Biography
At Cal
Career (2023 - Present)
Career Highs: IP - 7.0, twice, last at Stanford (3/21/25); SO - 10, at Duke (3/7/25); Pitches - 114, at Stanford (3/21/25)
53/18 GS, 6-7, 5.30 ERA, 108.2 IP, 105 SO
- Has a career 6-7 record and a 5.30 earned run average, while leading all active Cal pitchers in appearances (54), innings pitched (108.2), strikeouts (105), starts (19) and saves (4) with the Golden Bears
- Has allowed 76 runs (64 earned), 115 hits, 43 walks and 20 hit batsmen with opponents hitting .273 against him
2025 (Jr.)
11 G/11 GS, 4-5, 5.27 ERA, 54.2 IP, 62 SO
ACC/National Rankings (Thru 5/23/25): CG - T1/T14
Made 11 appearances and a team-high 11 starts, starting in each of the first 11 weekend series but not pitching after April 25 start at Notre Dame
- Shared team-lead in wins with a 4-5 record while posting a 5.27 ERA along with a team-high of 62 strikeouts in 54.2 innings that were second, while his 10.21 strikeouts per nine innings were also second
- Career best for wins, starts, complete games, innings pitched, strikeouts, batters faced (247) and opponents’ batting average (.250)
- Allowed 38 runs (32 earned), 53 hits, 19 walks and 10 hit batsmen
Notable Games
- Pitched the first 3.0 scoreless innings and was declared the winner due to a predetermined pitching rotation of three or more pitchers in Cal’s season-opening 14-1 win over Nevada on February 14, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out four
- Threw Cal’s first complete game of 2025 and the first of his career to earn the win in the Golden Bears’ first-ever ACC game on March 7 at Duke, allowing just one run (one earned) on a home run by Blue Devil leadoff hitter Wallace Clark in the bottom of the first, striking out a career-high 10, and allowing just three hits, two walks and one hit batsmen over 97 pitches
- Limited Virginia to one run and three hits over 6.2 innings on March 14 while striking out seven over 107 pitches
- Threw the second complete game of his career and second in three outings March 21 at Stanford, scattering three runs (all earned) and nine hits with one walk and six strikeouts over 7.0 innings to earn the victory in a 13-3 seven-inning run-rule win
- Held Clemson scoreless on a single hit through the first five innings on April 4 before eventually giving up a sixth-inning home run and four unearned runs in the seventh inning of a 6-4 loss to the Tigers in which he struck out nine
- Kept Cal in the game at Notre Dame in his final outing of the season April 25, scattering three runs (three earned), six hits and one walk with seven strikeouts including the 100th of his career over 5.1 innings
2024 (So.)
23 G/8 GS, 2-1, 3.52 ERA, 30.2 IP, 24 SO
Season Highs: IP - 3.0, at USC (5/5); SO - 3, twice, last at USC (5/5); Pitches - 52, at USC (5/5)
- Finished with a 2-1 record and a 3.52 earned run average with two saves in 23 appearances that were second on the team, while he started eight games all in an "opener" role with the eight total starts tied for the second on the club
- Posted career bests for earned run average and appearances, as well as a career-high-tying saves
- Allowed 31 hits and 13 runs (12 earned) while striking out 24 with only eight walks in 30.2 innings pitched for a .270 opponents' batting average and a 1.27 WHIP
- Did not allow an earned run in 15 of his 23 appearances including a pair of streaks of five in a row (Mar. 22 - Apr. 5; Apr. 16-28)
- Pitched 8.0 innings in his eight starts as an "opener", allowing eight hits, three runs and two earned runs with four walks and six strikeouts
Notable Games
- Picked up his first collegiate win with a scoreless top of the ninth in a 5-4 victory over UConn on Feb. 25 before the Bears won on Rodney Green Jr.'s walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth
- Made the first of his eight starts as an "opener" with a scoreless inning on Apr. 5 against Arizona
- Got his first save of the campaign when he came on to get the final out of a 14-11 win at Saint Mary's on Apr. 10
- Recorded both his second win and save against Stanford, striking out two in 2.0 scoreless one-hit innings against the Cardinal in a series finale Apr. 28 on The Farm and then allowing only one walk in 2.1 scoreless frames as a middle reliever during a nonconference game on May 13
2023 (Fr.)
20 G/0 GS, 0-1, 7.71 ERA, 23.1 IP, 19 SO
Season Highs: IP - 3.0, at Arizona (3/10); SO - 2, four times; Pitches - 43, at Arizona (3/10)
- Finished with an 0-1 record and a 7.71 earned run average with a career-high-tying two saves in 20 appearances that were tied for third on the team all out of the bullpen
- Allowed 31 hits and 25 runs (20 earned) while striking out 19 with 16 walks in 23.1 innings pitched for a .326 opponents' batting average and a 2.01 WHIP
- Did not allow an earned run in eight consecutive from Mar. 31 - Apr. 25 and allowed one run total during the stretch
Notable Games
- Made his collegiate debut at No. 2 Stanford on Feb. 21 and threw 1.2 innings of relief in an 8-4 win
- Picked up his first collegiate save against Pacific on Apr. 3 by throwing a hitless top of the ninth in a 5-4 victory
- Got his second save 11 days later with another hitless inning in a 3-2 win at Utah in a series opener
Other
Class Of 2022 (Bellarmine College Preparatory)
- Was 2-1 with a 4.10 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched as a 2021 junior
- Slashed .284/.421/.326 throughout 42 total games played in 2021 and 2022
- Played club ball for Alpha Prime '22 alongside fellow Cal signees Joe Brown and Cade Campbell
- Member of Bellarmine's varsity soccer squad
Personal
- Full name is Austin Edward Turkington
- Born on May 25, 2004 in Palo Alto, California
- Son of Ted and Erin Turkington
- Father played collegiate baseball at Pepperdine and San Francisco
- Has one sibling, Nate
Last Updated
May 25, 2025
