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University of North Florida Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Noah Thomas
Todd Drexler
Todd Drexler
Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas
Natavia Reddick

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

Biography

2023 First Team All-ASUN

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.”

Statistics

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