Student-Athlete Profiles
Austin Liput
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Jeff Medley
Sophomore • Infielder • Oviedo, Fla. • Trinity Prep • L/R • 5-10 • 175 • Business Management
Sophomore • Catcher/Infielder • Greensboro, N.C. • Southeast Guilford • R/R • 6-1 • 180 • Business Management
Liput’s Career-Highs At-Bats__________________________________ 5 at Kennesaw State, 4/12/09 Hits_ ________________________________________________ 2, three times Runs_ ______________________________________ 2 at Wake Forest, 4/7/09 Doubles______________________________________________ 1, three times RBI____________________________________________ 2 vs. Mercer, 3/20/09 Stolen Bases_ _________________________________ 1 at Lipscomb, 3/15/09 2009: Appeared in 27 games, starting 22 ... Started 12 games at shortstop and nine at third base ... Finished season with 14 hits, nine runs, three doubles and six RBI ... Had first collegiate hit and stolen base at Lipscomb (3/15) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to lead the Spartans to a 5-4 win over Mercer (3/20) ... Went 2-for-4 with a run and a double at Jacksonville (3/28) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a RBI at Wake Forest (4/7) ... Posted a four-game hitting streak from April 4 to April 11. High School: A three-year starter for Trinity Prep, helping take the team to the Florida 3A State Championship Game in 2007 ... Earned the Team MVP award as a senior after hitting .342 with 22 runs, eight homers and 19 RBIs in 23 games ... Helped the Saints finish 16-9 ... Made just two errors at shortstop during the season ... Was coached by former Detroit Tiger Chet Lemon during the summer, playing shortstop at both the AAU National Championships and the World Wood Bat Championships for Chet Lemon’s Juice ... Helped team take the crown at both tournaments ... Named to the TPX Top 90 team in 2007 ... A member of the AllStar team at the 2007 Top Prospect Showcase in Bradenton, Fla. Personal: Born on July 5, 1990 ... Son of David and Linda Liput ... Has two brothers, Chase and Davis ... A Business Management major ... A Pop Warner Second-Team Football All-American as a 12-year-old ... His uncle, Mark Schanback, played baseball at Valdosta State ... Favorite food is steak ... Favorite TV show is “The Office” ... Favorite baseball player is Chipper Jones ... Admires his father. Career Statistics Year 2009
Avg GP GS AB R H 2B .177 27 22 79 9 14 3
3B 0
HR 0
RBI BB SO SB 6 5 17 1
ATT 1
Medley’s Career-Highs At-Bats________________________________________________ 5, five times Hits_ ___________________________________________4 vs. Stetson, 4/4/09 Runs_ _________________________________ 4 vs. SIU Edwardsville, 2/21/09 Doubles______________________________________________ 1, eight times Triples___________________________________1 vs. South Carolina, 4/21/09 Home Runs________________________________________________ 1, twice RBI____________________________________________________ 2, six times Stolen Bases_ _________________________________ 1 at Campbell, 5/14/09 2009: Appeared in 43 games, making 42 starts, all at third base ... Hit .255 with 27 runs, eight doubles, two homers and 21 RBI ... Had nine multiple-hit games ... Hit .304 (24-for-79) with 16 runs, five doubles and 14 RBI at Harley Park ... Went 2-for-4 with four runs in win over SIU Edwardsville (2/21) ... Added two hits and two runs against Gardner-Webb (2/24) and Belmont (3/7) ... Hit first career homer against Belmont (3/7) ... Went 2-for-4 with a homer at Presbyterian (3/31) ... Went 4-for-5 with a run, a double and two RBI against Stetson (4/4) ... Posted two hits and two RBI against Presbyterian (4/8) and Campbell (5/15) ... A member of the A-Sun All-Academic Team. High School: Earned four letters at Southeast Guilford ... Helped team to the North Carolina 3A State Finals during junior year and a league title during senior year, as team went 20-3 overall and 13-1 in the league en route to a final ranking of third in the state by ImpactBaseball.com ... Hit a combined .438 with eight homers and 37 RBIs during first three years of prep ball ... Earned all-conference and honorable mention all-area honors during his junior and senior season ... Played for the North Carolina Region 5 Silver Medalists in 2007 ... Attended the University of Arizona Prospect Camp, earning all-star team honors ... Went to the AAU National Championships in 2005 and played in the Blue-Grey Classic at Wake Forest in 2007. Personal: Born on Dec. 13, 1989 ... Son of James and Sharri Medley ... Has a brother, Luke ... Major is business management ... Favorite food is chicken alfredo ... Enjoys ESPN ... Favorite actor is Denzel Washington ... Admires his brother. Career Statistics Year 2009
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Avg GP GS AB R H 2B .255 43 42 161 27 41 8
3B 1
HR 2
RBI BB SO SB 21 12 33 1
ATT 2