Austin Roberts #80

Played three years of collegiate ball at Sacramento State University (Sacramento, Calif.). Went 14-7 with a 3.39 ERA (72 ER/191.1 IP), 83 walks and 183 strikeouts in 70 appearances (24 starts)…Parents are Robert Roberts and Amber Erickson...Majored in Kinesiology...Played for coach Clint Brill at River City High School (West Sacramento, Calif.).

2024

Went 4-2 with a 2.28 ERA (17 ER/67.0 IP) in 50 relief appearances between Double-A Pensacola and Triple-A Jacksonville. Converted 17 saves in 19 opportunities, including 15 of 16 with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos...Owned a 1.93 ERA (10 ER/46.2 IP) in 38 games with Double-A Pensacola, going 3-1 with 18 walks against 60 strikeouts working mainly as their closer...His 15 saves ranked fourth among all Double-A relievers...Was successful in each of his first eight save opportunities before first blown save of campaign on May 22...Made his first appearance with Triple-A on July 31, allowing one run on one hit over 1.2 innings, with two walks and three strikeouts...Finished the year going 1-1 with a 3.10 ERA (7 ER/20.1 IP), 11 walks and 25 strikeouts with Triple-A Jacksonville. Went 2-for-2 in save opportunities...Worked 2.0+ innings in four of his five outings in August with Triple-A Jacksonville; allowed three runs over 10.2 innings (2.53 ERA) with five walks and 15 strikeouts...Converted saves in back-to-back appearances with the Jumbo Shrimp on Sept. 8 at Louisville and Sept. 11 (G2) at Charlotte...Combined to hold left-handed hitters to a .165 AVG (16-for-97) with a .507 OPS, while right-handed hitters hit .143 (18-for-126) against him with a .466 OPS...In 11 relief appearances with Gigantes del Cibao in the 2024-25 Dominican Winter League, went 3-0 with a 6.39 ERA (9 ER/12.2 IP), five walks and eight strikeouts.