
- #
- 5
- Name
- Austin Ross
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 28
- Birthplace
- Beaver, PA
- Birthdate
- 8/16/1994
- Draft
- 35th round, 2018, Phillies
- B/T
- R/R
- Ht
- 6-1
- Wt
- 185
- Current Team
- Rockers
STATUS
• Joined the Rockers for spring training in April, 2023
CAREER NOTES
• Has a 14-5 professional minor league record with five saves, a 4.19 ERA and 206 strikeouts in 165.1 innings
2022
• Spent the full season at AA Reading, posting a 0-1 record with 7.36 ERA in 14.2 innings
• Was released by the Phillies on 6/19/22 after having been a non-roster spring training invitee.
• Returned to Adelaide in the off-season and threw 13 innings over nine appearances with 17 strikeouts.
• Teammate in Adelaide with Rockers Quincy Latimore and Michael Martinez
• Helped the Giants to the Southwest Division regular season championship and then defeat the Perth Heat 2 games to 1 in the league finals
2021
• Made 27 appearances at AA Reading (AA Northeast) and pitched eight games at AAA East Lehigh Valley
• Was 7-2 with a 5.58 at Reading, fanning 49 in 40.1 innings while going 1-0 with a 1.04 in seven appearances at Lehigh Valley
• For the year, was 8-2 with a 4.78 and 61 strikeouts in 49 innings
2020
• Pitched for Adelaide in the Australian Baseball League, going 1-0 and not allowing a run in 10.2 innings of work while striking out 17 and walking three
2019
• Pitched the entire season at A+ Clearwater (Florida State) with a 5-1 record and 3.66 ERA in 38 relief appearances
• Had four saves and struck out 74 in 66.1 innings with 24 walks while allowing just 55 hits
• Made two appearances for Jalisco (Mexican Pacific Winter League)
2018
• Selected in the 35th round of the 2018 June Amateur Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies
• Spent time with A- (New York-Penn) Williamsport and the Phillies Gulf Coast League team, going 1-1 in 16 relief appearances with a 3.06 ERA
• Was a teammate of Ben Aklinski at Williamsport
• Became a starter for Radford midway through the season after starting the year as a long reliever
• Appeared in 17 games with 10 starts, posting a 9-4 record with a 3.54 ERA
• Just the fourth Highlander to win nine or more games in a season
• Led the Big South in wins and fanned 69 while walking just 22 in 68.2 innings
• Was 6-3 in Big South games
• Finished his collegiate career with an 11-12 record in 63 appearances with a 5.27 ERA and four saves
2017
• Missed the season with a shoulder injury.
2016
• Led Radford with 20 appearances including three starts
• Went 0-6 with a 7.50 ERA but was three-for-three in save opportunities
• Struckout 34 batters in 36 innings.
2015
• Went 2-0 with a 5.11 ERA
• Earned his first win vs. Youngstown State… Also earned a victory at VMI and recorded his first career save at UNC Asheville.
2014
• Went 0-2 in eight appearances as a freshman at Radford, posting an 8.74 ERA
• Struck out nine and walked 12 in 11.1 innings
2013
• Helped the Beaver Bobcats to the PIAA Class AA Section 5 championship and a berth in the state championship game
• Went 10-2 as a senior and earned WPIAL Class AA All-Section 5 honors
• Team went 20-4 on the year and Ross was the starting pitcher in the state final against Loyalsock
2012
• Starting quarterback for the Beaver football team until sidelined by an injury
2011
• Was a backup quarterback for the Beaver Bobcats
PERSONAL
• Twitter: @AKidNamedARoss