Austin Clemons

Position:
OF/C
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
St. Xavier

Summer 2016: Closed the summer with a .302 batting average, two home runs, 25 RBI, 32 walks and 16 stolen bases in 53 games for the Green Bay Bullfrogs in the Northwoods League.

2016: Appeared in 17 games during redshirt freshman season with the Cardinals... Scored first collegiate run after earning a walk and later scoring in March 15 win against Xavier... Connected for first hit and RBI with a run-scoring single against Princeton on March 6... Made collegiate debut against SIU Edwardsville on Feb. 19 coming off the bench to close the game in left field.

2015: Did not see game action while redshirting during first season in the program.

High School: Earned three letters in baseball at St. Xavier High School and was a member of the Tigers state champion winning club in 2014... Earned All-State honors as a prep senior and had a 27-game hitting streak as a junior in 2013... Hit .340 as a senior, .510 as a junior and .300 as a sophomore for the Tigers... Ranked as the No. 9 player in the state of Kentucky by Perfect Game... Named All-Central Region honorable mention by Perfect Game... Also earned one letter in basketball at St. Xavier.

Personal: Born on June 25, 1995 in Louisville, Ky... Parents are Bryan and Stephanie Clemons... Has two siblings, Morgan and Kristen... Majoring in accounting... After college, he wants to play baseball... People with the greatest influence on his athletic career are his parents... Hobbies and outside interests include fishing... Favorite movies include The Hangover, Remember the Titans and The Sandlot... Favorite TV show is NCIS... Favorite cereal is Lucky Charms... Favorite candy bar is Crunch... Favorite food is steak... Favorite teams are the Cincinnati Reds and the Cincinnati Bengals... Favorite restaurant is Mt. Fuji... Both parents and one sister played collegiate basketball at Bellarmine University in Louisville.