Bryan Christopher Augenstein (born July 11, 1986) is an American former

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who played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Early life

Augenstein was born in

Sebastian, Florida Sebastian is a city in Indian River County, Florida, United States at the confluence of the St. Sebastian River and the Indian River. It is two miles away from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in Indian River County and the biggest pop ...

. He graduated from

Sebastian River High School Sebastian River High School is a co-educational International Baccalaureate high school in Sebastian, Florida. It opened August 1994 and is operated by the School District of Indian River County. Campus Situated on of land, Sebastian River High S ...

in Sebastian, where he played for the Sebastian River Sharks high school baseball team.

College career

Augenstein accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

in Gainesville, Florida, and played for coach Pat McMahon's

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team from 2005 to 2007. As a freshman in 2005, he was a member of the Gators team that finished as the runner-up in the

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. Memorably, Augenstein retired twenty-three consecutive batters against the

Cincinnati Bearcats The Cincinnati Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent the University of Cincinnati. Though they will move to the Big 12 Conference (XII) the teams are currently a part of the American Athletic Conference (The American), which from 1979 ...

in 2006. He was also a member of the U.S. national baseball team that played in the

2006 World Baseball Classic The 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was the inaugural tournament between national baseball teams that included players from Major League Baseball. It was held from March 3 to 20 in stadiums that are in and around Tokyo, Japan; San Juan, Puerto ...

. He led the Gators in appearances, innings pitched, strikeouts and wins in both 2006 and 2007, and finished his three-year college career with five complete games and 216 strikeouts.

Professional career

The

selected Augenstein in the seventh round of the

2007 Major League Baseball Draft The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the f ...

. He made his major league debut on May 13, , against the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

.Bryan Augenstein to Face Reds on Wednesday
/ref> On October 13, 2010, Augenstein was claimed off waivers by the

. He spent the 2012 season in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He signed a minor league deal with the

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on March 26, 2014, and he became a free agent after the 2014 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Augenstein, Bryan 1986 births Living people Arizona Diamondbacks players St. Louis Cardinals players Florida Gators baseball players Missoula Osprey players South Bend Silver Hawks players Visalia Oaks players Reno Aces players Mobile BayBears players Palm Beach Cardinals players Memphis Redbirds players Durham Bulls players Toledo Mud Hens players Erie SeaWolves players Baseball players from Florida Major League Baseball pitchers People from Sebastian, Florida Sportspeople from Brevard County, Florida

Early life

College career

Professional career

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