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BOB AUSTIN '72

Baseball

One of finest defensive performers in Hounds' baseball history and the first all America from a non-scholarship sport, BOB AUSTIN was a two-time captain of his team (1971, 72) while playing for Coach Joe O'Brien. He also played two years of basketball, also for O'Brien, as a reserve guard.

He was named an all-New England performer by the New England Baseball Coaches Association and by the Topps Co. regional committee following both his sophomore and junior years (1970, 71), seasons in which he made only seven errors combined. He was also cited as a Topps all-America performer following his .422, 1, 14 performance in 1970 and in 1971 (.342, 3, 17).

He was part of teams that produced a 39-25 (.609) mark over four years as a part of the foundation of the of the modern era of baseball (1973-present) at the College. During his career the schedule changed and the talent level increased dramatically. The team would go on to E.C.A.C. tournaments (1973, 75, 76, 77) and finally an N.C.A.A. regional (1978) before the end of the decade.

He finished his career with a .327 batting average and became the first Assumption College player to play in the prestigious Cape Cod League . . . playing for Orleans the summers of 1970 and 1971 (teammate was Hall of Famer Ed LaVigne '73). He was the Eastern Division All-Star shortstop in 1971.

After graduation he taught and coached at Douglas, MA High (1972-78), Millbury, MA High (1978-90), Sharon, MA public schools (1990-94), and Foxboro, MA public schools (1995-96) before moving to Vermont. His Douglas soccer teams were three-time District finalists and won 50 straight at one time, while his 1984 Millbury baseball team won the Massachusetts State championship.

His high school team won the Connecticut state championship (1967) and he was named all-state. He was inducted into the St. Bernard's High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

He is presently the Principal of Hyde Park Elementary School in Hyde Park, Vermont and also serves as a software consultant for Tech Specialists of Dallas, Texas. He is married to the former Ann Marie Gionet '73 and has four daughters, Carlye, Cheryl, Karyn and Bethany.


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