University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2023: Appeared in 18 games, earned four starts and won two games … Pitched 37 innings … Struck out 25 batters … Collected first win of the season in game two of the opening weekend against Carson-Newman, pitched three innings giving up one run on four hits and one strikeout … Worked 1.1 frames at Newberry … Tossed two innings giving up two hits in win over North Georgia … Combined for a shutout win in game two against Embry-Riddle with three innings pitched giving up no hits, striking out two and walking one … Faced one batter and got them to groundout in win over Francis Marion … Pitched two innings of relief in game one win against Flagler allowing no runs or hits and striking out three … Hurled 1.1 innings giving up one run and struck out two in the top-25 contest against Newberry … Worked one frame giving up no runs on no hits in 1-0 loss to No. 4 CSU … Pitched one frame of relief in game two win over the Cougars giving up zero hits and striking out two … Worked a third of an inning giving up no runs or hits in series-finale win against Cougars … Pitched an inning of relief in game three against Young Harris giving up two runs on three hits and striking out one … Pitched a third of an inning in relief in the non-conference game against Augusta at SRP Park giving up three runs on three hits with a strikeout … Pitched 1.2 innings of relief allowing one hit and striking out two in game three sweep of Claflin … Started and worked five frames giving up three runs on three hits while striking out two against Belmont Abbey … Earned his second win of the season in series finale against Georgia Southwestern giving up one run on four hits with five strikeouts … Got the start and pitched 2.2 innings in series-finale against GCSU giving up five runs on four hits with a strikeout … Suffered the loss with one inning pitched giving up four runs (two earned) on three hits while striking out one against Lander … Started and pitched four innings allowing two runs on four hits while striking out two in bracket finals loss to YHC.  

2022: Appeared in 20 games, earning three starts … Tossed 29 innings of work … Struck out 17 batters on the season and had a pair of saves … Worked three innings and struck out two against UNC Pembroke … Recorded five strikeouts in four innings against FSC … Tossed an inning, picking up a strikeout, in the victory over FMU … Threw an inning at Newberry … Worked 1.1 innings at No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne … Threw 2.1 innings with three strikeouts against the Cougars … Struck out one against the Bobcats … Worked 1.1 frames and had a strikeout in the win at Flagler … Worked 1.2 scoreless frames at Flagler … Picked up the win and struck out a batter in the win over Augusta … Worked a scoreless frame to earn the save in the win over the Jaguars … Went 1.2 innings with a strikeout in the win over North Georgia … Registered two-thirds of an inning against the Nighthawks … Tossed a scoreless ninth inning against UNG … Worked 1.1 frames against the Bearcats … Worked a scoreless frame against GC in the PBC Tournament.

2021: Saw time in 15 games … Worked 23 innings and had 18 strikeouts while going 2-0 … Worked two-thirds of an inning in the season opener at North Georgia … Struck out one in an inning of work in the series finale win over the No. 25 Braves … Had three strikeouts in two innings of work at Columbus State … Tossed two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout against the Cougars … Worked four innings to pick up the win after giving up just three hits in the win over the Saints … Threw two scoreless innings to pick up the win at Francis Marion … Tossed two-thirds of an inning in the series finale at Francis Marion … Worked a scoreless ninth in the win over the Panthers … Recorded a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning at Georgia Southwestern … Threw 1.1 innings, facing the minimum four batters, against AU … Worked 2.2 innings and had two strikeouts to pick up the save over Young Harris … Recorded four strikeouts against Georgia Southwestern … Struck out one over three scoreless innings in the win at Lander.                   

2020: Saw time in six games … Had four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work … Worked two-thirds of an inning in the win over the Rams … Threw two-thirds of an inning, striking out two, in the series finale win over SU … Recorded two outs in the win over Emmanuel.

2019: Appeared in 24 games … Went 5-0 with a save … Tallied a 1.44 ERA in 31.1 innings of work … USC Aiken Male Freshman of the Year … Worked an inning, striking out one, in the victory over the Railsplitters … Retired a batter at Erskine … Went 1.1 frames while not allowing a base runner in the win over the Rams … Worked a scoreless frame to pick up the win over No. 5 Florida Southern … Worked two scoreless frames, striking out one, in the series-opening victory at Francis Marion … Tossed 1.1 innings, striking out one en route to earning the win over Emmanuel … Worked a scoreless frame in the series finale win at Georgia College … Threw an inning in the series finale victory over the Hurricanes … Went an inning and did not give up a run at No. 7 North Greenville … Struck out a batter against Augusta … Pitched two innings of relief to pick up the victory over UNC Pembroke … Struck out a batter against the Braves … Came in to record the final out of the game, earning the save in the win over No. 7 Newberry … Worked two-thirds of an inning in the win over No. 3 Newberry …  Struck out a batter in the series finale at Lander … Had a strikeout against Catawba … Pitched 2.2 frames to pick up the victory in the series-finale victory over Flagler … Posted a strikeout in 1.2 innings of work against the Mountain Lions … Worked three innings, striking out one, to earn the victory in the PBC Tournament game against Flagler.

High School: Attended Edisto H.S.

Personal: Austin Thomas Sandifer was born January 30, 2000 in Cope, S.C. ... Son of Chris and Tracy Sandifer … Has two siblings, Cooper and Taylor … Majoring in nursing.