Austin Kelly

Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Little Rock, Ark.
High School:
Robinson HS | Wabash Valley College

As a Junior (2020): Played in one game for the Zips in a shortened season due to COVID-19 ... faced three batters at Pepperdine ... had two walks.

College: Ranked No. 56 by Prep Baseball Report and No. 195 by Perfect Game on their JUCO prospects list ... spent the 2019 season at Wabash Valley College with coach Rob Fournier ... played freshman season (2018) with coach Tom Arrington at San Jacinto College ... originally committed to Arkansas.

High School: Top-ranked HS pitcher in Arkansas and No. 152 nationally by Prep Baseball Report ... four-year letterwinner for coach Isaac Delaney at Robinson HS ... pitched and played right field ... three-time All-State and four-time All-Conference selection ... team won two state championships ... also a four-year letterwinner in football which won a 7A state championships ... played summer baseball for Bryant Blacksoxs.

Personal: Born November 11, 1997 ... parents are Randy Kelly and Shantell Kelly ... has an older brother Devin ... exercise science major.

From Banfield: “From a prospect perspective Austin may be the highest profile guy we’ve signed as he was initially committed to an SEC school and has since been at two of the top junior college programs in the country. He’ll run his fastball into the mid-90s at times with a tremendously loose arm and has only scratched the surface of what he could be as Austin was a two-way player until recently. Baseball aside, I’ve been extremely impressed with the commitment he’s made to academics this year and couldn’t be more excited to be a part of his continued development on and off the field when he gets to Akron.”