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2026 Catamount Baseball Roster

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33 Owen Austin

  • Position Left-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Easley S.C.
  • High School Wren HS

Biography

2026 (Senior): Made 19 appearances on the year, 17 coming in relief with a pair of starts ... Finished with a 3-0 seasonal record and a team-best four saves ... Posted a seasonal ERA of 5.54 over 26.0 combined innings, surrendering 17 runs - 16 earned - on 30 base hits, 19 of which were singles ... Struck out 26 on the year, posting a strikeout in 13 of his 19 appearances, against just eight walks ... Had three-or-more strikeouts four times ... Struck out a career-high six in a midweek start at Gardner-Webb (April 21) ... Earned his first win with two strikeouts over an inning of relief on opening weekend against George Washington (Feb. 13) ... Collected his first save against Bowling Green (Feb. 20), striking out three over 1.1 innings of hitless, scoreless relief ... Collected two saves in Greenville, N.C., earning his second save of the year against eventual College World Series participant Troy (Feb. 27) and in a win over event host East Carolina (March 1) ... Struck out two in WCU's upset win over nationally-ranked Georgia (March 4) ... Earned his fourth save of the season with a strikeout for just a third of an inning of work against Samford (March 22) ... Added victories on the mound in the midweek with three innings in a start against Appalachian State (April 14) and the win over Gardner-Webb... Named second-team Preseason All-Southern Conference as a relief pitcher ... Played for the Aberdeen (Md.) IronBirds in the MLB Draft League in the 2026 summer.

2025 (Junior): Finished second on the team with 22 appearances, including 18 in relief and four starts … Posted a 3-2 overall record with a seasonal ERA of 5.85, tossing 40 total innings … Struck out 47 on the year, posting a strikeout in 20 of his 22 appearances, against 31 combined walks … Limited left handers to a .190 (11-of-58) batting average against … Recorded 38 fly ball outs and 28 ground ball outs, inducing four double-plays … A combined 13 of the 47 hits allowed went for extra bases … Struck out a career-high five, three times – at Mercer (March 28), vs. App State (April 1), and at Samford (April 27) … Made his WCU debut on opening weekend at Georgia Southern (Feb.15), striking out two … Picked up his first WCU victory in his third appearance, tossing an inning of hitless, scoreless relief in a win over Maryland (Feb. 21) … Earned his first start for the Catamounts in the midweek win over Appalachian State (April 9), where he was credited with his third career victory after limiting the Mountaineers to a run on five hits with five strikeouts … Suffered two losses over his last eight appearances ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the 2025 Spring Academic All-Southern Conference.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Spartanburg Methodist ... Made 16 appearances including nine starts ... Had five starts in 2024 with one complete game ... Struck out 70 over 18 walks in 47 total innings with a 2.87 ERA.

WCU Career – Pitching Game Highs:
  • Innings Pitched: 5.0, at Gardner-Webb (4/21/26)
  • Strikeouts: 6, at Gardner-Webb (4/21/26)
  • Walks: 6, vs. Wofford 4/19/25)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2025Junior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 200 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2026Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 210 lbs
    33