Austin Burgess

Position:
Outfielder/Infielder
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Hughesville, MD.
High School:
St. Albans
Prev School:
Swarthmore College

2024 – Graduate Student: Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team … Competed in 49 games, getting the start in 42 … Led the team with a .311 batting average and had a .984 fielding percentage … Strung together 51 hits with a team-high 10 doubles, one triple and six home runs … Tied for first on the team with 26 walks … Totaled 40 runs and 36 RBI, while tallying 81 total bases … Stole 11 bases on 13 attempts … Marked a career-high five RBI in game two vs. Fordham (4/13) with a season-best two home runs … Registered 173 putouts and nine assists with three errors … Helped turn eight double plays … Recorded 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games, including one five-plus RBI contest … Was on a seven game hitting streak and a longest reached base streak of 21.

Before UMass: Attended St. Albans High School in Washington, DC ... Played under head coach RJ Johnsen ... Spent three seasons playing at Swarthmore College ... Was Team Captain as a senior ... Named to the All-Centennial Outfielder First Team as a junior ... Tabbed to the Rochester Regional All-Tournament Team as a junior ... Led the team in doubles (18) and home runs (eight) during junior season ... Team-leader in stolen bases with 26 as a senior.