COLUMBIA, S.C. — University of South Carolina redshirt freshman Cade Austin has been named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, the newspaper announced Wednesday.
The Chapin product appeared in 27 games for the Gamecocks on the mound, going 5-3 with a team-best 3.17 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched. He had a pair of saves and a pair of starts in his first season of action. He was 3-1 with a 2.84 ERA in SEC games.
Another Chapin graduate, William Privette, was recently honored by Collegiate Baseball as a Second Team All-American.
This is the second straight year a Gamecock pitcher has earned Freshman All-American honors by Collegiate Baseball. Will Sanders was named to the team in 2021.
