Highlight/Skills Video

2025 Spotlight
2 months ago
2025 Spotlight #2
2 months ago
2025 Spotlight #3
2 months ago

Academic Info

GPA

Log in to access this info
High School
Northside High School

Academic Accomplishments

Log in to access this info

Awards and Activities

Log in to access this info

Athletic History

High School History
  • 2025 Varsity Team
    Starter   Conference 2nd Place
  • 2025 Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #2

    Team Awards

    Conference 2nd Place

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .441
    • GP/GS
      33
    • AB
      93
    • R
      39
    • H
      41
    • 2B
      8
    • 3B
      1
    • RBI
      19
    • SLG%
      .548
    • BB
      29
    • HBP
      5
    • SO
      6
    • OB%
      .591
    • SB/Attempts
      13
    • PO
      45
    • Assists
      52
    • Errors
      6
    • Fielding %
      .942
    • Team Record
      23-10-1
    • Pitchers
    • Types of Pitches
      FB, CH, SL, CB, SK
    • ERA
      2.526
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      5-2
    • Appearances
      8
    • Games Started
      9
    • Complete Games
      5
    • Innings Pitched
      44.1
    • Hits
      32
    • Runs Allowed
      24
    • Earned Runs
      16
    • Batter's BB
      13
    • Batter's SO
      51
    • Batter's HBP
      6
  • 2024 Varsity Team
    Starter   Conference 2nd Place, Sectional Champs
  • 2024 Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #2

    Team Awards

    Conference 2nd Place, Sectional Champs

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .425
    • GP/GS
      30
    • AB
      73
    • R
      20
    • H
      31
    • 2B
      4
    • 3B
      2
    • RBI
      10
    • SLG%
      .534
    • BB
      24
    • HBP
      5
    • SO
      8
    • OB%
      .588
    • SB/Attempts
      20/22
    • PO
      42
    • Assists
      44
    • Errors
      9
    • Fielding %
      .905
    • Team Record
      16-15
    • Pitchers
    • Types of Pitches
      4Seam, Sinker, Change, Slider
    • ERA
      3.5
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      3-4
    • Appearances
      9
    • Games Started
      7
    • Complete Games
      3
    • Saves
      1
    • Innings Pitched
      40
    • Hits
      38
    • Runs Allowed
      34
    • Earned Runs
      20
    • Batter's BB
      18
    • Batter's SO
      51
    • Batter's HBP
      9
  • 2023 Club/Travel Team
    Starter   Regional 2nd Place
  • 2023 Club/Travel Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #6

    Team Awards

    Regional 2nd Place

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .568
    • GP/GS
      17
    • AB
      44
    • R
      18
    • H
      25
    • 2B
      2
    • RBI
      7
    • SLG%
      .614
    • BB
      3
    • HBP
      1
    • SO
      2
    • OB%
      .592
    • SB/Attempts
      12/13
    • PO
      7
    • Assists
      14
    • Errors
      5
    • Fielding %
      .808
    • Team Record
      15-3
    • Pitchers
    • Types of Pitches
      FB, Sinker, Slider, CH
    • ERA
      1.271
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      4-1
    • Appearances
      6
    • Games Started
      4
    • Complete Games
      2
    • Innings Pitched
      19.2
    • Hits
      12
    • Runs Allowed
      5
    • Earned Runs
      5
    • Batter's BB
      6
    • Batter's SO
      18
    • Batter's HBP
      5
  • 2022 Club/Travel Team
    Starter  
  • 2022 Club/Travel Team Detailed Information

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .400
    • GP/GS
      13
    • AB
      60
    • R
      9
    • H
      12
    • RBI
      5
    • SLG%
      .400
    • BB
      6
    • HBP
      1
    • SO
      6
    • OB%
      .514
    • SB/Attempts
      10
    • Pitchers
    • ERA
      0.00
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      1-1
    • Appearances
      7
    • Games Started
      3
    • Complete Games
      1
    • Innings Pitched
      9 2/3
    • Hits
      5
    • Runs Allowed
      2
    • Earned Runs
      0
    • Batter's BB
      4
    • Batter's SO
      10
Club Season History
  • 2025 Excel Blue Wave
    (16U) Mostly play CF and Pitch.
  • Excel Blue Wave Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #4

    Notes

    Mostly play CF and Pitch.

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .473
    • GP/GS
      31
    • AB
      74
    • R
      30
    • H
      35
    • 2B
      5
    • 3B
      4
    • HR
      1
    • RBI
      21
    • SLG%
      .689
    • BB
      25
    • HBP
      1
    • SO
      11
    • OB%
      .604
    • SB/Attempts
      22
    • PO
      38
    • Assists
      7
    • Errors
      1
    • Fielding %
      .978
    • Team Record
      26-6-1
    • Pitchers
    • Types of Pitches
      4Seam, SL,CB,CH
    • ERA
      1.527
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      3-0
    • Appearances
      5
    • Games Started
      4
    • Complete Games
      1
    • Innings Pitched
      18.1
    • Hits
      17
    • Runs Allowed
      8
    • Earned Runs
      4
    • Batter's BB
      3
    • Batter's SO
      9
    • Batter's HBP
      2
  • 2024 Excel Blue Wave
    (15u) Mostly play CF and Pitch
  • Excel Blue Wave Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #4

    Notes

    Mostly play CF and Pitch

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .324
    • GP/GS
      32
    • AB
      71
    • R
      36
    • H
      23
    • 2B
      5
    • 3B
      1
    • RBI
      17
    • SLG%
      .423
    • BB
      29
    • HBP
      4
    • SO
      8
    • OB%
      .533
    • SB/Attempts
      28
    • PO
      47
    • Assists
      13
    • Errors
      3
    • Fielding %
      .952
    • Team Record
      29-5
    • Pitchers
    • Types of Pitches
      4Seam, Sinker, Change, Slider
    • ERA
      1.826
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      5-1
    • Appearances
      8
    • Games Started
      7
    • Complete Games
      2
    • Saves
      1
    • Innings Pitched
      30.2
    • Hits
      14
    • Runs Allowed
      11
    • Earned Runs
      8
    • Batter's BB
      14
    • Batter's SO
      34
    • Batter's HBP
      3
  • 2023 East Coast Sox
    (14U)
  • East Coast Sox Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #99

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .403
    • GP/GS
      30
    • AB
      67
    • R
      19
    • H
      27
    • 2B
      3
    • 3B
      1
    • RBI
      7
    • SLG%
      .478
    • BB
      13
    • SO
      4
    • OB%
      .500
    • SB/Attempts
      18
    • Pitchers
    • Types of Pitches
      4seam, sinker, slider, change-up
    • ERA
      2.56
    • W-L (Pitching Record)
      4-2
    • Appearances
      7
    • Games Started
      6
    • Complete Games
      1
    • Innings Pitched
      27 1/3
    • Hits
      24
    • Runs Allowed
      17
    • Earned Runs
      10
    • Batter's BB
      11
    • Batter's SO
      23
  • 2022 East Coast Sox
    (13U)
  • East Coast Sox Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #99

      General Statistics
    • Avg.
      .467
    • GP/GS
      12
    • AB
      30
    • R
      13
    • H
      14
    • 2B
      0
    • 3B
      0
    • RBI
      7
    • SLG%
      .567
    • BB
      4
    • HBP
      1
    • SO
      1
    • OB%
      .529
    • SB/Attempts
      6
    • Pitchers
    • ERA
      14.00
    • Appearances
      1
    • Games Started
      1
    • Innings Pitched
      2
    • Hits
      7
    • Runs Allowed
      4
    • Earned Runs
      4
    • Batter's BB
      2
    • Batter's SO
      2
Press Links:

Austin Kightlinger's Key Stats History

  • Home to 1st
    3.7 Current
    Verified By: NHS Baseball Tryouts
    Verified On: 05/20/2024
  • Exit Velocity
    96.6 Current
    Verified By: Yellowhammer State Games
    Verified On: 06/17/2025
  • 60 Yard Dash
    6.7 Current
    Verified By: DuBose Baseball Academy Baseball Camp
    Verified On: 07/18/2025
  • Top Infield Velocity
    89 Current
    Verified By: Excel PBR Day
    Verified On: 05/17/2025
  • Top Fastball
    90 Current
    Verified By: Pocket Radar
    Verified On: 02/24/2025
  • FB
    87 Current
    Verified By: PBR All State Showcase
    Verified On: 01/12/2025
  • Change Up
    79 Current
    Verified By: PBR All State Showcase
    Verified On: 01/12/2025
  • Breaking Ball
    75 Current
    Verified By: PBR All State Showcase
    Verified On: 01/12/2025

Events

Past Events

PBR Future Games
Jul 22, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025
Lake Point, Emerson, GA
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/event/NATIONAL/2025-future-games
DuBose Baseball Academy Baseball Camp
Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 18, 2025
University of West Alabama , Livingston, AL
Tiger Night Football Camp
Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 18, 2025
University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL
Yellowhammer State Games
Jun 17, 2025 - Jun 18, 2025
, Albertville, AL
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/event/AL/6-17-18-25-yellowhammer-state-games-invite-only?tab=eventinfo
2025 Prep Baseball Scout Day: Excel
May 17, 2025 - May 17, 2025
Spain Park High School, Hoover, AL
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/profiles/AL/austin-kightlinger
Wildcat Winter Elite Camp
Feb 02, 2025 - Feb 02, 2025
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mississippi State Prospect Camp
Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 20, 2025
Mississippi State, Starkville, MS
Seminole ID Showcase Camp
Jan 18, 2025 - Jan 18, 2025
Florida State, Tallahassee, FL
PBR South Alabama Pre-Season All State Showcase
Jan 12, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025
Orange Beach High School, Orange Beach, AL
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/event/AL/1-12-25-south-alabama-preseason-all-state-invite-only?tab=pos_stats
Alabama Baseball Select 40 Camp
Dec 08, 2024 - Dec 08, 2024
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
PBR Excel Showcase
May 18, 2024 - May 18, 2024
Spain Park High School, Hoover, AL
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/profiles/AL/austin-kightlinger
Seminole ID Showcases
Jan 13, 2024 - Jan 13, 2024
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2023 CCU Underclass Prospect Camp
Dec 09, 2023 - Dec 10, 2023
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Alabama Baseball Select 40 Camp
Dec 03, 2023 - Dec 03, 2023
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Vanderbilt High School Prospect Camp
Jul 10, 2023 - Jul 14, 2023
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Personal Statement

I feel like learning from past mistakes on and off the field has shaped me into the person I am today. Finding Jesus, overcoming obstacles, and growing closer to my family are things that have come from these mistakes and made me a better and stronger person than I was.

I became interested in playing baseball when I was 4 years old. My dad and I used to get to practice early to take extra reps. My dad has helped me play and understand the game ever since I was able to talk. We would watch games when I was young, and he would teach me about what would happen in games, and ask that if I was in that situation what would I have done? He has always helped me understand the rules and practical side of the sport.

Through playing baseball and football, I have learned good communication skills, teamwork, hard work, grit, and pain.

My academic goals are to have all A’s so that I can have a great GPA.  In college, I want to strive to be the best student athlete I can be, by focusing on maintaining a high GPA, having a good relationship with my professors, and having great relationships with my friends and teammates.

I have had to overcome many obstacles, including figuring out where I fit in at a new school, learning to push through slumps with hitting, pushing through injuries and the mental aspect of returning to play at the level I was before the injury. I have learned that in life we all face many obstacles, but it is how we overcome those that sets us apart from others.

I feel like I am pretty athletic. I like to play baseball and football. I am very competitive and like to push myself and my teammates to be better than we were the previous day. I love to play video games with my friends. I also enjoy the outdoors, playing with my dogs, boating, tubing, and finding new places to explore. I also enjoy attending activities and conferences with my church's youth group. My dad was a baseball player for ODU and my mom was an NCAA National Champion gymnast for the University of Alabama. I would love to follow in my parent's footsteps and pursue my baseball career to the highest level possible.

Coach References

  • Matthew Maniscalco
    Travel / Club Coach
    Log in to access this info
  • Robert Jones
    High School Head Coach
    Log in to access this info

Additional Sports

  • Football
    5 years experience
    Club/Travel Team
  • Football
    3 years experience
    Varsity Team
    2024: 1st Team All Area WR & DB, 1st Team All Region WR, 1st Team All State WR
  • Gymnastics
    5 years experience
    Club/Travel Team
    2015: Level 3 State Champion on Vault, High Bar, Parallel Bars, Rings, Floor, Pommel & All-Around

Training

  • Crossfit and Sports Specific Training
    8 years experience
    No notes listed

Contact Info

Log in to access this info