#16 Austin Martin Season 2017-18

UTL

Class Freshman

Height 6'0"

Weight 170 LBS

B/T R/R

Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.

High School Trinity Christian Academy

Bio Stats

Student-Athlete Features
The Tennessean – College World Series: Vanderbilt’s Austin Martin is only latest hero this postseason (June 2019)
The Tennessean – SEC baseball tournament: Why freshman Austin Martin passed on pros for Vanderbilt baseball (May 2018)

Head coach Tim Corbin on Martin: “Austin is as competitive as any player that we have had at Vanderbilt. He loves and survives in the arena of competition and does not back down. He could virtually play any position on the field and play it well – he is very instinctual and keeps the game simple. He loves the team environment and communicates very well with his teammates. I am most proud of his growth away from the field, he has really developed academically and as a leader in this program.”

As a Junior (2020)

Season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
Selected fifth overall in MLB Draft by Toronto
Nation’s top 2020 MLB Draft prospect by Perfect Game
No. 2 among Baseball America’s Top 150 Overall Players for 2020
Third-best 2020 MLB Draft prospect by Baseball America
Fourth-best 2020 MLB Draft prospect by D1Baseball
First Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America
First Team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball
First Team Preseason All-American by D1Baseball
First Team Preseason All-American by Perfect Game
SEC Preseason Player of the Year by D1Baseball
SEC’s second-best 2020 MLB Draft prospect by D1Baseball
Coaches’ preseason first-team all-SEC
Made 16 starts
Team leader in runs (15) and hits (20)
Paced Vanderbilt in average (.377), on-base percentage (.507) and slugging (.660)
Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs vs Cal Poly (Feb. 16)

As a Sophomore (2019)

D1Baseball.com All-America first team
Baseball America All-America first team
All-SEC first team
SEC All-Defensive Team
Golden Spikes semifinalist
Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist
NCBWA National Hitter of the Week (Feb. 18)
SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 18)
Program’s single-season record for runs scored (87)
Tied for second in single-season program history with 105 hits
Led the SEC in average (.392), hits per game (1.62), on-base percentage (.486) and runs (87)
Named to College World Series team after recording four RBIs and as many runs
Became the 53rd player in CWS history to record a multi-homer game (June 16 vs. Louisville)
.392 average was highest for a Commodore since Warner Jones (.414) in 2004
.424 in SEC games (50-for-118), scoring 39 runs with a .500 on-base percentage
.423 (22-for-52) with runners aboard in SEC games
Team leader with 34 multi-hit performances including four four-hit games
Reached base in 37 consecutive games (April 9-June 24) and 23 straight games (Feb. 15-April 2)
10-game hit streak to open season
- Batted .512 (22-for-43) during stretch
Helped Commodores to 33-4 record as leadoff batter
Started 52 games at third base and 13 at second base

As a Freshman (2018)

2018 Baseball America Freshman All-American
2018 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2018 NCBWA Freshman All-American
2018 Perfect Game Freshman All-American
Team-high 20 multi-hit games
- Included six three-hit performances
Thirteen-game hitting streak (April 1-21)
- Longest streak for Vanderbilt freshman since Xavier Turner (15) in 2013
- Batted .429 (21-for-49) during hit streak
Recorded a hit in 47 of his 58 games
Finished the season on a 10-game hitting streak
Led the SEC with 22 stolen bases
Tied for sixth among freshmen nationally in stolen bases
Most stolen bases for a Vandy freshman since Xavier Turner (22) in 2013
Paced the Commodores with a .308 batting average
Led Vanderbilt with a .388 on-base percentage in 30 SEC starts
His 58 starts came at six different positions
NCAA Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team Selection
Batted .385 (5-for-13) at Clemson Regional
Team-high .385 batting average (10-for-26) with five runs at NCAA Tournament
SEC Freshman of the Week on April 16 after posting a .462 average
Batted .571 (8-for-14) with two runs, two stolen bases and two RBIs at Missouri
Batted .652 (15-for-23) with 11 runs and six stolen bases in his first seven starts
First career hit was leadoff solo home run against Duke (Feb. 18)

The Martin File