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Jersey Number 22
Austin Groth
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- South Sioux City, Neb.
- High School:
- South Sioux City/Creighton
Honors and Awards
•Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2016-17)
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)
As a Senior (2017)
Appeared in six games on the mound with one start...Totaled 4.2 innings of work...Made his Maverick debut with an inning of relief at UNLV (Feb. 20)...Threw a season-long 1.2 innings with the start at Kansas State (March 21)...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll.
Creighton
Began his career with four years at Creighton from 2013-16...For his career, went 4-4 with a 4.63 ERA...As a freshman in 2013, made 11 mound appearances with 10 starts...Went 2-2 with a 5.29 ERA over 34.0 innings pitched...In his sophomore campaign, made eight appearances and started six games...Went 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA over 28.1 innings of work and held opponents to a .277 batting average...In 2015, took a medical redshirt year...In 2016, made six mound appearances and started twice...Went 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA with 9.2 innings pitched...Limited opposing batters to a .206 average.
South Sioux City High School
Four-year letterwinner at South Sioux City High School...Three-time first-team All-Nebraska honoree...Four-time first-team All-River Cities selection...As a senior, went 6-1 with a 0.93 ERA and 52 strikeouts...In his junior campaign, finished with a 12-3 record and 144 strikeouts to 26 walks in 81.2 innings pitched over the spring and American Legion seasons...Also lettered four years in basketball...All-state, All-Metro and a three-time first-team All-River Cities pick...Averaged 19.5 points per game as a junior...Helped South Sioux City to back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011.
Personal
Pursuing a graduate degree in critical and creative thinking.
•Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence (2016-17)
•Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2016-17)
As a Senior (2017)
Appeared in six games on the mound with one start...Totaled 4.2 innings of work...Made his Maverick debut with an inning of relief at UNLV (Feb. 20)...Threw a season-long 1.2 innings with the start at Kansas State (March 21)...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and Academic Honor Roll.
Creighton
Began his career with four years at Creighton from 2013-16...For his career, went 4-4 with a 4.63 ERA...As a freshman in 2013, made 11 mound appearances with 10 starts...Went 2-2 with a 5.29 ERA over 34.0 innings pitched...In his sophomore campaign, made eight appearances and started six games...Went 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA over 28.1 innings of work and held opponents to a .277 batting average...In 2015, took a medical redshirt year...In 2016, made six mound appearances and started twice...Went 1-0 with a 3.72 ERA with 9.2 innings pitched...Limited opposing batters to a .206 average.
South Sioux City High School
Four-year letterwinner at South Sioux City High School...Three-time first-team All-Nebraska honoree...Four-time first-team All-River Cities selection...As a senior, went 6-1 with a 0.93 ERA and 52 strikeouts...In his junior campaign, finished with a 12-3 record and 144 strikeouts to 26 walks in 81.2 innings pitched over the spring and American Legion seasons...Also lettered four years in basketball...All-state, All-Metro and a three-time first-team All-River Cities pick...Averaged 19.5 points per game as a junior...Helped South Sioux City to back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011.
Personal
Pursuing a graduate degree in critical and creative thinking.
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