Honors and Awards
- 2021: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Arizona 2021 (Junior)
Made 18 appearances (six starts) in his one season with the Wildcats...Logged a 2-1 record with a 5.14 ERA (16ERx28.0IP)...As a reliever, did not register a decision and posted a 5.27 ERA (8ERx13.2IP)...Across six starts, went 2-1 with a 5.02 ERA (8ERx14.1IP)...Limited opposing hitters to a .259 batting average...Struck out 25 batters over 28.0 innings for an 8.04 K/9...Notched season-highs in innings pitched (3.2) and strikeouts (7) in May 2 start versus Utah (3.2,4,2,2,2,7)...Made all six of his starts during Pac-12 play; overall in conference play made nine appearances and posted a 4.50 ERA (9ERx18.0IP).
POSTSEASON: Made two relief appearances in the postseason and posted a 7.36 ERA (3ERx3.2IP) with four strikeouts...Worked two innings in game two of the Tucson NCAA Super Regional versus Ole Miss (2.0,3,3,3,3,3)...Posted a scoreless outing in Arizona's second game of the College World Series against Stanford (1.2,2,0,0,1,1).
Before Arizona
Played at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas from 2017-20…Across three seasons and 25 appearances games logged a 12-4 record and a 3.41 ERA while striking out 179 over 134.2 innings…In 2019, his first year focusing solely on pitching, went 7-2 with a 3.18 ERA, five complete games, and 110 strikeouts in 79.1 innings to become the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year…Earned All-SCAC Honorable Mention recognition in 2019…Prepped at Cedar Park High School and lettered one year in baseball as a third baseman…Tabbed as District Defensive Player of the Year in 2017…Excelled in the classroom as well, earning Second Team Academic All-Star recognition.
Draft
Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.
Personal
Austin Brian Smith…Son of Brian and Christina Smith…One younger brother, Reid…Enjoys fishing and golfing in his free time…First-generation college student and the only baseball player in his family…Majoring in General Studies with an emphasis in Science, Tech, Health & Society…Chose Arizona because, “I loved the campus and city and thought it was the best place for me to develop.”
