NASHVILLE, Tenn. — RJ Austin was named to the 2025 American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods Gold Glove Team, Rawlings announced Wednesday.
Austin is the fifth Commodore in program history to win a Gold Glove, joining Enrique Bradfield Jr. (2023 and 2021), Jeren Kendall (2017), Vince Conde (2014) and Sonny Gray (2011).
According to the Synergy Leaderboards on D1Baseball.com, Austin put up some of the nation’s best defensive stats in center field this season, totaling nearly 10 defensive runs saved. The Georgia native tallied six outfield assists and made nearly 140 putouts while committing just two errors.
