Langworthy played in 198 games for the Gators from 2017-20 and helped Florida capture the program’s first-ever national title as a freshman.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Former Florida outfielder Austin Langworthy<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_sports_baseball_roster_austin-2Dlangworthy_13530&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ozoa1XlmzBpbbPkgjfl8-42LRidTw-dOjgeGerrMrWPcu-nKpEIJ7l5PduH0wnni&s=aXL7Cnz6P8Dd9vwO5zOz9CAmWP-6A4IRdXfgjU1kqrM&e= > is returning to the Gators as a student assistant coach for the 2022 season.
“We are excited to welcome Austin back to Gator Nation as an integral part of our coaching staff for the 2022 season,” head coach Kevin O’Sullivan<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1445&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=ozoa1XlmzBpbbPkgjfl8-42LRidTw-dOjgeGerrMrWPcu-nKpEIJ7l5PduH0wnni&s=m37o4V1kmNW99f1rDqX4k_9cuE_bzrVunkfcleiKh6M&e= > said. “Austin exemplified the qualities we look for at Florida during his four years as a player here, and I have no doubt he will continue to bring value to our program as a student assistant coach while he works on the completion of his degree.”
Langworthy, who was a mainstay in the Florida outfield from 2017-20, joins the Gators coaching staff after a brief run with the Detroit Tigers organization as a player from 2020-21. After going undrafted in the 2020 MLB Draft, Langworthy signed with Detroit as a free agent.
Perhaps best remembered for his 11th inning walk-off home run vs. Auburn in Game 3 of the 2018 Super Regionals, Langworthy appeared in 198 games including 195 starts over the course of his four-year run with the Gators. He finished his career with a .270/.369/.413 batting line, totaling 19 home runs, five triples, 36 doubles, 130 runs, 106 RBI and 20 stolen bases.
Langworthy made 53 starts as a freshman in 2017 as the Gators captured their first-ever national title, and later started 16 games in left field during the 2020 campaign in which Florida went 16-1 and finished the year as the nation’s No. 1 team. During that 2017 campaign, Langworthy was named a Second Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game while also garnering College World Series All-Tournament Team honors. In 2019, he was tabbed to the NCAA Lubbock All-Regional Team.
The Williston, Fla. native also held status as a two-way talent, pitching in 18 games from 2017-19 with a 3.34 ERA across 32.1 innings pitched.
Also accomplished off the diamond, Langworthy was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each of his four years at Florida.
