Drury University Athletics

PERSONAL...
Son of Jeff and Chris Faulconer.

AT DRURY...
CAREER
Became the all-time career wins leader at Drury with 28 and posted a 28-12 career record for a 70% winning percentage. . . Had 173 career strikeouts, fourth most all-time at DU and a 3.38 ERA in 271.5 innings also was fourth lowest career ERA . . . Made 50 appearances. . . Threw seven career complete games.

SENIOR
 Austin went 7-6 on the season with a 3.67 ERA and struckout 57 batters in 13 appearances and threw a team high 73.2 innings of action. . . Had a career high 10 strikeouts which tied him for fifth most in a game and threw a career high nine innings vs. William Jewell on May 8 which tied him for most innings pitched by a Panther. . . Was second on the team with 57 strikeouts and led the Panthers with four complete games which tied him for third most in a single season.

JUNIOR
With an 8-2 record Austin tied for fourth most wins in a season by a Panther, tied for fifth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and was 55th in the nation . . . His .800 winning percentage tied him for fifth best by a Panther in a season . . . Faulconer had a season high six strikeouts twice, those coming at Truman State (April 6) and at Maryville (May 4) . . . Posted 42 strikeouts for the season and with a 3.11 ERA and threw 66.2 innings . . . Faulconer made 10 starts and made 11 appearances . . . His current winning percentage of .777 (21-6) record is the best ever for a career by a Panther pitcher . . . Ranks second all-time with 21 wins and is fourth for both career ERA (3.27) and innings pitched (198.3) . . .Tied for fourth all-time with three complete games and is sixth all-time with 116 strikeouts.

SOPHOMORE
One of the Panthers top pitchers, Austin earned Second Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors and posted the best record on the squad with an 8-1 record while allowing 28 runs in 77.1 innings of action (fourth most for a season) for a 2.79 ERA . . . Threw eight innings to match his career most at William Jewell (5/5/13) . . . Had a season best five strikeouts three times, those in games vs. Indianapolis (3/9/13), vs. Bellarmine (3/16/13) and at Jewell . . . Allowed just two hits in 6.2 innings of action vs. Maryville (3/11/13) . . . Ranked 58th in the nation for wins with eight and was 141st in the nation for ERA (2.79) . . . His eight wins tied him for second most for a single season by a Panther . . . Tied for all-time best winning percentage by a DU pitcher for a single season 88.9 (8-1 record) and his 13-4 mark for a 76.5% winning percentage ties him with Kyle Dyer for best career percentage . . . Ranks third all-time with three complete games, tied for fourth all-time with 13 wins, is sixth all-time with a 4.16 ERA and is seventh all-time with 132.1 innings of action.

FRESHMAN
Had a 5-3 record with a 4.09 ERA and made 12 appearances with eight starts. . . Had 32 strikeouts with a season high seven at Illinois-Springfield (4/7/12). . . Posted five K's in games vs. Quincy (4/1/12) and vs. Indianapolis (3/18/12). . . Allowed just one hit in five innings vs. McKendree (3/4/12). . . Threw eight innings vs. Indianapolis and threw seven at Lewis (3/25/12) with 55 for the season. . . Threw two complete games.

PREP...
Posted a record of 8-1 with a 2.65 ERA for Fayetteville High School and threw a no hitter and a perfect game in his career. . . Earned First Team All-Conference honors his junior and senior seasons. . . Austin struck out 12 batters in a game three times. . . He helped Fayetteville to a third place conference finish and to qualify for state. . . He batted second and fourth in the lineup and hit .385 with 30 RBIs, 20 walks and a homer his senior season. . . Is the younger brother of Cole Faulconer.

AUSTIN'S FAVORITES...
Food: Mexican
Restaurant: Qdoba
Musical Artist: Eric Church
Movie: Mrs. Doubtfire, Step Brothers, Sandlot, Rookie of the Year
Magazine: Sports Illustrated and Field and Stream
TV Show: Baseball Tonight, Alaska State Troopers and Ice Road Truckers
Hobbies: Fishing, Watching Football and Baseball
Pro Athlete: Roy Halladay, Josh Hamilton and Chet Steadman
Your Dream Job: MLB Pitcher

AUSTIN'S DRURY CAREER HIGHS...
Innings Pitched: 9.0 vs. William Jewell (5/8/15)
Strikeouts: 10 vs. William Jewell (5/8/15)