NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods announced Vanderbilt’s RJ Austin as a finalist for the 2025 NCAA D-I Gold Glove team on Monday.
The finalists were voted on and selected by the ABCA NCAA D-I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee.
According to the Synergy Leaderboards on D1Baseball.com, Austin put up some of the nation’s best defensive stats in center field this season, totaling nearly 10 defensive runs saved. The Georgia native tallied six outfield assists and made nearly 140 putouts while committing just two errors.
In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 18 via social media by Rawlings Sporting Goods. Austin would be the first Commodore to win a Gold Glove since Enrique Bradfield Jr. in both 2023 and 2021.
