BEFORE PURDUE
• Pitched his first two seasons at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City Iowa
• Made 19 starts over the two years, with his 2024 campaign cut short by injury
• Racked up 43 strikeouts vs. 30 hits allowed in 31 2/3 innings (12.2 K/9) in 2024
• WHIP improved from 1.60 in 2023 to 1.29 in 2024 while raising his strikeout rate by 5.5 Ks per nine innings
• Had more innings pitched (52) than hits allowed (50) in 2023, good for a 8.6 hits per nine clip
• NJCAA Academic All-American
• 2023 NJCAA all-academic honoree and four-time ICCAC academic all-region selection
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner for coach Brad Augedahl at Caledonia High School in the southeast corner of Minnesota
• Also played four years of football and basketball
• CHS won four consecutive MSHSL Class AA state titles in football from 2016-19, including his freshman year
• Also played travel ball for the Minnesota Blizzard
PERSONAL
• Major: Communication
• Full name is Austin James Klug
• Born in Caledonia, Minnesota
• Parents are Eric and Sara Klug
• Family also includes younger siblings Paige, Reid and Aubrie
• Mom played volleyball at Western Technical College; sister Paige plays volleyball at St. Mary's University of Minnesota
• Four cousins have played men's college basketball, including Elijah at Iowa State and North Dakota, Owen at South Dakota State and Winona State
• Pitched his first two seasons at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City Iowa
• Made 19 starts over the two years, with his 2024 campaign cut short by injury
• Racked up 43 strikeouts vs. 30 hits allowed in 31 2/3 innings (12.2 K/9) in 2024
• WHIP improved from 1.60 in 2023 to 1.29 in 2024 while raising his strikeout rate by 5.5 Ks per nine innings
• Had more innings pitched (52) than hits allowed (50) in 2023, good for a 8.6 hits per nine clip
• NJCAA Academic All-American
• 2023 NJCAA all-academic honoree and four-time ICCAC academic all-region selection
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner for coach Brad Augedahl at Caledonia High School in the southeast corner of Minnesota
• Also played four years of football and basketball
• CHS won four consecutive MSHSL Class AA state titles in football from 2016-19, including his freshman year
• Also played travel ball for the Minnesota Blizzard
PERSONAL
• Major: Communication
• Full name is Austin James Klug
• Born in Caledonia, Minnesota
• Parents are Eric and Sara Klug
• Family also includes younger siblings Paige, Reid and Aubrie
• Mom played volleyball at Western Technical College; sister Paige plays volleyball at St. Mary's University of Minnesota
• Four cousins have played men's college basketball, including Elijah at Iowa State and North Dakota, Owen at South Dakota State and Winona State