Austin Bode

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 03, 2022 - infielder Austin Bode #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers during Photo Day at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Position:
C
Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
B/T:
L/R
Hometown:
Columbus, Ind.
High School:
Columbus North

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Season: Made 17 appearances with six starts … all six starts came as the team’s designated hitter … finished the season hitting .273 with six base hits and five runs scored … worked nine walks compared to just six strikeouts … lone multi-hit game of the season came in win over Dallas Baptist (3/2) … season long three-game hitting streak (3/10-3/13) … went 1-for-6 (.167) in pinch-hitting opportunities.

2023 (Sophomore Season)
Did not appear in a game and redshirted.

2022 (Freshman Season - Louisville)
Season: Appeared in 16 games with one start … Lone start came at designated hitter at Boston College (3/27) … Reached base safely in nine of 16 games played … Made collegiate debut versus UConn (2/20) … Owned a season-best two-game hitting streak in March … Season-long reached base streak was three games from March 27-April 29 … Posted one multi-RBI game.

USF Invitational (2/18-20): Appeared in one game. vs. UConn (2/20): Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in the series finale … Singled and drove in one RBI. Dartmouth (2/25-27): Appeared in two games in the series … Made two plate appearances and scored one run in the series opener … Pinch hit in the eighth inning of the series finale … walked and scored one run. Akron (3/4-5): Appeared in all three games … Drove in one RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of the series opener … Singled in both games of a doubleheader … Scored one run in the opening game … Drove in one RBI in the series finale. Michigan (3/11-13): Pinch hit in the middle game of the series. No. 1 Notre Dame (3/18-20): Entered as a pinch hitter in the series opener. at Boston College (3/25-27): Started at designated hitter in the series finale … Walked once in three plate appearances. at Pitt (4/2-3): Pinch hit in the middle game of the series … Was hit-by-pitch and scored a run in the ninth inning. Clemson (4/29-5/1): Pinch hit in the series opener and doubled to start the eighth inning. at Wake Forest (5/7-8): Pinch hit in the fifth inning of the series opener … Totaled three at bats. Eastern Kentucky (5/17): Entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. No. 10 Virginia (5/19-21): Pinch hit in the seventh inning. ACC Tournament (5/25-26): Appeared in one game. vs. Georgia Tech (5/26): Pinch hit in the eighth inning and drew a walk. NCAA Louisville Regional (6/3-6): Appeared in one game. vs. Michigan (6/5): Entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning … Doubled to drive in two RBIs and came around to score on a wild pitch.

Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Jay Hundley at Columbus North High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Ranked as the No. 2 catcher and No. 6 overall prospect in Indiana by Perfect Game … Tabbed as the No. 19 catcher nationally by the organization … Earned the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission’s Johnny Bench Award winner for Indiana as a senior … Guided CNHS to three straight conference titles … Helped the Bulldogs to a sectional title as a senior … Hit .333 with 25 RBIs, 10 doubles and five home runs as a senior … Added 26 walks and nine hit-by-pitch … Son of Robin and Max Bode … Born on October 3, 2002 … Has one older sister, Kendra … Is a sport marketing & management major.