2017 Baseball Roster
Austin Cangelosi
- Weight:
- 204
- Height:
- 6-1
- Position:
- INF
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Carl Sandburg
2016 - JUNIOR
Appeared in 53 games, making 52 starts as the primary first baseman for the Hoosiers…Tallied 40 hits on the year to go along with 25 RBI (T-3rd on the team), 6 doubles, two triples and four home runs…Had eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…Recorded hits in his first three games to open the season at Middle Tennessee…Belted his first home run of the season against Toledo (3/18), where he went 3-for-5 with the homer, three RBI and two runs scored…Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI and five runs scored in the victory over Butler (3/23)…Put up another three-hit effort against Ball State (4/13), to go along with a homer and two RBI…Went 2-for-2 and drove in two at Xavier (4/20)…Recorded two hits in wins over Northwestern on April 29 and May 1…Put together a 2-for-4 effort in the win over Nebraska (5/27) in the Big Ten Tournament…Was named the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award winner for Indiana.
2015 - SOPHOMORE
Appeared in 52 games, including 49 starts (32 at 1B, nine at 3B, seven at DH & one at 2B)…Big Ten Player of the Week (3/16) after helping IU to 5-0 week, including sweep of No. 12 Cal State Fullerton, batting .500 and recording team highs of four extra-base hits and 15 total bases…had career-high three hits vs. CS Fullerton (3/15) and Penn State (3/22)…also notched career-best three RBI and six total bases vs. CSF…recorded 43 hits, including 14 extra-base hits…three triples tied for second on the team…tallied two season-long hit streaks of seven games (3/6-3/15 & 4/10-4/18)…tallied eight doubles, including a streak of four in five games (3/15-3/24)…posted two hits, a double and scored a run in win vs. No. 7 Louisville (3/24).
2014 - FRESHMAN
Appeared in 25 games, including five starts, two in left field and three as the DH ... totaled nine hits, five runs, three RBI and one HR ... blasted home run in first career at-bat at Texas Tech (2/15) ... picked up first career two-hit game vs. Morehead State (4/11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned All-Illinois and All-Southwest Suburban Conference honors after batting .417 with eight home runs and 24 RBI during senior season ... also stole 22 bases ... holds school record for on-base percentage and runs scored.
PERSONAL
The son of John and Colleen Cangelosi ... John played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball (1985-90, 1992, 1994-99) ... born on December 19, 1994 ... has a sister, Ally ... intends to major in Special Education.
