Baseball

SOPHOMORE (2016): Made 36 appearances and 25 starts … split time between second base and shortstop ... hit .202 with five doubles, a home run, eight RBIs, 14 runs scored and eight walks … opened the scoring with an RBI double at Hawai'i March 27 ... went on a five-game hitting streak from April 17-26 ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI at Gonzaga April 22 ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored at Gonzaga April 24 ... went 2-for-3 with his first career home run vs. Stanford April 26 ... hit two doubles, walked and scored three runs vs. Portland May 13 ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs — including a game-deciding single — two runs scored and a walk vs. Portland May 14.

FRESHMAN (2015): Made 33 appearances and 27 starts … played primarily at second base ... hit .282 with five doubles, 12 RBIs, nine runs scored and 11 walks … went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks in his first collegiate start vs. Cincinnati Feb. 20 … had a single and an RBI vs. Cincinnati Feb. 21 (Game 1 of a doubleheader) … went 2-for-3 with a double vs. Cincinnati Feb. 21 (Game 2 of a doubleheader) … went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored vs. Eastern Michigan March 1 (Game 1 of a doubleheader) … singled, walked and drove in a run vs. Eastern Michigan March 1 (Game 2 of a doubleheader) … singled and scored at LMU March 14 … doubled and walked at LMU March 15 … singled and walked with two RBIs and a run scored vs. No. 30 San Diego March 22 … went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored at Grand Canyon March 25 … singled and drove in a run vs. San Francisco April 2 … went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored vs. San Francisco April 3 … doubled and scored a run vs. San Jose State April 7 … singled and drove in a run at Pepperdine April 10 … singled and drove in a run as a pinch hitter vs. Cal Poly April 21 … walked twice and drove in a run at Portland May 10.

PHOTOS: 2015 | 2016

PRIOR TO SCU: Graduated from Acalanes High School in 2014 … played for high school coaches Justin Santich-Hughes, Dan Fitch, Caleb Cooper and JR Beerly … finished 21-7 en route to third consecutive North Coast Section tournament championship in 2013 … named to the 2013 Willie Stargell Easter Classic All-Tournament Team … won the Diablo Foothill Athletic League Gold Glove Award at shortstop … went 8-for-12 with four doubles in the 2013 Reebok NorCal World Series … in fall 2013, hit .400 for the Seattle Mariners scout team.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Cindy Fisher … father, John is a baseball coach, coached and played at UC Santa Barbara, also played minor league baseball for the California Angels … has an older brother, Ian … hobbies include baseball and golf.

WHY FISHER CHOSE SANTA CLARA: “I chose Santa Clara University because of the coaching staff, great baseball facilities, and exceptional academics. I first met the coaches at a prospect camp and I liked their philosophies and their old school style of baseball. I also liked how they stress the fundamentals of baseball and playing the game the right way along with their emphasis on the team being a family and playing for each other. I was also attracted to the quality education and the smaller classroom size.”

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH GABE RIBAS ON FISHER: “Every time we saw Austin play, he would do something that was totally electric either offensively or defensively and after seeing him a bunch we realized it wasn’t a fluke. He plays with an extremely high motor and pairs great feet and hands with a big-time arm. Austin is a coach’s son, and it reflects in his baseball IQ. I think we were lucky to get a guy like Austin when other schools were passing on him.”