
2021 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 28
Austin Elder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Concord, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle
AS A JUNIOR (2021): Appeared in 16 games and made 10 starts behind the dish during his junior season...ended the season hitting .257, tallying nine hits while driving in six runs...finished the year on a hot streak, batting .412 with a run scored, four RBIs, and his first two doubles at Saint Mary's over the final seven games...drove home two runs on a single against Portland on April 2...cleared the bases with a three-run double against Santa Clara on May 23...signed with the Grand Junction Rockies following the season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in 14 games and made 10 starts and the Gaels primary backstop…hit .206 with an on-base percentage of .250…scored twice and drove home one run…both of his runs came in back-to-back games (Feb. 16-17)…drove home his lone run in the series opener against UC Riverside on February 28…threw out two runners trying to steal, tied for the most on the team.
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Transfer from CSUN after his freshman year, where he saw time in 46 games, making 34 starts as a true freshman ... Played primarily at first base while also spent time at catcher ... Registered 31 hits, 17 runs, 15 walks, 11 RBI, seven doubles and a .244 batting average for the year ... Tied for third on the team in doubles ... Racked up six multiple-hit games ... Went 3-for-3 with a double vs. Kansas State (2/18/19) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI at Iowa (3/16/19) ... Posted three hits and two RBI at UNLV (3/19/19)....graduate of De La Salle high school...Batted .343 with 23 runs, 58 hits, 52 RBI, 20 doubles, four home runs over his last two years of high school...Earned a host of awards including All-League, all-North Coast Section, All-Bay Area news group, All-Metro San Francisco Chronicle...Helped his team win three-straight Division I NCS/Les Schwab Tires Baseball Championships from 2016-2018
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020): Appeared in 14 games and made 10 starts and the Gaels primary backstop…hit .206 with an on-base percentage of .250…scored twice and drove home one run…both of his runs came in back-to-back games (Feb. 16-17)…drove home his lone run in the series opener against UC Riverside on February 28…threw out two runners trying to steal, tied for the most on the team.
PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Transfer from CSUN after his freshman year, where he saw time in 46 games, making 34 starts as a true freshman ... Played primarily at first base while also spent time at catcher ... Registered 31 hits, 17 runs, 15 walks, 11 RBI, seven doubles and a .244 batting average for the year ... Tied for third on the team in doubles ... Racked up six multiple-hit games ... Went 3-for-3 with a double vs. Kansas State (2/18/19) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI at Iowa (3/16/19) ... Posted three hits and two RBI at UNLV (3/19/19)....graduate of De La Salle high school...Batted .343 with 23 runs, 58 hits, 52 RBI, 20 doubles, four home runs over his last two years of high school...Earned a host of awards including All-League, all-North Coast Section, All-Bay Area news group, All-Metro San Francisco Chronicle...Helped his team win three-straight Division I NCS/Les Schwab Tires Baseball Championships from 2016-2018
BSB | Saint Mary's Postgame Interview vs. USC
Saturday, May 31
BSB | Saint Mary's Postgame Interview vs. #8 Oregon State
Friday, May 30
BSB | Saint Mary's vs. #8 Oregon State NCAA Regional Highlights
Friday, May 30
BSB | Saint Mary's vs. San Diego WCC Championship Game Highlights
Sunday, May 25