Austin Covers

Height:
6-3
Weight:
202
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Crystal Lake, Ill.
High School:
Prairie Ridge
Prev School:
Heartland CC
Major:
Economics

Heartland Community College (2017): Helped head coach Brian Furlong and the Wolves to a 39-18 record … Appeared in nine games making one start … Posted a 4-3 ledger with a 1.80 ERA … Struck out 31 batters and walked 14 in 45.0 innings pitched … Allowed 24 runs (nine earned) on 49 hits … Opposing hitters batted .274 against him … Picked up first win at Prairie State (Mar. 14) tossing three innings where he allowed four runs (two earned) with one strikeout … Notched other wins against Danville Area, Lincoln and Spoon River … Struck out multiple batters in a game six times with a season-high seven twice – both against Parkland … Worked a career-high seven innings allowing four runs (one earned) with four punch outs in a 5-4 win against Danville Area (May 6) … Southern Illinois (2015-16): Made one appearance tossing a shutout inning of relief against TCU (Feb. 15, 2015) before missing the remainder of the season due to injury (Tommy John) … Returned from surgery midway through the 2016 season appearing in eight games – all in relief … Worked 7.2 innings where he allowed seven runs (five earned) on 10 hits for a 5.87 ERA … Struck out six and walked three.

Prairie Ridge High School: Helped coach Glen Pecoraro and the Wolves to the IHSA Class 4A State Finals as a senior finishing fourth in the state … Two-year letterwinner … First-Team All-Northwest Area selection (2014) after posting a 3-0 record with a 0.63 ERA in final prep season … Named 2014 All-Central Regional Honorable Mention by Perfect Game … Listed as the No. 5 left-handed pitching prospect and 63rd overall prospect in the state of Illinois … Tabbed as the 163rd-best lefty in the nation by Perfect Game … Participated in 2013 Sunshine East Showcase (Fort Myers, Fla.).

Personal: Full name is Austin Covers … Born in Barrington, Ill. … Son of Carla and Ronald Covers … Has two siblings (Tayler and Tyler) … Intended major is economics with a minor in business management … Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in Fall of 2017.