2014 Photo Gallery

2013 Photo Gallery

CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 Big West All-Academic Team
2014 Capital One Academic All-District Team
2013 Big West Scholar Athlete of the Year
2013 Big West Conference Second Team
2013 Big West All-Academic Team

2014 MLB DRAFT
Selected in the 28th round (830th overall) of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins. 

AS A JUNIOR (2014)
Played in 57 games and made 53 starts... Batted .250 with seven doubles, two triples and 18 RBI... Was fourth on the team with 29 runs scored... Had six stolen bases in eight attempts... In conference, batted .270 with 20 hits and 10 runs scored... Set career highs as he collected four hits with three RBI and scored a team season-high four runs on Mar. 7 in a 11-0 victory over Baylor... Had a .311 batting average against left-handers... Led the team with a .571 batting average (4-for-7) with the bases loaded... Had a .403 batting average (25-for-62) as a leadoff hitter.

SUMMER 2013
Batted .279 in 42 games for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League…totaled 27 runs scored, 38 hits, seven doubles, three triples, five home runs, 26 RBIs and 12 stolen bases…also was selected to play in the Big League Dreams game.
 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013)
Named to the Big West Conference second team…off the field was selected to the Capital One Academic All-District VIII Team and to the Big West Conference All-Academic Team…appeared in 53 games, starting 38 (26 left field, 12 right field)… normally hit ninth in the order…batted .311 on the season with 21 runs scored, 38 hits, five doubles, two triples, 12 RBIs and eight stolen bases…in Big West games, hit .351 while driving in eight runs…batted .306 (11-for-36) with runners in scoring position…batted 2-for-2 with two runs scored in an 8-2 win at CSU Bakersfield (02/17)…hit 2-for-4 with two RBIs and one runs scored in series-opening 6-0 win at Long Beach State (03/22)…batted 3-for-4 with a RBI and run scored in a series-clinching 10-2 win vs. UC Santa Barbara (04/13)…batted 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two doubles and a run scored in series-sweeping 9-6 win at Cal State Northridge (05/25).

SUMMER 2012
Played for the Cowlitz Black Bears (26-28), who advanced to the West Coast League playoffs for the first time in franchise history…in 41 games, batted .279 with 25 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 10 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012)
Served the Titans primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement and pinch runner as a true freshman • Appeared in 34 games, four as a starter • Got 27 at bats and compiled a .370 average, second best on the team, with four RBIs and 10 runs • Batted team-best .571 in Big West Conference games (8-for-14) • Missed about three weeks (between Apr. 17 and May 5) due to a rib injury • Managed a four-game hitting streak (Apr. 6-15, 5-for-8, .625) which accounted for half of his season hit total • Also scored 10 runs • Scored all the way from second base on a wild pitch and fielding error by the pitcher on May 13 at UC Santa Barbara.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letterwinner for Head Coach Roc Murray and the Thunder at Rocklin High School in Rocklin, Calif. • Was inducted into the Rocklin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 after completing his playing career that also included outstanding academic achievement (Scholar-Athlete, a California Scholarship Federation member from 2008-11, 2010 Honor Guard, and four years of straight “A”s) • Was a first-team All-Sierra Foothill League selection in 2010 after hitting .374 with a home run, 10 doubles, four triples and 38 runs scored • Did even better as a senior in 2011 batting .415 with 20 RBIs, six triples and 26 stolen bases and was named the SFL’s most valuable player • Was a two-time All-Sac Metro honoree, a two-time RHS offensive player of the year, and was an all-state second teamer as a senior • Set career and season records for Rocklin High School in triples (10 in his career and six in 2011) and also set a single-season school record in stolen bases (26 in 2011) • Was drafted in the 26th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Players Draft by the Cleveland Indians.

PERSONAL
Born in Carmichael, Calif. • Full name is Austin William Diemer • Parents are Will and Mindi Diemer • Has an older sister, Alexandra • Majoring in communications • Career goals are to play professional baseball and puruse sports broadcasting  • Comes from an athletic family. His father, Will, played baseball at Santa Clara from 1980 to 1984 and his sister, Alex, was a volleyball setter for Sacramento State (2011), Washington State (2009-10) and Boise State (2008) • Models his game after Mike Trout • Favorites include: Justin Upton (baseball player), AT&T Park (stadium), Los Angeles Dodgers (team), Goodwin Field (place to play baseball), “Happy Gilmore” (movie), Will Smith (actor), Anna Kendrick (actress), Mexican (food) and The Holdup, Florida Georgia Line (musical artists).

Hits: 4 at Baylor (03.07.14)

Doubles: 2 at Cal State Northridge (05.25.13)

RBI: 3 at Baylor (03.07.14)

Triples: 1, 5x, last vs. UC Davis (04.06.14)

Stolen Bases: 2 at #22 TCU (02.24.13)

Walks: 2 vs. San Francisco (02.21.14)