 win over Southwestern in the season opener (2-22-21) … Followed with a three-run double in a 17-7 win over Southwestern in the second game … Had a solo home run and a double in an 8-3 win over Southeast (2-26-21) … Belted a two-run homer in a 12-2 win over Southeast (2-27-21) … That started a season-long seven game hitting streak … Batted .591 over the streak (13-for-22) with three doubles, four home runs, 11 runs scored and 13 driven in … Had a single and a home run, scored twice and drove in three in a 10-2 win at Crowder (3-4-21) … Belted a two-run homer run in a 13-2 win at Labette in the first game of a double header (3-10-21) … Followed going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in a 20-8 win over the Cardinals … Had a single and a double, scored twice and drove in two in an 11-3 win at home over Labette in game one (4-11-21) … Collected three hits, including a double, scored a run and drove in a run in an 8-2 win in the second game … Had a single and a home run to drive in five runs in a 16-6 win over Fort Scott (3-20-21) … Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI in a 15-4 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-3-21) … Blasted a three-run homer in an 11-7 win at Highland (4-9-21) … Went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI in a 15-4 win at Neosho County (4-19-21) … Ripped two doubles and drove in three runs in a 19-8 win over Allen (4-25-21) … Had a solo home run and a two-run shot in a 7-6 win over Cowley (5-7-21) … Had a two-run homer and two solo home runs to drive in four runs in a 13-9 win over Garden City in the first round of the Eastern Sub-Regional Tournament (5-13-21) … His three homers tie a team single game record with six other players … Went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, two runs scored and one driven in in a 14-9 loss to Butler in the consolation bracket of the tournament (5-14-21).

Freshman Year 2020

Played in 17 games, 16 as a starter … Batted .345 (19-for-55) with four doubles, three home runs, 14 runs scored and 11 driven in … Committed just one error in 85 chances for a fielding percentage of .988 … Collected five multiple-RBI games and four multiple-RBI games …Had a hit in each of his first nine games ... Began his collegiate career with three hits, including two doubles, and three RBIs in a 10-5 win at Brookhaven in the season opener (2-6-20) … Had a single, double and scored twice in the final game of the series at Brookhaven, an 11-0 victory (2-7-20) … Hit a solo home run in a 3-1 win over Ellsworth (2-16-20) … Belted a two-run homer in a 14-3 win over Southwestern (2-22-20) … Had a single, home run, scored twice and drove in two in a 14-0 win over Kirkwood (2-28-20) … Drove in two runs with a double and scored twice in a 16-2 win at Fort Scott (3-11-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester.

High School 

Was a four-year starter for coach Tony Reeder at Collinsville High School, Collinsville, Okla. Graduated 2018 … Earned Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State first-team, and was the 5A-4 District Player of the Year as a senior … Also as a senior selected All-Tulsa World first-team,  All-USA All-State second team and was a 5A All-Star … Batted .489 (45-for-92) with 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 39 runs and 38 RBIs as a senior … Earned 5A-4 All-District as a junior … Batted .385 as a junior … Hit .316 (25-for-79) with seven doubles, three home runs, 11 runs and 16 RBIs as a sophomore and .429 (12-for-38) with five doubles, a homer, four runs and 11 RBIs his freshman season … Helped Cardinals reach the Oklahoma 5A State Tournament semifinals in 2015 and 2018 … Honor roll student.

Personal 

Born Alex Lee Austin on June 17, 1999, in Tulsa, Okla. … Nickname is Big Country … Son of Alan and Shelli Austin … Has a brother, AJ, who played college baseball for Murray State College and Southwestern College … Majoring in sports management … Also recruited by Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College … Favorite food is Mexican … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is The Spudder … Favorite TV show is Two and Half Men … Favorite movie is The Butterfly Effect … Favorite sports movies are Bull Durham and Friday Night Lights … Favorite actor is Charlie Sheen … Favorite book is Friday Night Lights … Favorite music entertainer is Park McCollum … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan … Favorite sports team is the Cleveland Browns … Greatest sport moment was hitting three home runs in a game … The best player he has played against is Ryan Vilade, an infielder in the Colorado Rockies organization.