2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Austen Bullington
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Newburgh, Ind.
- Previous School:
- Wabash Valley College
- High School:
- Castle HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
2019: Made 15 starts for UT Martin (second-most in program history in a single season)…Logged a pair of complete games (the first time a Skyhawk pitcher compiled multiple complete games since Coty Green did so in 2009)…His 4.15 earned run average ranked ninth in the OVC among all qualified starters…Ranked seventh in the league in innings pitched with 84.2 frames logged on the campaign…Had a knack for finding the zone as he allowed the 10th-fewest walks in the conference with 26 free passes on the season…Went the distance at Eastern Illinois (Apirl 26) and at Murray State (May 10)…Recorded a season-best six strikeouts at No. 15 Auburn (March 16) and at Eastern Illinois…Struck out multiple batters on 13 occasions…Compiled four quality starts (at Auburn, against Austin Peay on April 20, against Tennessee Tech on May 16 and against Eastern Illinois on May 21 in the OVC tournament)...Drew the starting nod in the program’s first postseason game since 2011 as he logged six solid innings against Eastern Illinois allowing just one earned run on seven hits as the Skyhawks claimed their first win in the OVC tournament in eight seasons.
2018: Made 17 appearances while being called on to start on six occasions…Tossed a total of 66.0 innings for the year and struck out 42 batters faced…His best start came against Christian Brothers on April 24 as he did not allow a run and conceded just one hit and one walk in the five-inning start while he struck out a pair of batters along the way as he also claimed the victory…Tossed a quality start against Cincinnati on March 2 as he logged six complete innings and allowed just three runs while he gave up just four walks and issued only one walk…Made a seven-inning relief appearance against Jacksonville State on May 11 as he was tagged for only two runs and struck out a season-best eight batters in the contest…Came on for a one-hit four-inning appearance against Belmont on March 24 as he did not allow a run to cross the plate and sat down three via the punchout.
BEFORE UTM: Averaged over one strikeout per inning in relief at Wabash Valley College under head coach Rob Fournier…Struck out 40 batters while holding opposing hitters to just a .195 average in 41 appearances while at Castle High School during 2014-15…Boasted a 1.71 ERA, which was one of the best among his team as a dominant force out of the bullpen.
PERSONAL: Born on May 15, 1997…Son of Bill and Diane Supper…Has two siblings, Josh and Alyssa…Majoring in health and human performance.
