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2021 Baseball Roster

Matthew A. Smith

41 Austin Edwards

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Huxley, Iowa

Biography

2021: Summit League Preseason Pitcher to Watch... pitched 14.0 innings in 13 games... secured a win at South Dakota State (March 28)... struck out a season-high four batters versus Omaha (May 22) in his last spring appearance.

JUNIOR (2020): Had four relief outings… pitched two shutout innings with three strikeouts at Butler (Feb. 23)... recorded four strikeouts at Mizzou (March 8)... totaled 7.2 innings and owned a 3.52 ERA.

BEFORE WESTERN: Played at Ellsworth Community College… appeared in eight games on the mound in his sophomore season… made five starts… had 26 strikeouts in 19.1 innings… notched one save.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three varsity letters at Ballard High School… also collected varsity letters in football (3), basketball (2) and track (1)… named Academic All-Conference three years (2015-17) in a row… named All-Conference in 2017.

PERSONAL: Born March 31, 1999… son of Kim and Scott Edwards… choose Western since “it was the best fit for me athletically and academically. Also Western has one of the top ranked law enforcement programs in the nation”... most memorable sports moment was traveling down south to play baseball… lists his dad as his major influence because “he has always supported me and given me advice after games that have helped me get better”... hobbies include fishing, hunting, watching Netflix and chilling with the boys… majoring in Law Enforcement.

Statistics

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2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2020Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 210 lbs
    41
  • 41

    2021Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'3" 210 lbs
    41