AS A JUNIOR (2017)
HONORS - NCBWA All-South 2nd Team; All-SSC 2nd Team (C); SSC Player of the Week (4/03/17) ... Started each of his 49 games played, including 37 games behind the plate, and 12 games as the designated hitter ... batted .327 with 44 runs batted in ... scored 32 runs and had 65 base hits, including nine doubles ... third on team and ninth in the conference with 13 home runs ... posted a .568 slugging percentage an a .388 on-base percentage ... hit .366 in conference games ... second on team with 340 putouts ... third on team with 20 multi-base hits ... second on team with 13 multi-RBI games ... had a .992 fielding percentage with three errors in 369 total chances ... hit a grand slam at Lynn on 2/24 ... had a pair of homers in 8-5 win over Palm Beach Atlantic on 3/31 ... entered season with a seven-game hit streak (14x32, .438) ... went 7x13 with five RBI in series at Lynn (2/24-25) ... went 5x11 in series at Florida Tech (3/10-11) ... went 11x25 with eight runs scored and 14 RBI in six-game hit streak from 3/28 to 4/8 ... went 4x5 vs. Barry on 5/8.
PRIOR TO FSC
Played previous two seasons at Lake Sumter State College in Leesburg, Fla. ... named to the All-State team as a catcher in 2016 ... batted .410 with six homers and 14 doubles.
HIGH SCHOOL
2014 graduate of The Master's Academy in Oviedo, Fla. ... played baseball there from 7th through 12th grade for coach Troy Girdner ... named to the All-District in each of his last four seasons, including first-team selection in his freshman, junior and senior seasons.
PERSONAL
Born 4/28/95 ... son of James and Jean Mauer ... has two brothers, Tyler (age 24) and Lucas (20), and a sister, Katie (17) ... played 2007-09 for the Central Florida Predators ... lists the Chicago Cubs as his favorite baseball team ... Joe Mauer, a member of the Minnesota Twins for 13 seasons, is Austin's second cousin ... business major ... hit .213 in 16 games for Leesburg in the 2017 Florida League ... active in Habitat for Humanity ... enjoys fishing and playing table tennis ... would like to play professionally or have a career in sports business.
