Austin Stadler



Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 40th round of the 2008 MLB Draft...Won two high school state championships at James River HS ... Earned State Player of the Year honors after 2008 season ... Was ranked by Impact Baseball as the fourth-best prospect and the best outfielder in the state of Virginia...Started 14 games on the mound in 2011 and made a total of 16 appearances on the year ... Ended the year with 47 strikeouts in 64.2 innings of work...Struck out a season-best 10 batters against Minnesota on February 25 through 5.2 innings...In his only at bat of the season, he drove in the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 11th inning in a 9-8 win over Winthrop on April 19.