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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2018 Baseball Roster

RS Austin Forney

  • Class Senior
  • Position Infielder
  • Ht / Wt 5-10 / 175
  • Hometown St. Charles, Mo.
  • High School Francis Howell
  • Previous St. Charles CC
  • Major Accounting

Biography

Will red-shirt the 2018 season

2017

As a junior transfer, hit .248 for the Vulcans...Played in 37 games, starting 35 at second or third base...Hit seven doubles and drove in 11 runs...Had two-hit games against Azusa Pacific, Fresno Pacific and Point Loma for a total of five...Went 6-for-13 in the series against the Sunbirds...Had three hits in season finale at Hawaii Pacific...Had a .942 fielding percentage...Involved in turning 12 double plays.

BEFORE UHH
A transfer from St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, Mo. ... Played two years for Coach Chris Gober ... First-team all-conference ... Hit .359 and drove in 27 RBI last spring...2016 NJCAA Exemplary Academic Achievement recipient ... A 2014 graduate of Francis Howell High School in Weldon Spring, Mo. ... Played two years for Coach Tony Perkins ... Team won 2013 Class 5 State Championship ... 2014 Class 5 State Runner-up.

PERSONAL
Born on April 20, 1996 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Favorites include EDM music; the St. Louis Cardinals; the television series "Family Guy" and "Parks & Recreation"; and the movies "Stepbrothers" and "Talledega Nights" ... Contemplating a career as a certified public accountant ... Majoring in Accounting ... Has a brother - Adam ... Parents are Kim and Russ Forney of  St. Charles, Mo.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017Junior

    Infielder
    5'10" 170 lbs
    12
  • RS

    2018Senior

    Infielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    RS