Austin Conway

Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
Prev School:
Indiana State
High School:
Delta

CAREER HONORS
• 2018 MLB Draft, 31st Round (918th overall), Chicago White Sox

Career: 20 saves at Indiana State and 22 collegiate saves overall... 93 career appearances, including 73 at Indiana State... 133.0 total innings pitched, including 109.0 at Indiana State... 136 collegiate strikeouts, including 109 at Indiana State... 2.84 career ERA (42 ER/133.0 IP) with 2.97 ERA at Indiana State (36 ER/109.0 IP).

2018: Capped only season with the Cardinals by going in the 31st round of the MLB Draft to the Chicago White Sox... Was 3-1 with two saves and 27 strikeouts in 24.0 innings and 20 total appearances at Louisville... Worked 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn the save in ACC semifinal win over Pittsburgh on May 26... Registered third win of the season with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against Notre Dame on May 17... Twirled 2.0 innings of shutout relief with three strikeouts at Pittsburgh on May 11... Had four strikeouts in 2.0 scoreless innings of relief at Boston College on May 5... Earned first save of the season with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against Indiana State on April 28... Registered third win of the season with a scoreless inning of relief at WKU on March 21... Made two appearances in series win over No. 13 UNC, including a scoreless eighth inning in the series clincher on March 10... Twirled scoreless inning of relief against Youngstown State on Feb. 24... Made debut with the Cardinals with a relief appearance against Richmond on Feb. 16 in Charleston, S.C.

Prior to UofL: Played four seasons at Indiana State, including a redshirt season as a junior in 2016… His 20 career saves rank second all-time at Indiana State… Named Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference in 2017 after registered 12 saves with a 2-1 record and 2.97 ERA in 33.1 innings and 28 total appearances…Was named Cape Cod Reliever of the Year and Cape Cod All-League Selection in 2015… Appeared in a team-high 29 games going 4-2 with team-high eight saves and 2.26 ERA in 48.2 innings for Indiana State as a sophomore in 2015… Accumulated 7-3 record with 2.97 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 106.0 innings and 72 total appearances with the Sycamores… Earned undergraduate degrees from ISU in legal studies and political science.

High School: Competed in baseball (three letters) and football (two letters) at Delta High School… Was named All-County three times while earning All-Conference honors twice and Honorable Mention All-State in baseball… All-Conference and First Team All-State in football senior year… Named one of top five players to watch in east Central Indiana senior year… Had a 2.02 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 51.2 innings pitching as a senior… Had a .415 batting average with nine home runs and 34 RBI as a senior.

Personal: Born Austin Lee Conway on January 16, 1995 in Muncie, Indiana… Parents are Steve Conway and Brooke Runyon… Has two older siblings - Jeff and Dustin, and two younger siblings - Josh and Caitlin… In first year studying law at Brandeis School of Law… Person with greatest influence on athletic career is his dad who kept him steered in the right direction… Hobbies and interests include golf, politics, law, and hanging out with his two dogs… Favorite movie is The Departed… Favorite TV shows are Suits and Impractical Jokers… Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr.… Favorite cereal is Fruity Pebbles… Favorite candy bar is Reese’s… Favorite teams are the Cincinnati Reds and Indianapolis Colts… Favorite restaurants are Red Robin and Olive Garden… Enjoys listening to country and rock music.