California Lutheran University

2017 (Baseball) Season Stats
Member of 2017 NCAA Division III National Championship team…finished injury-laden career on top as a DIII All-Tournament Team selection at the College World Series after batting .346 in the tournament, including five hits on championship Tuesday, with seven total RBIs…started 46 of the 48 games in which he appeared in his final campaign…shared the team lead for sacrifices (11) with two flies and nine bunts…second on the squad with 11 stolen bases and third on the team with a .337 batting average…collected 57 hits with nine doubles and one triple against Pacific (Feb.11)…scored 26 runs and had 26 RBIs…drew three walks and was hit three times…had 13 multi-hit games…reached base safely in 25 straight games as a senior and had a 12-game hit streak during the season…defensively, part of 28 double plays…finished with 160 assists and 65 putouts at shortstop for a .953 fielding percentage. 

2016 (Baseball) Season Stats - Enhanced Stats
Appeared in 18 games with 16 starts at shortstop before suffering a season-ending injury for the second straight year…batted .200 (10-for-50) with 13 RBIs and 11 runs scored…hit two homeruns…went 4-for-9 with three runs and three RBIs in a doubleheader against Caltech (Mar. 5).

2015 (Baseball) Season Stats - Enhanced Stats
Played in 13 games while making 11 starts at shortstop before suffering a season ending injury…batted .341 (14-for-41) with seven RBIs and 11 runs scored…had five multi-hit games including a career-best three-hit game against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Mar. 7.

2014 (Baseball) Season Stats - Enhanced Stats
Emerged as one of the top defensive shortstops in the SCIAC…appeared in 39 games while starting 23 times…hit .195 with 15 hits and an RBI…had a five game hit-streak to start collegiate career including a 2-for-3 one RBI performance in season-opener against Emory (Feb. 8)…was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI against Caltech (Apr. 27)…had game-tying RBI in the first round of the NCAA West Regional against LeTourneau and then later scored the winning run (May. 14)…was 1-for-4 with a run scored against Wis. Stevens-Point (May 16).

Canyon Crest Academy
Graduated in 2013…played four year of baseball for the Ravens…credits his greatest personal sports moment as pitching a complete game to win a tournament.

Personal
Full name: Austin John Kay…born on May 7, 1995 in Encinitas, Calif…parents are John and Lisa…has a dog Roxy…family currently resided in Encinitas, Calif…chose CLU for the baseball program and the atmosphere…majoring in environmental science...aspires to be a marine biologist.

Favorites
Movies: The Dark Knight Trilogy
Music: Wiz Khalifa, T-Pain, Rebelution
Sport (Other than what you play): Football
Pro Teams: Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, San Diego Padres
Pro Athlete: Dustin Pedroia
Number: 15 
TV Shows: Friends, Seinfeld
Hobbies/Special Talents: Scuba Diving 
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Australia to dive in the Great Barrier Reef.