Austin Newell

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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.

• 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