- "VWC was my No. 1 choice because I like the way Coach Boothe (Nick) coaches and treats his players. I grew up around old school coaching and I didn't want to stray from it"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Radford University, Wingate University and Ferrum College
Career Highs
Hitting
Hits: 3 – (at Eastern Mennonite – 4/12/14 – G1)
Doubles: 1 – (5x, most recent, Mary Washington – 3/23/15)
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 1 – (10x, most recent, Marymount (Va.) – 3/10/15)
RBI: 2 – (4x, most recent, at Lynchburg – 3/22/15 – G1)
Stolen Bases: 2 – (Rivier – 3/12/14)
Hitting Streak: 4 – (2x, most recent, 3/22/14 – 3/27/14)
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 4.0 – (at Randolph-Macon – 4/8/15)
Strikeouts: 4 – (Averett – 3/11/14)
Sophomore (2015): Played in 24 games as a sophomore… Saw limited action behind the plate while appearing in 18 games on the mound, second-most appearances on the team… Finished with a 2-0 record and two saves in 24 1/3 innings of work… Walked just five batters on the year… Collected the win in his first appearance of the year, a 5-4 victory over Hampden-Sydney College on March 4.
First-Year (2014): Led the Marlins with 237 putouts, highlighted by a season-best 11 against Guilford College and Shenandoah University… Compiled a .283 batting average and drove in 15 runs… Hit 3-for-3, with a double, in a 6-3 victory at Eastern Mennonite University.
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Dean's Scholarship recipient.
Before VWC: Hit .334 as a senior… Recorded a .380 slugging percentage and a .685 on base percentage… Second team all-district catcher as a senior.
Personal: Son of Yvette and Russell Gammon… Dad attended Virginia State University.
Get to Know Austin
- Enjoys listening to hard rock and spending vacation time in Ft. Myers, Florida
- Favorites include the book "My Prison without Bars: The Pete Rose Biography," the movie "The Sandlot," and the TV series "Baseball Tonight"
- A fan of baseball's Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals, hockey's Washington Capitals and football's Washington Redskins
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "fun, outgoing guy, but I can be serious when needed"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being part of a team, especially on the days that the team is on point with each other. Nobody makes mistakes, and if there is a mistake, you pick up each other and move on throughout the game"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "being able to hit the ball to the opposite field"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become a leader for the team. I hope to learn more about the game that I have never even heard of. I hope to become a better ball player, but even a better person"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Bryce Harper. The guy was drafted at the age of 17 and out-worked everybody else on and off the field"
- People might be surprised to know: "I play a little bit of the guitar. I own one and pick it up from time to time"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I will have a family and a job with the Federal Marshalls"
- The most important advice I've received is: "never let anybody change you" -- my parents
