2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Austin Sexton
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Huntsville, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Sparkman HS
CAREER STATS
2015: Made 13 starts, going 4-4 with a 3.77 ERA • Led the team in strikeouts (61) and innings pitched (76 1/3) • Held opponents to a .242 batting average, the lowest clip by any MSU starting pitcher • Tied for ninth in the Southeastern Conference in fewest runs allowed (33) and tied for 13th in fewest hits allowed (69) • Held opponents to a team-best .188 average with two outs (16 for 85) • Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 12 chances • Started the final game of the season May 16, recording his fifth quality start of the year with 6 1/3 innings of shutout ball at Tennessee • Gutted out a 121-pitch performance May 9 at Ole Miss, giving up four runs in 8 1/3 innings in a no decision • Picked up his fourth win and fourth quality start of the season April 26 at No. 25 Arkansas with six innings of one-run ball • Tossed his first career complete game March 14 in game two of the doubleheader against Alabama, striking out seven in the 4-1 victory • Notched his second quality start March 7 with two runs allowed in seven innings vs. San Diego • Struck out a career-high 10 batters Feb. 28 in a no decision against Arizona • Recorded his first quality start of the spring with six innings of one-run ball against Alabama A&M Feb. 21 • Made his season debut with a no decision Feb. 15 on opening weekend vs. Cincinnati • Played summer ball along with MSU teammate Daniel Brown for the Cotuit Kettleers in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League • Went 2-4 with a 3.17 ERA in eight starts, tied for the most in the CCBL • Tied for 13th in the CCBL with 37 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings • Finished the summer with a 0.77 ERA in his final four starts, giving up just two earned runs in his final 23 1/3 innings of the summer • Named CCBL Pitcher of the Week July 27.
2014: Pitched in nine games with three starts, going 2-0 with a 5.16 ERA • Dominated at home, recording a perfect ERA with a .193 opponent batting average in 16 1/3 innings of work • Made his SEC Tournament debut May 23 against No. 7 Florida, pitching a scoreless inning • Recorded the win April 15 vs. Alcorn State with 4 2/3 shutout innings out of the bullpen, his longest career relief outing • Picked up his first career win with a quality start March 1 vs. Michigan State, tossing six shutout stanzas with three hits allowed and four strikeouts • Made his collegiate debut Feb. 16 vs. Western Carolina, tossing two scoreless innings • Earned his first career start Feb. 23 vs. Holy Cross in game two of the doubleheader • Played summer ball for the Lima Locos, where along with MSU teammate Matt Spruill helped win the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League regular season championship • Rated the number two pro prospect in the GLSCL by Baseball America.
High School: 2013 Rawlings Southeast All-Region First Team member • 2012 Perfect Game Underclassmen Second-Team All-American and 2011 Perfect Game Underclassmen Honorable Mention High School All-American • Rated a top-75 right-handed pitcher in the country and the fourth-best RHP in Alabama by national recruiting service Perfect Game • Totaled a 3.30 ERA with 67 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched in 2012 • Played in the Perfect Game National Showcase and received an invitation to play in the East Coast Pro Showcase • Played summer baseball with the Dulins Dodgers program, the same program which produced three-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series Champion Matt Cain • Chose Mississippi State over scholarship offers from Auburn, South Alabama, Troy and UAB.
PERSONAL: Born Austin Wade Sexton on July 17, 1994 in Huntsville, Alabama • Son of Lauren and Tim Sexton • Majoring in criminology.
CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched-Starter: 9.0 vs. Alabama (DH-2), 3/14/15
Innings Pitched-Reliever: 4.2 vs. Alcorn State, 4/15/14
Strikeouts-Starter: 10 vs. Arizona (DH-1), 2/28/15
Strikeouts-Reliever: 3, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State, 4/15/14
Walks-Starter: 4, 2x, last at Kentucky, 3/21/15
Walks-Reliever: 3 at LSU, 4/6/14
Hits Allowed-Starter: 9 vs. LSU, 5/2/15
Hits Allowed-Reliever: 7 at Arizona, 3/7/14
Runs Allowed-Starter: 5, 2x, last vs. Florida, 4/19/15
Runs Allowed-Reliever: 6 at LSU, 4/6/14
Earned Runs Allowed-Starter: 5, 2x, last vs. Florida, 4/19/15
Earned Runs Allowed-Reliever: 6 at LSU, 4/6/14
