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2021: 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest… Appeared in 23 games including nine starts, batting .296 (8-for-27) with five runs scored and one RBI … Recorded two doubles and 10 total bases … Posted a .441 on-base percentage and a .370 slugging percentage for a .811 OPS … Drew seven walks … Posted two multi-hit games … Had a season-long reached base streak of five games and hitting streak of three games … Also made seven appearances from the mound, recording a 4.82 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP … Recorded two six strikeouts while walking four batters in 9.1 innings pitched … Batting game highs: At-bats – Six (3/13/21 vs HNU) … Hits – Two (twice; last: 3/27/21 at FPU) … Doubles – Two (3/13/21 vs HNU) … Runs scored – One (five times; last: 4/24/21 vs HNU) … RBI – One (3/8/21 vs FPU) … Walks – One (seven times; last: 5/7/21 at CUI) … Pitching game highs: Innings pitched – 2.2 (4/23/21 at HNU) … Strikeouts – Two (4/3/21 at HNU) … Pitching game lows: Innings pitched – 0.1 (5/7/21 at CUI) … Walks – Zero (five times; last: 5/7/21 at CUI) … Hits allowed – Zero (twice; last: 5/7/21 at CUI) … Runs allowed – Zero (three times; last: 5/7/21 at CUI).

2020: 2019-20 Academic All-PacWest ... 2019-20 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... appeared in 14 games, starting 10 ... hit .176 with six hits, two doubles, and one home run ... collected four RBIs and scored one run ... registered a season-high two hits including a home run and three RBIs versus Hawaii Pacific on Mar. 10. 

Previous Experience: Played sophomore year at Colorado Northwestern ... hit .300 with 33 hits, three doubles, and one home run ... collected 13 RBIs and scored 19 runs ... played at Phoenix College ...  graduated from Esperanza High School in 2014.

Personal: Austin LaBarber was born in Fullerton, Calif. … parents are Deanne and Kenneth … has one sister Haley … favorite movie is Pulp Fiction … favorite food is chicken … favorite music is hip-hop … favorite sports moment is 2002 Angels World Series … life hero is his dad … favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Angels ... Communications & Media Technologies major.