Austin Newell

About Coach Austin

Coach Austin is the Owner and Founder of the North Texas Kings Baseball Club. He is the Head Coach for both 10u and 14u teams. Austin also works as a private baseball instructor, he has been giving private lessons for 10 years now, and takes pride in helping the next generation develop and further grow a love for the game. Coach Austin lives in Grapevine with his wife Jenn.

Accomplishments

3 years Varsity at Kennedale High School
2-time All-State Shortstop
2005 District Defensive Player of the Year
2006 District Offensive Player of the Year
4 years of collegiate baseball at Baylor University and University of Texas-Tyler
2-time All-Conference honors at UT-Tyler
Batted over .350 three of four collegiate seasons
Bachelor's of Science Degree in Kinesiology
6 years of professional baseball experience
2012 Independent Minor League batting title, batting .425
2012 Pecos League All-Star
2012 Pecos League MVP
2015 Florence Freedom team MVP and batting leader, .330
2016 Florence Freedom Team Captain and Veteran
2016 Frontier League All-Star
Career .320 batting average in professional baseball
More Walks (197) than Strikeouts (165) in over 1,600 professional plate appearances