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Hofstra University Athletics

THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2019 Baseball Roster

Brian Ballweg
Zack Lane
Philip Hinds
Vashaun Newman
Vashaun Newman
Vashaun Newman

22 Austin Pollack

22 Austin Pollack

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Harrison, NY
  • High School:
    Harrison/Westchester CC

Summary

Biography

Returned to Hofstra in 2018 after spending the 2017-18 season at Manhattanville College.

At Manhattanville: 2018: Started team's first 20 games before missing the rest of the season due to injury...Batted .299 with 20 runs scored, 19 RBIs, and 11 steals in 11 attempts.

At Hofstra
2019:
Played in 37 games, starting 31...Batted .236 with seven doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs...Stole 10 bases...Scored 19 runs...Had nine multi-hit games...Went 3-4 with a home run, an RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs scored versus Monmouth on April 9...Was 2-3 with two doubles, two steals, three runs and an RBI versus Fairfield on April 10...Was 3-4 with an RBI against Towson on April 13...Homered and drove in four runs against Towson on April 14...Fall 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection…Batted .254 with 10 RBIs in CAA play...2017: Played in five games for the Pride with three starts before leaving team.

Junior College
Attended Westchester Community College for two years (2014-2016)...Named to All-America Second team as a sophomore after batting .460 with 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 66 runs scored, 14 stolen bases and 40 RBIs…Also named Region 15 Player of the Year, First team All-Region 15, Region 15 Tournament MVP and Academic All-American…Was the first academic and athletic All-American in school history…Earned the Marucci Elite Hitter Award…Member of two regional championship team…Batted .444 as a freshman and was a second team all-region pick and rookie of the year.

High School/Personal
Played three years of baseball and one season of football at Harrison (NY) High School…Batted .385 as a sophomore and .354 as a junior…Honor student…Has one sister…Also recruited by Cornell and Bucknell…Public relations major.
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