Austin Mettica
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Prosper, TX
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- Position:
- C
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- Year:
- JR
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- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
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- High School:
- Prosper
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Prosper
Bio
2017 at Taylor: Cracked the lineup in 54 games and started 53 times at the catcher and designated hitter slots … Powerful lefty mashed .335 in 200 at bats with 39 runs, 13 doubles, two triples and seven home runs … Drove in 44 runs, while posting on-base percentage of .415 and slugging percentage of .525 … Rated sixth in Crossroads League with 10 doubles in league games … Handled CL pitchers by hitting .343 in league play … Rapped out 20 multi-hit games … Batted .350 with 14 extra-base hits and .550 slugging percentage over final 30 games of first season at Taylor … Pounded out six hits in 14-inning marathon against Bethel on March 25 … Batted .588 with a .941 slugging percentage in four games against IWU hurlers … Named to All-Crossroads League Team.
2016 at Eastfield: Played in 49 games for National Junior College Athletic Association Eastfield … Hit .341 with .402 on-base percentage and .455 slugging … Belted pair of home runs … Swatted 12 extra-base hits … Picked up five stolen bases in six attempts … Hit .384 with .950 OPS in 37 victories … Two-time Metro Athletic Conference Player of the Week … Voted to All-MAC Team as a designated hitter.
2015 at West Texas A&M: Red-shirted during first collegiate year with NCAA Division II Buffs.
Prep: Spent time behind the plate and in the outfield during prep career at Prosper High … Named second-team all-district during senior season with Eagles.
Personal: Son of Donald and Marcey Mettica … Majoring in marketing.
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