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With the 2020 baseball season just around the corner, HawgBeat is previewing Arkansas' projected starting lineup with in-depth player breakdowns.
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The PREMIUM series of player breakdowns continues with a look at Arkansas' projected 7-hole hitter...
#16 - Cole Austin - 1B
R-Sr. | R/R | 6-2 | 195
Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison HS (West Virginia/Arizona State)
2019: 10 games/6 starts, .192/.267/.231, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB/9 K
Even in the transfer portal era of college athletics, you’d be hard pressed to find a player with a journey like the one Cole Austin has taken since graduating from high school.
Now entering his fifth season, the Kennesaw, Ga., native is set to play for his third different school in a third different major conference.
Austin began his career in the Big 12, starting for two years at West Virginia, before heading to the opposite side of the U.S. to play at Arizona State in the Pac-12. For his final season, he’ll get a taste of the best conference in the country as he suits up for Arkansas in the SEC.
