Austin Dickey

ACC Atlantic Division Champions after the Cardinals game with Florida State at Jim Patterson Stadium on May 18.

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Jeffersonville, Ind.
High School:
New Albany

2019: Made five relief appearances, turning in a 6.35 ERA in 5.2 innings. Tossed a scoreless inning in the opener versus Alabama A&M on April 26. Worked a scoreless inning against Miami on April 19. Made his season debut with a scoreless ninth inning to complete the final game against Brown on Feb. 24.

2018: Capped second collegiate season with 1-0 record and 1.23 ERA in six relief appearances... Registered first collegiate win with 2.0 innings of shutout relief with two strikeouts on April 10 against Northern Kentucky... Worked career long 2.0 innings of shutout relief at No. 9 Kentucky on April 3... Twirled a scoreless inning of relief against No. 13 North Carolina on March 11... Made collegiate debut with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning of relief against Morehead State on March 6.

2017: Did not see game action during first season with the Cardinals.

High School: Played two seasons of prep baseball at New Albany High School under coach Chris McIntyre... Ranked as the No. 7 player and No. 4 righthanded pitcher in the class of 2016 in Indiana by Perfect Game… Was No. 8 player in the state according to Prep Baseball Report… Named a preseason Perfect Game All-American... Was 2016 All-USA Indiana second team honoree... Received All-Conference and second team All-State honors... Ended his prep career tied for New Albany’s most career shutouts with former Louisville pitcher Josh Rogers.

Personal: Born in Louisville, Ky. on July 7, 1997... Mother is Mary Johnson... Majoring in sport administration... Aspires to be a collegiate baseball coach after graduation... Signed with Louisville after strongly considering Kentucky, Indiana and Cincinnati... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his step-dad Steve... Hobbies and interests include sports, drawing and any other types of art... Favorite movies are 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street... Favorite TV show is Spongebob... Favorite cereal is Fruit Loops... Favorite candy bar is Hershey’s... Favorite food is cheeseburgers... Favorite teams are the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Boston Bruins... Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse.