Bishop Carroll’s Austin Selenke: Supplement World Athlete Spotlight

By Matt Browning

In the Class 5A baseball championship, Bishop Carroll fell to Blue Valley Southwest 5-2. That game has lingered with junior Austin Selenke.

That loss was just one of motivations for Selenke, who was chosen the Supplement World Athlete of the Month, this past offseason.

“I’m looking forward to getting back out on the field and competing with my brothers, giving it our best at practice every day,” Selenke said. “And hopefully being able to translate that into games as best as we can.”

Aside from the lofty goal of winning the state championship, Selenke has individual goals he wants to accomplish, too.

“Individually, I would love to get 1st team all-league, all state, and allmetro,” Selenke said. Improving his offensive fundamentals is important to Selenke this season. Being a disciplined hitter and eliminating mistakes will go a long way into him fulfilling his individual goals. “I’ve been working on being a defensive hitter,” Selenke said. “I want to cut down the strikeouts this year and try to hit for a better average.”

Baseball is Selenke’s sole athletic focus at Bishop Carroll and he hopes that it takes well past his time with the Eagles. As of right now, I plan on playing baseball in college wherever they want me.