Austin Hall Athlete Profile - BSB

Austin Hall

Third Base Shortstop First Base #26

Ht/Wt

200 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Danville,

California

Last School

San Ramon Valley High School

Roster Years

2007 | 2010-2012

Personal

Born in San Jose
Parents are Kraig and Julie
Is an Eagle Scout
Played summer ball for the Danville Hoots
Recruited by St. Mary's, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Berkeley and Pacific
Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Chile Rancagua
Married to Erin James in August 2010
Majoring in exercise science with a minor in business management

Before BYU

Was a U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete at San Ramon Valley High where he was coached by Rick Steen
Was first-team all-league as an infielder
Was team MVP
Recruited to play football at USC

Stats

Year    Avg.   G-GS   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI    TB   BB   SO   SB-SBA
2007   .313   35-29  112   27   35   10    3    1    30    54   19   32    8-9
2010   .313   45-43  182   42   57    9    5    6    36    94   17   56    8-9
2011   .296   56-53  199   40   59   16    5    2    28    91   23   67   19-23
2012   .291   46-40  165   23   48   13    2    1    19    68   10   50    8-9

Mission

Rancagua

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2007

Academic All-Mountain West Conference
Thrust into the starting lineup for nine games after Dan Vargas went down with an injured knee at UNLV
That experience provided needed flexibility at the end of the season when he started at second base
Had game-winning RBI with a double vs. SUU, a single vs. UVSC in the opening game of the series and a double vs. UVSC in last game of the series

Sophmore Year 2010

Ended the season with a current 12-game hitting streak
Academic All-Mountain West Conference
Had four game-winning RBI, at Gonzaga, at San Jose State, at Air Force, and at San Diego St.
His grand slam vs. Utah in the MWC Tournament combined with Sean McNaughton's two slams tied an NCAA team record

Junior Year 2011

Played 46 games at first base, played in four at third base and three at shortstop
Considered one of the better defending first basemen in the league
In on five of the six double plays turned by BYU vs. UNM, one shy of NCAA record, a new MWC record
Had a pair of game-winning RBI: a sac-fly, vs. No. Illinois and a two-run triple vs. No. Illinois
Batted .347 in league games

Senior Year 2012

Drafted in the 33rd round by the Milwaukee Brewers
Academic All-West Coast Conference
West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, bronze level
Honorable mention All-West Coast Conference
2nd Team All-WCC, College Sports Madness
Co-captain
Pitched in two games, consequently played every position in career at BYU except catcher