2025 Baseball Roster
Austin Hawke
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pfafftown, N.C.
Sophomore (2024)
Played in 37 games and made 26 starts... Recorded 24 hits, 24 runs, 21 RBIs, and four home runs... Drove in six runs during opening weekend, including a grand slam for his first collegiate home run against Illinois (Feb.17)... Recorded an RBI in straight games (Feb. 17-27)... Tallied four RBIs off of five hits in the series against Dayton (Feb. 23-25)... Drove in four funs on two hits, including a home run, in the second game of a doubleheader against Binghamton (March 2)... Had a two-run home run against Duke (March 9)... Recorded a career-high three hits at Elon (April 23)... Hit a home run against West Carolina (May 5).
Prior to Wake Forest
2023 (at North Carolina)
Played in 17 games and made seven starts (three at second base, three at DH, one in left field)... Started the first two games of the season at second base... Made his next two starts as the designated hitter in the final two games of the Miami series... Made his left field debut against UNCW... First hit as a Tar Heel was a pinch-hit, three-run double against Stony Brook (3/5)... Had an RBI double at Coastal Carolina (5/16).
Background
Graduate of Reagan High School in Pfafftown, NC... Attended South Brunswick High School before his family moved to the Triad area... As a senior at Reagan, he hit .427 with six home runs, 21 RBIs, 10 doubles, three triples, 39 runs and 12 stolen bases... Earned second-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball... Received honorable mention all-state accolades from HighSchoolOT.com... Selected to play in the inaugural Triad Prep All-Star Classic in 2022... Named to the Central Piedmont 4-A all-conference team... As a junior, he helped Reagan win the NCHSAA 4A West Region championship.
Personal
Son of Michelle and Russell Hawke... Younger brother of former Deac Tommy Hawke who was drafted with the No. 188-overall pick by the Cleveland Guardians in the 2023 MLB Draft... Eldest brother, Rusty, is a senior education major at UNC Charlotte... Cousin, Calvin played college baseball at Barton (2014-17) and cousin, Brian Capps wrestled at Davidson (2014-15).
