2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Austin Green
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Diana, Texas
- High School:
- New Diana
Career Highlights:
• Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 14th Round of the 2024 MLB Draft
• A career .304 hitter that appeared in 110 games and made 105 starts
• Launched 20 homers, scored 98 runs and drove in 102 runs in his career
• Had 50 extra-base hits (27 doubles, three triples and 20 home runs)
• 2023 Gainesville All-Region
• Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week (3/20/23; 4/22/24)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/20/23)
2024 Season (Senior/4th Yr.):
• Hit .322 in 51 games played and 47 starts
• Closed a strong opening weekend with a 3-for-5 performance with four RBIs and a home run against Oregon (Feb. 18)
• The strong performance against the Ducks came after a 2-2 performance with a game-winning RBI against Nebraska (Feb. 17)
• Doubled twice in a 2-for-5 performance against UTA (Feb. 20)
• Drove in two against Oregon State (Feb. 21)
• Closed a 5-for-12 weekend against Texas Southern (Feb. 23-25) that featured six RBIs and six runs scored. The final game with two runs scored marked the sixth straight game with a run scored (Feb. 18-25)
• Walked and scored twice in the sweep-clinching win over Gardner-Webb (Mar. 3)
• Drove in a pair in the win over New Mexico State (Mar. 12)
• Homered and drove in three against BYU (Mar. 21)
• Bookended a pair of two hit games in the series sweep over Houston (Apr. 5-7)
• Caught fire in the Red Raiders series at TCU (Apr. 12-14) where he went six-for-10 with four walks
• Turned a career-night at No. 2 Arkansas (Apr. 16) going 5-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and two runs scored.
• Launched a grand slam, scored three times and drove in five, in a 3-for-4 performance in the Red Raiders 15-2 Friday night win over No. 22 WVU (Apr. 19)
• Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in the Red Raiders Sunday contest against Oklahoma (May 5)
• Doubled (1-for-1) and scored three times in the final game at Arizona State (May 17)
• Lifted a game-tying three run home run in the dramatic Big 12 Championship victory over Texas (May 21).
2023 (Junior/3rd Yr.):
• Gainesville All-Region Team
• Big 12 Player of the Week, March 20
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, March 20
• Made 58 starts in 59 games played
• Batted .290 for the year with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs
• Finished second on the team in home runs (12) and multi-RBI games (18)?
• Tallied the fifth-most RBIs by a Texas Tech second baseman in a single season (57)
• Kicked off his Red Raider career with a four-RBI performance against Gonzaga on Opening Day, including a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the third inning
• Earned his first Big 12 Player of the Week honor after batting 6-11 with eight RBIs in Tech's conference-opening series against No. 12 Oklahoma State, including a career-high five RBIs on March 19
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from New Diana High School and played under Coach Bernie Martinez … was 8-3 on the hill in 2019 during junior season and owned a 1.29 ERA, 89 strikeouts and 13 walks in 54 innings … hit .368 with 12 doubles, three triples, a home run, 25 RBI, 32 runs scored and was 16-for-16 on stolen base attempts … as a sophomore in 2018, Green went 3-1 on the mound with a 2.29 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 39.2 innings while hitting .315 with 27 runs scored and 15 stolen bases … earned Academic All-District honors on his way to the 2019 High School Baseball Playoffs … played summer ball at T.H.A. Stix for Coach Philip Thomas.
PERSONAL: Parents are Misty and Jerry Green … sibling to Levi and Chloe … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: TCU, Dallas Baptist, Texas State, and Houston.
