Austin Caviness

Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Chico, CA
High School:
Pleasant Valley HS (Folsom Lake CC)

Expected to back up the outfielders in second season at Cal Poly.

2022 -- Did not play in any games and utilized his redshirt year ... played summer ball for Ridgefield in West Coast League, hitting .290 in 42 games with five doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs with nine steals.

Community College -- Played two seasons at Folsom Lake Community College, both reduced by COVID-19 pandemic ... as a sophomore hit .317 with one home run and seven RBIs in 14 games ... in freshman season hit .283 with six RBIs over 19 games ... chose to transfer to Cal Poly because "it is a great school with all of the resources to become a better athlete and person."

High School -- A 2019 graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, Calif. ... under head coach Jon Macalutas, a former Cal Poly baseball standout, Caviness was a .360 career hitter and three-time All-CIF-North Section and All-Eastern Athletic League honoree ... as a senior in 2019, hit .388 with six doubles, one triple and two home runs ... 26 RBIs in 28 games, leading Vikings to 24-4 overall record, first-place Eastern Athletic League finish and CIF-North Coast Section Division II championship ... hit .402 in 27 games as a junior in 2018 with four doubles, three triples and 13 RBIs ... his statistics as a sophomore in 2017 include a .354 batting average, seven doubles, one triple and 16 RBIs in 28 games.

Personal -- Son of Randall and Karen Caviness ... one brother, Tanner ... enjoys golfing and fishing ... wants to play professional baseball and eventually become a real estate agent ... born in Chico, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.