25  Austin Hudson Class: Junior Hometown: Orlando, Fla. High School: Boone Height / Weight: 6-4 / 195 Position: RHP

2009 (Junior): Received six starts in 16 appearances, collecting one save and 30 strikeouts in 41.0 innings...Only gave up three runs in his final 8.0 innings of the year...Got the start in game two of the season vs. VCU (Feb. 21)...Fanned four in 4.0 innings at No. 1 LSU (Feb. 28)...Went 2.0 innings with two hits against in a start at JU (March 25)...Earned a pair of strikeouts in an inning vs. UNF (April 1)...Did not allow an earned run and struck out two for a 3.0-inning save at Memphis (April 4)...Held Florida (April 8) scoreless in 2.0 innings with a strikeout...Limited FIU (May 5) to just one run on two hits and walked only one with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings of relief.

2008 (Sophomore): Made at least 20 appearances for the second-straight year, coming out of the pen 20 times and posting a 3-2 record and a 5.06 ERA...Notched one save, and pitched the back end of the no-hitter vs. Wagner...Limited righties to just a .206 average...Struck out four in 2.1 innings of relief against Missouri (Feb. 25)...Grabbed the win by pitching 2.0 innings vs. Jacksonville (March 4), not allowing an earned run and striking out three...Had a streak of 12.1 innings without allowing a hit from March 8-23...Did not allow a hit or run in 4.0 innings against Monmouth (March 8), striking out two en route to the victory...Struck out a pair in 2.0 hitless innings at Stetson (March 12)...Worked the final 2.0 innings against Wagner (March 17) to combine with Mitch Houck for just the second no-hitter in UCF history...In the win, the righty struck out five, as it was the first combined no-hitter ever at UCF...Went 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout at FGCU (March 26)...Pitched 2.1 innings of shutout ball with a strikeout vs. FGCU (April 2)...Secured first collegiate save by tossing the final 3.2 innings with four strikeouts against Memphis (April 11)...Pitched 1.1 innings of relief with a strikeout vs. Rice (April 27)...Failed to give up a hit and struck out two in 2.2 perfect innings at Tulane (May 2)...Secured the win by hurling 3.2 scoreless innings, striking out three at USF (May 6).

2007 (Freshman): Completed freshman season with a 1-0 record and 29 punch-outs in 22 appearances and two starts...Did not allow an extra-base hit in final 10 outings...Worked 5.0 innings out of the pen vs. Memphis in the C-USA Championship (May 25)...Fanned two batters in 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Marshall (May 19)...Faced two batters at Memphis (May 6) and used just three pitches to pick up two outs...Retired the only batter faced on strikes vs. Stetson (May 2)...Struck out a batter in 1.1 innings of scoreless relief at Rice (April 21)...Went 2.0 innings at USF (April 17), not giving up a run and striking out two...Pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, punching out four on strikes at USF (April 3)...Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in game one at UAB (March 31)...In first collegiate start, went 6.0 shutouts innings, striking out six while allowing only four hits and not walking a batter to earn the victory over UMass (March 9)...Struck out two in 3.0 innings of work, not allowing an earned run at LSU (Feb. 23)...Retired all three batters faced vs. Maryland (Feb. 18), including striking out two...Faced the minimum of three batters in the ninth inning vs. FIU (Feb. 4), striking out one and forcing a double play.

Prior to UCF: Drafted in the 37th round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals...Led Boone High School to the state championship game as a junior...Tied for second in the central Florida-area with 10 wins (10-1) and totaled 46 strikeouts in 69.2 innings...Also tied for 12th in the region in ERA with a mark of 1.00.

Personal: Born in Orlando, Fla....Son of Aaron and Laura Hudson...Majoring in criminal justice.