Austin Zachary Gomber...son of Renee Gomber...Married to Rachel...the pair have two sons, Beckham and Charlie, and one daughter, Adalyn...resides in Windermere, Fla. in the offseason...Posted a 3.27 ERA with 238 strikeouts in his three-year collegiate career at Florida Atlantic...First team All-Sun Belt Conference during his junior year with a league-leading 2.97 ERA...His sports hero growing up was Ken Griffey Jr....favorite musician is Morgan Wallen and his favorite TV show of all-time is Entourage...An item on his bucket list is playing a round of golf at Augusta National.
2024
In his fourth season with the Rockies, set career-highs in starts (30), quality starts (12) and innings pitched (165.0)…finished with the most innings pitched on the club, tied with Cal Quantrill for the second-most quality starts and tied with Ryan Feltner for the most starts...Went 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA (26.2 IP, 2 ER) in four starts in May, the lowest ERA in any month by a Rockies starter in franchise history (min. four starts)…ERA was the third-lowest in the Majors in May, second-lowest in the NL...walked six with 19 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .172 average...Logged a quality start in all four of his May starts...two scoreless outings and two outings with one earned run allowed...12 losing decisions were tied for the most on the club and were a career high...Went 0-3 with a 9.39 ERA (23.0 IP, 24 ER) in five starts in June, all Rockies losses...opponents batted .350 (35-for-100) with a .969 OPS in those outings...Went 1-2 with a 5.27 ERA (27.1 IP, 16 ER) in five starts in July (Rockies 3-2), allowing three walks while fanning 22 batters...opponents slashed .301/.319/.558 with seven doubles, two triples and six home runs...Four of six August starts were quality, pitching to a 2-3 record with a 4.37 ERA (35.0 IP, 17 ER)…2.07 walks-per-nine was the lowest mark of his career and finished 11th in the Majors and fifth in the NL among qualified pitchers...38 walks issued across 165.0 innings pitched...Held opponents to a .229/.261/.418 slash line the third time through the order, the second-lowest opponent on-base percentage and seventh lowest opponent average in the Majors (min. 150 AB)…30 home runs allowed tied for the fifth-most in the Majors and tied for the most in the National League.
2023
Set career-highs in starts (29) and innings pitched (139.0), going 9-9 with a 5.50 ERA (85 ER), 26 home runs, 43 walks and 87 strikeouts for Colorado... Nine wins and nine losses both tied career highs set in 2021 … also set career-highs in hits allowed (164), runs allowed (88), earned runs, home runs and walks... Made 18 starts in the first half, going 7-7 with a 6.40 ERA (90.0 IP, 64 ER) … in nine second-half starts, went 2-2 and pitched to a 3.86 clip (49.0 IP, 21 ER)... Began his season with four straight losses through April 19, the eighth time in history a Rockies starter has started 0-4 through their first four starts of a season, first since Roy Oswalt (five straight, June 20-Sept. 14) and Jeff Manship (four straight, Aug. 8-24) in 2013... Pitched at least six innings in a career-best seven consecutive starts from June 30 to Aug. 6, going 5-1 with a 2.51 ERA (43.0 IP, 12 ER), six walks and 26 strikeouts … first Rockies starter with as many or more consecutive 6.0-plus inning starts with four or fewer earned runs allowed since Germán Márquez, July 5-Aug. 17, 2022 (eight straight)... Went 4-2 and posted a 3.63 ERA (62.0 IP, 25 ER) over 11 starts from June 30-end of season … was placed on the 60-day IL with lower back inflammation on Sept. 8, ending his season... Was the only Rockies starting pitcher to earn a win from May 23-June 25 … his win on June 25 vs. Los Angeles (NL) snapped a 30-game stretch without a starting pitcher earning a win, the longest streak in franchise history and the seventh-longest in Major League history... Set a franchise record with 29.2 walkless innings from the fourth inning on June 30 to the third inning on July 31, surpassing José Jimenez’ 23.2-inning streak, May 7-June 23, 2002... From June 14-July 25, walked three batters through eight starts (47.1 IP), a 0.57 BB/9 that ranked as the lowest in the Majors across that span … spun at least five frames and walked one or fewer while allowing four or fewer earned runs through each of these starts, the longest such streak in franchise history...From July 7-July 25, logged four consecutive starts of six innings pitched, four or fewer earned runs and zero walks, the longest such streak in franchise history and tied with Chicago-AL’s Mike Clevinger for longest in the Majors in 2023... Received a career-high 85 runs of support over his 27 starts, a 5.50 RSA that was the ninth-highest in the NL (min. 25 GS). Left-handed opponent’s .372 average, .419 OBP, .655 slugging and 1.074 OPS were all the highest marks in the Majors against a left-handed pitcher...10.62 H/9 was the third-highest mark in the Majors, 13.60 baserunners-per-nine were the eighth-highest, and 5.63 SO/9 was the second-lowest (min. 130.0 IP).
2022
Austin Zachary Gomber...son of Renee Gomber...Married to Rachel...the pair have two sons: Beckham and Charlie...Resides in Windermere, Fla. in the offseason...Posted a 3.27 ERA with 238 strikeouts in his collegiate career at Florida Atlantic University...First team All-Sun Belt Conference during his junior year with a league-leading 2.97 ERA.
2021
Made his second career Opening Day roster and a career-high 23 starts, posting a 4.53 ERA (115.1 IP, 58 ER) with 41 walks and 113 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .232 average...In his first season at Coors Field, went 5-1 (Rockies 7-2) and posted a 2.09 ERA (47.1 IP, 11 ER) across nine starts, walking 14 batters and fanning 40 while holding opponents to a .187/.257/.319 slashline … his 2.09 ERA and 0.951 WHIP stand as the lowest mark by a starter in franchise history through his first nine home games with the club … ninth-lowest home ERA in the Majors and the sixth-lowest in the NL (min. 40 IP)...Recorded eight-straight starts allowing five or fewer hits at home April 4-Aug. 7, tied for the second-longest streak in franchise history (Ubaldo Jiménez, 2008) … allowed five hits just once through this stretch, Aug. 7 vs. Miami. ..After walking 19 batters across his first five starts in April, walked 16 batters in 17 starts from May 1-Aug. 25 before issuing six free passes during his final start of the season … 7.43 BB/9 in April was the highest in the Majors while his 1.64 BB/9 from May 1 - Aug. 25 was the fourth lowest in MLB (min. 75 IP)...Did not issue a walk from the fourth inning on May 29 to the second inning on July 21 … his 23 innings without a walk was tied for the second-longest streak in Rockies history, trailing José Jimenez (23.2 IP, May 7-June 23, 2002), and the longest for a starter...From May 12-July 21, went 5-1 with a 1.97 ERA (50.1 IP, 11 ER) in nine starts … limited opponents to a .197 batting average with seven of 36 hits coming as home runs, including three in a start on July 21 against Seattle … had one stint on the injured list during this span, June 20-July 21 with left forearm tightness … exited his start on June 19 after two innings...Allowed 33 of his 64 total runs in either the first or the second inning and 43 runs through the first three frames...On the paternity list Aug. 17-20 … placed on the IL for the second time on Sept. 4 with pars defect and missed the remainder of the season.
2020
Was on St. Louis’ Opening Day roster and made four starts and 10 relief appearances, going 1-1 with a 1.86 ERA (29.0 IP, 6), 15 walks and 27 strikeouts...Allowed one run across his four starts, Sept. 27 vs. Milwaukee (4.0 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 3 SO)…was scoreless in each of his other three starts: Sept. 5 at Chicago-NL (2.2 IP), Sept. 10 vs. Detroit (3.0 IP) and Sept. 22 at Kansas City (6.0 IP)...In his 10 relief appearances, went 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA (13.1 IP, 5 ER), nine walks and 10 strikeouts…held opponents hitless in six of his 10 outings from the bullpen, posting a .178 opponents batting average...Allowed one home run, Sept. 17 at Pittsburgh, as part of an outing that accounted for all of his six runs allowed on the season... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in the National League Wild Card Series...Placed on the 10-day COVID-19 injured list (for exposure), Aug. 13-19.
2019
Played the entire 2019 season in the minor leagues making 12 appearances with 11 starts between Palm Beach (A), Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA)...Was placed on the 7-day Injured List with left biceps tendonitis (5/16) and missed over three months making his first start following injury on August 23...Upon returning from the Injured List, made three starts of 2.0 innings or less in Palm Beach (8/23) and Springfield (8/26 & 8/29), with his final appearance out of the bullpen on 9/1 vs. Midland...Was 4-0 with a 2,98 ERA in his eight starts before landing on the Injured List...Named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week (4/15-21)...Threw a shutout vs. Round Rock (4/20), tossing 7.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball with a walk and six strikeouts, his second career professional shutout...Combined to go 4-1 with a 3.26 ERA over 49.2 innings with 54 strikeouts...His 9.78 strikeouts/9 IP was the highest single-season average of his career.
2018
Appeared in 29 games (11 starts) in his rookie season over three stints with St. Louis during his Major League debut season, going 6-2 with a 4.44 ERA (75.0 IP/ 37 ER) and 67 strikeouts...Was 13-5 over 22 starts and 41 appearances between St. Louis and Memphis (AAA)...Won 10 straight decisions from May 21-August 31 between Memphis and St. Louis...Was one of 11 different Cardinals and the lone lefty to make a start for St. Louis...Won all six of his decisions after the All-Star Break (T12th most among NL pitchers)...Led Major League Baseball with five wins in August, and also became the first Cardinals rookie left-hander to win five games in August (since 1913)...Became the first Cardinals left-hander to begin his career with a 5-0 record since Allen Watson started 6-0 in his rookie season of 1993...As a starter, was 5-2 with 4.26 ERA in his 11 starts (57.0 IP)...Pitched 6.0 innings or more in five outings (all quality starts)...Appeared in 18 games as a reliever, going 1-0 with a 5.00 ERA (18.0 IP) and 14 strikeouts...Stranded 4 of 8 inherited runners, and ranked T16th among NL rookies with 7 Holds. Retired his first batter faced in only eight of 18 outings...Had more success away from Busch Stadium, going 3-0 with a 3.98 ERA (43.0 IP/ 19 ER) and 39 strikeouts in 13 games (seven starts) on the road...Initially recalled on 4/29 at Pittsburgh, but did not appear in a game (optioned on 5/4)...Recalled on 5/31 (with RHP Mike Mayers and 1B Luke Voit) and made his MLB debut on 6/2 vs. Pittsburgh...Struck out Starling Marté (swinging) for his first MLB strikeout...Became the third Cardinals reliever and first left-hander to throw 3.0 hitless IP in his MLB debut (since 1908), joining Dick Hughes (3.0 IP; 9/11/66) & Ray Washburn (4.1 IP; 9/20/61). Also joined Ryan Sherriff (8/25/17 vs. TB) as the second Cardinal in last 20 years to toss at least 3.0 scoreless relief IP in his MLB debut...Appeared in a team-leading 14 games in June (T2nd in NL)...Also ranked 2nd among MLB rookie relievers with 7 Holds in June, 2nd among National League pitchers...Did not allow a hit to the first 14 right-handed batters he faced until 6/25 vs. Cleveland (Rajai Davis, 9th inning single)...Was the Cardinals most used reliever over a 15-game stretch (6/2-7/3), appearing in 15 games that ranked T4thmost in MLB over that period...Recalled on 7/24 and made his first career MLB start at Cincinnati that night…began start with 6.1 no-hit innings before Joey Votto singled in the 7th after the game was delayed by stadium fire alarms...He and Daniel Ponce de Leon (7/23 at CIN) became the first pair of rookie teammates to carry consecutive no-hitters into the 7th inning since 1964...Also joined Michael Wacha (6/3 vs. PIT) and Ponce de Leon as Cardinals to carry no-hitters 6.0 or more IP in 2018...Joined Daniel Ponce de Leon and Jack Flaherty as rookies to make three consecutive starts in a series at Cincinnati (July 23-25), marking the first time St. Louis started three rookies (Mike Busby, Matt Morris and Manny Aybar) since their final series of the 1997 season (Sept. 26-28 vs. Chicago), and the first time outside of expanded September rosters since August 8-9, 1959 vs. Philadelphia (Marshall Bridges, Ernie Broglio, Bob Gibson)...Earned first MLB win vs. Colorado (8/1) in relief, striking out two during a scoreless 6th...Threw 5.0 scoreless IP to gain his first win as a starter at Kansas City (8/10), combining with Chasen Shreve (1.0) and Daniel Ponce de Leon (3.0) on a 7-0 shutout...Stretched win streak to three games with 6.0 shutout innings in 4-2 win over Washington (8/15), matching his career-high with six strikeouts...Blanked the Dodgers over his first 4.0 innings (8/20), improving his scoreless inning streak to 15.0, but took ND in the Cardinals 5-3 win at Dodger Stadium that featured 9th inning home runs from Jedd Gyorko & Matt Carpenter...Improved to 4-0 with a 12-3 Cardinals win at Coors Field (8/26). He became the Cardinals first left-handed starter to win a game at Coors Field since Kent Mercker (1999)...Hurled quality start in a no-decision in 5-3 walk-off loss at Detroit (9/7). Joined Rick Ankiel (6/10/00) as the 2nd Cardinals rookie left-hander to start a game at Comerica Park, and the 5th Cardinals rookie to start a game in Detroit in the regular or postseason, joining Paul Dean (10/8/1934 - W.S. Game 6), José Jimenez (6/4/1999 at Tiger Stadium) and Anthony Reyes (10/21/2006 - W.S. Game 1)...Earned his sixth win at Atlanta (9/18), limiting the Braves to one run over 5.0 IP in St. Louis' 8-1 win...His lone run blemish was a Ronald Acuña solo homer in the 3rd inning...Hit safely in three straight games (8/26-9/13), 6th-longest hitting streak by a pitcher in 2018 (Max Scherzer, 6G)...Smashed a two-RBI double over the head of Billy Hamilton vs. CIN (8/31)...Recorded two RBI in back-to-back games (8/26 at COL and 8/31 vs. CIN), becoming the 21st Cardinals pitcher all-time with consecutive multi-RBI games and first since Adam Wainwright (4/27-5/2/16)...Ranked T12th among MLB pitchers with 4 RBI, while co-leading rookie pitchers with Pittsburgh's Nick Kingham...Was 7-3 with a 3.42 ERA (68.1 IP/ 26 ER) and 76 strikeouts in 12 games (11 starts) over three stints with the Memphis Redbirds (AAA)...Two-time Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week Winner: April 23-29 and May 21-27... Honored as the Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April, going 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA (25.2 IP) over four starts...Matched Memphis single-game club record with 16 strikeouts at Iowa (4/23) during 8.0 scoreless innings of six-hit ball...His 16 strikeouts matched Lance Lynn (9/10/2010 at OKC) and were the most in a PCL regular season game since Sacramento's Dallas Braden fanned 17 (8/27/07 vs. CSP)...Optioned (7/6) and transitioned to a starting pitcher. Went 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA (13.1 IP) and 13 strikeouts in three starts...Rated as the Pacific Coast League's No. 19 prospect by Baseball America following the season.
2017
Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August posting a 5-0 record with an 0.91 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 39.2 innings, permitting only 18 hits ... Ranked among Cardinals minor league pitchers in wins (10, T5th), innings pitched (143, 5th), strikeouts (140, 2nd), games started (26, T2nd) and opponent BA (.219, 4th) ... Rated as a Cardinals MiLB.com organizational All-Star for the 3rd straight season ... MiLB.com Texas League Player of the Month for August ... Led the Texas League in lowest opponent BA (.219) and ranked among league leaders in ERA (3.34, 3rd), strikeouts (140, 2nd), WHIP (1.17, 3rd), strikeouts/9 IP (8.81) and fewest baserunners/9 IP (10.89) ... Over his final seven starts, won six straight starts (7/30- 8/26) and received a no decision in his final start in which he struck out a career-high 11 batters over 6.0 innings vs. Arkansas (8/31) ... Did not allow more than two runs in any of his final eight starts of the season ... Hit safely in 5-of-6 games with an at-bat, posting a .467 batting average (7-15, 2B, RBI), including two multi-hit games.
2016
Began the season at Palm Beach (A), but made four starts for Springfield (AA) over the final two months of the season ... Named a Florida State League All-Star and made a relief appearance tossing a scoreless inning with a strikeout ... Led Cardinals minor leaguers in opponent batting average (.220) and ranked among the leaders in strikeouts (116, T6th) and earned run average (2.69, 3rd) ... Made four starts for Springfield and was 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA over 19.1 innings. Held the opposition to one earned run or less in all four starts ... Threw 7.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball vs. NW Arkansas (7/30) in his lone win with Springfield ... Struck out a season-high 10 batters over 7.0 innings at Daytona (6/10) in a 3-0 loss at Jackie Robinson Ballpark ... Threw his lone complete game of the season (2nd career) vs. Brevard County (7/20), tossing a career-high 9.0 innings ... Made 15 starts of 7.0 innings pitched or more with 13 of them quality starts ... Made seven starts for Glendale in the Arizona Fall League and went 5-1 with a 2.14 ERA over 33.2 innings ... Led the AFL in wins (5), innings pitched (33.2) and strikeouts (33) and tied for the league lead in games started (7) ... Named Arizona Fall League Pitcher of the Week (11/1).
2015
Named 2015 Cardinals co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year along with Alex Reyes ... Led the Midwest League in wins (15), strikeouts (140), opponent batting average (.196), WHIP (0.97), winning percentage (.833) and fewest baserunners/ 9 IP (8.80)... ranked in Top 10 in ERA (2.67, 6th) and strikeouts/9 IP (9.33, 2nd) ... Led Cardinals minor league pitchers in wins (15) and opponent BA (.196), and ranked among Cardinals minor league leaders in innings pitched (135, 6th), strikeouts (140, 2nd), games started (22, T8th), ERA (2.67, 8th) and WHIP (0.97, 7th) ... Named Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August (4-0, 0.35 ERA, 4 GS, 25.2 IP, 32 K) ... Won 14 straight decisions from May through the end of the season, the only pitcher in Minor League Baseball to win 10 or more games (14-0) without a loss during that period. His 0.93 WHIP was the 6th-lowest in MiLB during that period ... Was the winning pitcher in his lone start in the Midwest League playoffs clinching the first round for Peoria, tossing 6.0 innings allowing one run on six hits with seven strikeouts in Game 2 at Kane County ... Posted two double-digit strikeout games with 10 in each: 7/11 at Clinton & 8/22 vs. Wisconsin ... Had 14 starts of 6.0 or more innings with a career-high 8.0 IP at Clinton (5/5); 13 were quality starts ... Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week (5/4-11), throwing 8.0 scoreless innings of four-hit ball with no walks and seven strikeouts in a 2-1 win at Clinton (5/5) ... Selected to the Midwest League All-Star Team West Squad. Pitched a scoreless inning with a walk and two strikeouts ... Named to the Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team.
2014
Finished the regular season with a 14.0-inning scoreless streak on consecutive 7.0-inning starts, both against Williamsport (8/27 & 9/1) ... Had four scoreless starts during the season ... Made one post-season start and took the loss in 2.0 innings of work.
