Austin Cousino

Biography

Austin Cousino is a former Kentucky All-American and USA Baseball alum who was named assistant coach/recruiting coordinator in summer 2023. He returned to UK after a successful scouting career for Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays organizations, and has collegiate coaching experience at both Mississippi State and Xavier. Cousino was a Freshman All-American and Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2012, starring at UK from 2012-2014 before being selected in the third round of the 2014 draft by the Seattle Mariners. He reached Triple-A in just two seasons before injury short-circuited his career. As a scout for the Detroit Tigers, he was the main scout for six drafted players and two free agent signees, with prospects from his territory receiving nearly $3 million in signing bonus money. Overall, he has coached 45 players who have played in MiLB, including 10-15 Top 10 rounders and four big leaguers. During his three seasons as a player at UK, he batted .295 in 859 at-bats with 216 hits, 47 doubles, seven triples, 19 home runs and 106 RBI. He was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team in each of his three seasons and was a three-time USA Baseball alum.