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Jersey Number 28
Austin Brinling
- Position:
- Outfield
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 181
- Bats / Throws:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Bradenton, Fla.
- High School:
- Out the Door Academy
- Previous School:
- Daytona State
2023 First Team All-ASUN
2023
Prior to UNF
Personal Info
Why UNF?
“I chose UNF because I thought it was the best fit athletically and academically.”
2023
- Named First Team All-ASUN for an unbelievable season and one of the best in North Florida single season history
- Made SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays in April for his diving game-saving catch against Jacksonville State, robbing potential two runs with UNF leading 5-3
- Had 20 multi-run games
- Started all 52 games in which he played, serving as UNF’s everyday center fielder
- Scored 60 runs, laced 78 hits, doubled 18 times and drove in 31 while swiping 20 bags
- Finished with the fifth-best batting average in UNF single season history and the best for a UNF player since Donnie Dewees hit .422 in 2015
- Scored the second-most runs in UNF’s DI era for a single season
- His 15th doubles ranked tied for fifth in UNF single season history, while his stolen base total was good for third
- Only made one error all year, tallying a .994 fielding percentage in 159 chances
- Finished the season on a 16-game hitting streak
- Paced the team with 26 multi-hit games
- Also closed the season on a team-best 24-game reached base streak
- Hit in the leadoff spot 11 times and the second spot 35 times
- Hit .400 in ASUN play, going 46-for-115 with a team-high 10 doubles while driving in 21 runs, walking 24 times and stealing 10 bags
- In just his second game, went 5-for-5 with three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases
- Went for his hitting streak, an eight-game streak between Feb. 22 and March 4
- Plated five runs while hitting a grand slam with a 2-for-4 day at EKU April 1
- Golfed his first home run, going 2-for-5 with two runs in a win against Villanova Feb. 25
- Put the game out of reach with a three-run home run to the trees in right field at Harmon Stadium in a series-opening win against FGCU
- Went on a streak of four-straight two-hit games between April 19 and 29
Prior to UNF
- Transfers in to UNF after two years at Daytona State in Daytona Beach, Fla.
- Attended the University of Florida out of high school
- Two-time MVP at Out of Door Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
- Four-year varsity letterwinner in high school
Personal Info
- Intends to major in sport management
- Son of Sandra and George Brinling
- Has two siblings, Gianna and Alyssa
- Nickname: Banger or AB
Why UNF?
“I chose UNF because I thought it was the best fit athletically and academically.”
Baseball: Field Renovation Project | Drone Tour
Friday, February 13
Baseball: Seth Alford Preseason Interview
Tuesday, February 10
Baseball: Brad Wilkerson Preseason Interview
Tuesday, February 10
Baseball: Glove Day Recap
Tuesday, February 10
