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Austin Kretzschmar Season 2021
PositionINF
Weight201 lbs
Height6-0
ClassJunior
HometownLa Mesa, Calif.
Career Accolades
- Pac-12 team champion (2022)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-22)
As a Senior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 38 games, including starting five
- Hit .167 with three runs scored, two doubles and an RBI
- 2 for 6 with three walks as a pinch hitter
- Got the start and went 1 for 4 with a run scored and one RBI at UTSA (Feb. 28)
- Drew three walks in a start vs. Washington State (March 25)
As a Junior (2021)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 17 games, starting six, while hitting .320 with two runs scored and four RBIs
- Drew three walks and one hit by pitch to only one strikeout
- Batted 6 for 14 (.429) with the bases empty
- 1 for 2 with two RBIs at Arizona State (April 17)
- 2 for 4 with a run scored at California (May 16)
- 3 for 5 with a run scored vs. California (May 17)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Made 13 appearances, batting .295 with four doubles.
- 3-for-4 with a double against Tennessee (Feb. 23).
- 3-for-4 at California (Feb. 25).
- 2-for-4 with two doubles against Kansas State (March 8).
As a Freshman (2019)
- Made collegiate debut against Wichita State (Feb. 16)
- First career hit and RBI against Pepperdine (Feb. 17)
- 2-for-2 with a triple and a run at Cal (May 11)
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at Helix Charter high school in La Mesa, Calif.
- Three-time Grossmont Hills league champion (2016-18)
- 2017 CIF Southern Section Open Division runner-up
- 2017-18 All-League
- Team captain as a senior (2018)
- Played for the San Diego Show (2014-16)
- Perfect Game MLK Tournament champions (2015-16)
- 2014 USA Baseball national team development program invitee
- Participant at 2016 Perfect Game junior national showcase
Personal
- Son of Leigh Kretzschmar
- Has a younger brother, Gabe
- Uncle, Dick Kretzshmar, played shortstop at the University of Missouri
Baseball
Down but Never Out
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Stunned in Tucson
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Season in Review: Back to Omaha
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Burton for the Win
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Stanford Drops Pac-12 Series
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Tough One in Stockton
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Comeback Victory
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Setback in Sacramento
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Meet the Juniors
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2020: Season In Review
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Cardinal Drops Finale
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Doubleheader Split
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Stanford Tops No. 16 Michigan
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Seventh Proves Costly
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Williams Spins Gem In Loss
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Cal Evens Series
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Back on the Road
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Longhorns on The Farm
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Top-25 Road Test
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Back on The Farm
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