Baseball

2023 (Junior): Turner played in 48 of the team’s 55 games, making 40 starts, including 30 in left field and 10 in center field… completed the year batting .276 with a .389 on-base percentage and .372 slugging percentage for a .761 OPS… ranked first on the team among qualifiers with a .988 fielding percentage and four outfield assists… finished second on the squad with three stolen bases… totaled 43 hits, 30 runs, six doubles, three home runs, 17 RBI, and 27 walks… racked up a season-high three hits four times, including back-to-back games against UT Martin (Apr. 23) and at Eastern Illinois (Apr. 28)… drove in a season-best three runs in the contest versus UT Martin… smashed a pair of round-trippers and scored a season-high four runs against SIUE (May 5)… drew a season-high three walks at Queens (Mar. 3)… hit .360 over the team’s final 18 games, boasting nine multi-hit affairs in the span… recorded multiple hits in 13 games, tied for fifth on the team.

2022 (Sophomore): Turner competed in 56 of Tech’s 57 games, making all 54 of his starts in center field… slashed .281/.439/.437, ranking third on the team in on-base percentage… led the team with 46 walks, four triples, and four sacrifice hits… ranked third on the team with 52 runs scored… totaled 47 hits, six doubles, four home runs, and 23 RBI… finished the year 5-for-8 on stolen base attempts… racked up a .986 fielding percentage with just two errors and one outfield assist… made his Tech debut in the season opener against Oral Roberts (Feb. 18)… scored a season-high four runs as part of a 2-for-2 day at the plat at UT Martin (Apr. 22)… earned a season-best three walks in three-straight games, all at UT Martin (Apr. 22-24)… drove in a season-high four runs with a grand slam against Austin Peay (May 15)… posted four of his six doubles on the year during Tech’s five OVC Tournament games (May 25-27)… scored nine runs in the three-game series at UT Martin (Apr. 22-24)… secured multiple hits 13 times, ranking fifth on the team… ended the year on a six-game hitting streak and eight-game reached-base streak… scored multiple runs 13 times, including three or more in six games… drove in multiple runs in six contests… drew multiple walks 15 times.

2021 (R-Freshman – Northwest Florida State College*): Turner played in each of the team’s 49 games as a redshirt freshman… posted a .275 batting average, .435 on-base percentage, and .301 slugging percentage… racked up 42 hits, 40 runs, four doubles, and 23 RBI… led the team with 43 walks and 25 steals… delivered a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage… tallied a season-high three hits five times during the season… scored a season-best three runs against Shelton State CC (Feb. 25)… turned in a top performance of three steals twice, once against Shelton State CC (Feb. 25) and against at Gordon State College (Mar. 4)… drove in a season-high four runs in the first game of a doubleheader versus Tallahassee CC (Mar. 27)… recorded his first career outfield assist against Chipola College (Apr. 7)… drew a pair of walks nine times… recorded multiple hits in 11 games.

2020 (Freshman – Auburn): Turner played in 10 of the Tigers’ 18 games with one start in center field before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic… tallied one hit in eight at-bats, compiling a .125 average for the year… scored one run and drove in a run while earning a walk… made his collegiate debut against UIC (Feb. 15)… recorded his first career hit, RBI, and run scored versus Oakland (Feb. 19)… drew his first career walk against Chicago State (Mar. 7)… finished the year without committing an error in seven chances in the outfield.

High School: Turner was a two-sport athlete at Buford High School in Buford, Ga., lettering three years in baseball for head coaches Stuart Chester (junior and senior) and Tony Wolfe (sophomore)… also lettered three years in football for head coach Bryant Appling… rated a top-500 player nationally and top-100 player in Georgia by Perfect Game… hit .429 as a sophomore and .398 as a junior at Buford… drove in 21 runs and 24 runs, respectively… was a two-time 8-5A All-Region First Team honoree… collected 2018 8-5A Region Player of the Year honors… named to the Georgia Dugout Class AAAAA All-State Second Team as a sophomore and to the Georgia Dugout Class AAAAA All-State First Team as a junior and senior… named a 2018 and 2019 Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American… also named to the 2016-17 WWBA National Championship All-Tournament Team and the 2018 BCS National Championship All-Tournament Team… earned a spot on the 2018 World Showcase Top Prospect Team… was a 2018 Perfect Game-East Cobb Invitational WWBA Champion with Team Elite 17U Prime… earned the 2018 Football Coaches Award for BHS… was a three-time All-State honoree on the gridiron.

Personal: Son of Cheryl and Chris Turner… born in Buford, Ga. on October 24, 2000… full name is Austin Kyle Turner.

Academic: Majoring in marketing… named to the 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll while at Auburn.. named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times.

*Indicates extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.