Cougars continue homestand with five games this week; both contests at 6:30 p.m.
HONORS & AWARDS
2013
All-Silver Glove Series Team vs. Rice
2013
C-USA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 25)
2012
All-Silver Glove Series Team vs. Rice
JUNIOR (2012)
Became an integral part of the Houston pitching staff in debut season as a Cougar...Made 16 appearances on the bump...Started a team-best 14 games...Ended year as Houston's top starter...Finished with a 4.25 ERA, a team-low for starters...Recorded a 3-4 record, tying for most wins this year...Tossed a team-high 91.0 innings...Fanned 57 hitters and held opponents to a .287 average...Went 5.0+ innings in 12 of his 14 starts...Tallied a complete game (8.0 innings) at UL-Lafayette (March 6)...Recorded a season-long outing of 8.1 innings in starter vs. UCF (April 1)...Went 8.0+ innings in back-to-back starts vs. UCF and at East Carolina (April 7)...Earned first win vs. Sam Houston State (March 13); tossed 5.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts...Tallied second win at Southern Miss (March 25); pitched 6.2 innings with six strikeouts...Third win came at No. 6 Rice in 7.1 innings of work... Struck out a season-high seven hitters vs. Rice (Feb. 28)...Made eight starts in C-USA play...Struck out 32 in 52.2 innings of work...Opened 2012 with a 4.1 scoreless inning relief effort vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 21)...Struck out six in 6.2 innings vs. Southern Miss (May 24) at the C-USA Championship
NAVARRO JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played for head coach Whoa Dill...Member of the 2011 National JUCO World Series Championship Team...Lead the nation with an ERA of 0.81...2011 Region XIV East First Team All-Conference pitcher
COLLEGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Played under head coach Jason Washburn...First Team All-District pitcher and a member of the HABCA All-Star Team is junior year... Sophomore (2007): Lead District 15-5A in batting average... First Team All-District pitcher... First Team All-Montgomery County...Member of the HABCA Junior All-Star Team
PERSONAL
Full name is Austin Daniel Pruitt...Born Aug. 31, 1989 in Plano, Texas...Son of Gary and Kippy Pruitt...Hobbies include golf and fly fishing...Majoring in psychology
