Austin Fawley

Ole Miss Baseball vs Clemson on February 16, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.

Photo by Hannah Morgan White/Ole Miss Athletics

@OleMissCreative

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 205
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
West Palm Beach, Fla.
High School:
Park Vista
Prev. College:
Kentucky
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Second Team
• 2025 Oxford Regional All-Tournament Team

2025 (Sophomore): Appeared in 51 games, starting in 50 of them (49 at catcher, one at DH) ... Fawley's 21 home runs were the most by any catcher during the Mike Bianco Era ... Fawley and teammate Judd Utermark became the first pair of teammates to hit 20+ home runs each in a season in program history ... Led the team in slugging percentage at .648 ... Finished second on the team in home runs and third in RBI ... Hit .256 with 21 home runs, 53 RBI, 114 total bases, and 40 runs scored ... Did not allow a passed ball during SEC play ... Went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and three walks against Southern Miss (2/25) ... Went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against Wright State (3/2) ... Went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, and three walks against Jacksonville State (3/8) ... Hit .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, three runs scored, and three walks in series at Missouri (3/21-23) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and five RBI against Florida (3/28) ... Went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored at Kentucky (4/4) ... Hit a home run in four-consecutive games and six of seven from April 11 to April 22 ... Hit .417 (5-for-12) with three home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored in series against Tennessee (4/11-13) ... Went 1-for-4 with a grand slam, four RBI, and two walks at South Carolina (4/19) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Austin Peay (4/29) ... Hit .417 (5-for-12) with two home runs, a double, and three runs scored in series at Oklahoma (5/2-4) ... Went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two walks in SEC Tournament Quarterfinals against Arkansas (5/23) ... Hit .333 (6-for-18) with four home runs, seven RBI, and seven runs scored at the Oxford Regional ... Went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs against Western Kentucky at the Oxford Regional (5/31) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored against Murray State at the Oxford Regional (6/1)

KENTUCKY: Appeared in 10 games for Kentucky his freshman season… Tallied four hits, 11 total bases, and scored three runs… Hit two home runs and drove in five… Played for the Boynton Beach Buccaneers of the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2022…Earned Rookie of the Year honors…Batted .288 with a .933 OPS in 73 at bats…Had 14 runs scored, three doubles, one triple, three home runs and 17 RBI…Walked 21 times in 29 games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Larry Greenstein at Park Vista HS…Helped lead the team to a district title in 2021..Ranked a top 500 player nationally and No. 101 in Florida…by Perfect Game…Ranked the No. 273 player nationally by Prep Baseball Report…2022 PG Preseason All-America.

PERSONAL: Full name is Austin James Fawley… Son of Jamie and Jennifer Fawley… Has one sibling, Adrianna… Born March 4, 2003… Father Jamie played collegiate baseball and was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers… Majoring in Multi-Disciplinary Studies.