2023 Softball Roster

24 Rylan Austin

  • Position Infielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Medford, Ore.
  • High School North Medford
  • Prev School Montana State U. Billings

Biography

2022: Started 52 games as SOU's primary shortstop ... Posted a .320 batting average with 29 RBIs and 15 runs scored ... Finished with 12 doubles and hit her first career home run on April 22 at College of Idaho ... Had 13 multi-hit games, including two in the NAIA Championships Opening Round ... Committed just one fielding error in conference play and two on the season over 39 appearances at shortstop.

2021: An All-Cascade Conference first-team selection … Started 50 games at shortstop, batting .373 with 35 RBIs and 27 runs scored … In conference play, started all 27 games and hit .420 (34-for-81) with 22 runs scored … Went 5-for-9 in the NAIA Opening Round … Came up with a clutch RBI single in SOU’s national championship-clinching victory over Oregon Tech.

2020: Hit 9-for-19 with three runs scored and four RBIs, appearing in 11 games and starting five at shortstop... Recorded her first hit as a Raider on Feb. 7 against Marymount (Calif.).

Prior to SOU: Competed as a freshman in 2019 at Montana State University Billings and was named the team’s freshman of the year and top newcomer… Played primarily in the outfield and started all 46 games, batting .250 with two home runs, five doubles and a .331 on-base percentage… Also made two appearances in the circle, allowing six runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Personal: Born on April 12, 2000 in Medford, Oregon… The daughter of Jeannie and Troy… Has a younger sister, Makenna… Majoring in elementary education.

High School: Graduated in 2018 from North Medford High, where she was a second-team all-state shortstop as a sophomore, a first-team all-conference pitcher as a junior, and the Southwest Conference Pitcher of the Year as a senior… Helped team to four straight SWC championships and the 2017 OSAA Class 6A title… Graduated with a 3.89 GPA.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2020Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    24
  • 24

    2021Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'7"
    24
  • 24

    2022Junior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    24
  • 24

    2023Senior

    Infielder
    5'7"
    24