Austin Diemer - Cal State Fullerton Athletics

22 - Austin Diemer

Born:	Apr. 28, 1993
Height:	6-2
Weight:	195
Year:	Sophomore
Hometown:	Rocklin, Calif.
High School:	Rocklin HS
Position:	OF
B/T:	R/R
Experience:	1V

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SUMMER 2012
Played for the Cowlitz Black Bears (26-28), who advanced to the West Coast League playoffs for the first time in franchise history…in 41 games, batted .279 with 25 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 10 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Served the Titans primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement and pinch runner as a true freshman • Appeared in 34 games, four as a starter • Got 27 at bats and compiled a .370 average, second best on the team, with four RBIs and 10 runs • Batted team-best .571 in Big West Conference games (8-for-14) • Missed about three weeks (between Apr. 17 and May 5) due to a rib injury • Managed a four-game hitting streak (Apr. 6-15, 5-for-8, .625) which accounted for half of his season hit total • Also scored 10 runs • Scored all the way from second base on a wild pitch and fielding error by the pitcher on May 13 at UC Santa Barbara.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner for Head Coach Roc Murray and the Thunder at Rocklin High School in Rocklin, Calif. • Was inducted into the Rocklin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 after completing his playing career that also included outstanding academic achievement (Scholar-Athlete, a California Scholarship Federation member from 2008-11, 2010 Honor Guard, and four years of straight “A”s) • Was a first-team All-Sierra Foothill League selection in 2010 after hitting .374 with a home run, 10 doubles, four triples and 38 runs scored • Did even better as a senior in 2011 batting .415 with 20 RBIs, six triples and 26 stolen bases and was named the SFL’s most valuable player • Was a two-time All-Sac Metro honoree, a two-time RHS offensive player of the year, and was an all-state second teamer as a senior • Set career and season records for Rocklin High School in triples (10 in his career and six in 2011) and also set a single-season school record in stolen bases (26 in 2011) • Was drafted in the 26th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Players Draft by the Cleveland Indians.

PERSONAL
Born in Carmichael, Calif. • Full name is Austin William Diemer • Parents are Will and Mindi Diemer • Has an older sister, Alexandra • Majoring in communications • Comes from an athletic family. His father, Will, played baseball at Santa Clara from 1980 to 1984 and his sister, Alex, was a volleyball setter for Sacramento State (2011), Washington State (2009-10) and Boise State (2008) • Models his game after Mike Trout • Favorites include: Manny Ramirez (baseball player), Minute Maid Park (stadium), Los Angeles Dodgers (team), Rocklin High School (place to play baseball), “Happy Gilmore” (movie), Will Smith (actor), Mila Kunis (actress), Mexican (food) and The Holdup and Darius Rucker (musical artists).

At Bats: 4, Apr. 15, 2012, at UC Irvine