2021 Baseball Roster
Austin Love
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 232
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
- High School:
- West Rowan
Received an additional redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Competing as a sophomore in 2021.
2020 (19 Games)
Made eight appearances for the Tar Heels, all out of the bullpen • Recorded 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings • struck out a season-high nine against Dallas Baptist (2/23) • Longest outing of the season was 5.2 innings against Dallas Baptist (2/23) • Threw two shutout innings against Middle Tennessee in his season-debut • finished the season with a 6.75 ERA • finished 1-0
2019
A D1 Baseball second-team Freshman All-America • Red-shirted in 2018 • Led the team in appearances (36), ERA (3.09), wins (8) and saves (5) and was third on the team in innings (67.0) • Went 8-4 with 67 strikeouts • Was the ace out of the bullpen • Earned his first save against NC A&T • Picked up his first collegiate win against South Florida on 2/23 with 2.0 innings of relief • Struck out six and allowed three hits and one run in a season-long 6.1 innings against Miami in the ACC Tournament • Struck out six in 4.2 innings to get the win in Game 2 against Auburn in the Chapel Hill Super Regional • Held opponents to a .216 batting average • Struck out 13 batters in 10.2 innings in the Chapel Hill Regional and Super Regional.
West Rowan
No. 9 pitcher in North Carolina and ranked No. 24 overall player in the state • 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable mention selection • All-Atlantic
Region second team • A 2017 all-state honoree • Went 5-2 with an ERA of 0.83 as a senior with 56 strikeouts and 13 walks • Career ERA of 1.42 with 232 strikeouts in 163 innings.
Personal
Austin Blake Love is the son of Jill and Steve Love • Graduated high school with a GPA of 4.1 • Member of the Student Council • North Carolina Scholar • Born on January 26, 1999 • His brother, Brett Huffman, played baseball at Catawba, CVCC and UNC Pembroke • Majoring in exercise and sports science.