AWARDS
- ASUN All-Freshman Team (2017)
Junior (2019): Saw action in 57 games, 53 as a starter ... Made nine appearances on the mound, including a pair of starts ... Made 24 starts in center field, 22 in left and three in right in addition to four as designated hitter, with two of those coming in his two starts on the mound ... Pitching starts came against Maryland (3/10) and South Florida (3/27) ... Struggled with his control, walking 13 in 8.2 total innings of work while also allowing 13 hits and 10 earned runs ... Had 11 strikeouts, including five at Jacksonville (5/10) ... Got off to a hot start with the bat, hitting safely in the first five games of the year as well as in 12 of the first 14 ... Seven of his nine multiple-hit games came in that opening stretch ... Had a season-best three-hit game against Siena (2/25) ... Homered and drove in two at UCF (2/19) ... Snapped a stretch of 32 games without an extra-base hit with a home run against FGCU (5/22) in the Hatters' ASUN Tournament opening upset of the top-seeded Eagles.
Summer (2018): Returned to the Valley League and the New Market Rebels for a second consecutive summer, posting a .292 batting average during the regular season in 89 at bats ... Had three doubles, three home runs and drove in 17 while also stealing seven bases ... His .375 in four playoff games with three RBI ... Saw action on the mound in six total games, recording 13 strikeouts in 9.2 innings of work.
Sophomore (2018): Saw action in 41 games, 28 as a starter primarily in left field, with one start each in center and right ... Also made four appearances on the mound with one start ... Was second on the team with a .342 average in ASUN play ... Batted .400 as a leadoff hitter and was successful on seven of 11 chances with a runner at third and less than two outs ... Only start on the mound came in loss to Army (3/14) in which he allowed five unearned runs in 1.2 innings ... Hatters are 0-4 in games he pitched in ... Had seven multiple-hit games including a three-hit outing at NJIT on April 21 ... Hit home runs against Kennesaw State (4/6) and North Florida (4/28) ... Stole three bases in a game at FGCU (5/12) ... Saw action in just one game in the NCAA Tournament, going 1-for-3 with an RBI against Hartford.
Summer (2017): Played for the New Market Rebels in the Valley League, seeing action in a total of 22 games as a hitter and eight as a pitcher ... Hit .267 for the summer with four doubles, a triple and a home run in 60 total at bats with 11 RBI ... Also stole four bases ... Struggled on the mound in eight outings, including four starts ... Was 0-2 with 10.05 ERA in 17 innings of work with 23 strikeouts, which ranked third in the league ... Team posted a 24-17 record and advanced to the playoffs.
Freshman (2017): Saw action in 51 games, 47 as a starter, for the Hatters ... Was selected to the ASUN All-Freshman Team ... Started 28 games in left field and 14 in right field ... Also started as the DH five times, which corresponded with his five starts on the mound ... Finished with a .253 batting average with 15 extra-base hits and 28 RBI ... Hit .280 with runners in scoring position ... Was 4-for-5 with the bases loaded ... Had 12 multiple-hit games and was second on the team with eight multiple-RBI games ... Season-best hit streak was seven games (March 7-15) during which he hit .370 ... Reached base in 11 straight (April 25-May 20) ... Made nine appearances on the mound ... Averaged 9.16 K/9 in 18.2 innings of work ... Best outing came in his first start, at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 28) when he allowed one run on one hit in 4.0 IP in a no decision ... Was also 2-for-3 at the plate in that game with a home run and four RBI ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Graduated from The Villages Charter High School, in The Villages, Fla. after one year ... Attended Citrus High School, in Inverness, Fla., for three years ... Played four years of baseball as a center fielder and pitcher and two years of football as a quarterback, safety, running back and punter ... Was the Citrus County Baseball Player of the Year in 2013 and 2015 ... Was FACA Class 5A coaches baseball Player of the Year in 2013 ... Batted .343 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI in 2013 ... Went 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA and 45 strikeouts as a pitcher in 2013 ... Batted .334 with nine doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, 30 runs and 18 stolen bases in 2014 ... As a pitcher in 2014, threw 17 innings and had a 1.24 ERA with 30 strikeouts ... Batted .423, with four home runs, eight doubles, 10 RBI, 20 stolen bases and 16 walks in 2015 ... As a pitcher in 2015, pitched 48.2 innings and had a 0.58 ERA with 70 strikeouts, while going 5-1 overall.
Personal: Full name is Austin Alexander Bogart ... Born on Oct. 31, 1997, in Ocala, Fla. ... Parents are Brady and Barbie Bogart ... Father played baseball at Central Florida State College and St. Leo University, and has also played and managed at the independent league level ... Has two brothers, Cody (22) who is currently on the baseball team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Garrett (18) ... Has one sister, Carly (15) ... Is a distant cousin of former Major League Baseball player, David Eckstein ... Has done volunteer work for Blessings in a Backpack, Fatima Catholic Church and the Salvation Army ... Hobbies include fishing and tubing ... Chose Stetson over USF, UCF, FAU, UNC Asheville and Memphis ... Received his degree in Health Science in 2019.
CAREER GAME HIGHS - HITTING/DEFENSE
At Bats: 6, three times (last vs Saint Louis; March 1, 2019)
Runs: 3, at Bethune-Cookman (February 28, 2017)
Hits: 3, four times (last vs Siena; February 25, 2019)
RBI: 4, at Bethune-Cookman (February 28, 2017)
Doubles: 1, 21 times (last vs Lipscomb; May 23, 2019)
Triples: 1, three times (last vs Sam Houston State; February 16, 2019)
Home runs: 1, eight times (last FGCU; May 22, 2019)
Total bases: 6, three times (last at North Florida; April 28, 2018)
Walks: 3, twice (last vs Seton Hall; March 8, 2017)
Strike outs: 4, twice (last vs Saint Loouis; March 1, 2019)
Sac hits: 1, seven times (last vs Jacksonville; May 24, 2019)
Sac flies: 1, seven times (last at North Alabama; March 29, 2019)
Stolen bases: 3, at FGCU (May 12, 2018)
Caught stealing: 1, three times (last vs North Florida; May 17, 2019)
Hit by pitch: 2, vs Kennesaw State (April 15, 2017)
Runners LOB: 6, vs Florida (March 21, 2017)
Putouts: 6, four times (last vs Jacksonville; May 24, 2019)
Assists: 2, twice (last vs South Florida; March 27, 2019)
Errors: 1, four times (last vs UCF; April 2, 2019)
GAME HIGHS - PITCHING
Innings pitched: 4.0, at Bethune-Cookman (February 28, 2017)
Runs allowed: 5, three times (last vs South Florida; March 27, 2019)
Earned runs: 5, vs FIU (March 15, 2017)
Walks allowed: 3, four times (last vs UCF; April 2, 2019)
Strikeouts: 6, vs USF (April 11, 2017)
Hits allowed: 5, twice (last at UCF; April 5, 2017)
Doubles allowed: 2, three times (last vs South Florida; March 27, 2019)
Home runs allowed: 1, four times (last vs South Florida; March 27, 2019)
Wild pitches: 1, six times (last vs UCF; April 2, 2019)
Hit batters: 2, vs Maryland (March 10, 2019)
