PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced on Thursday it had signed goalkeeper Austin Pack to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2020 season, pending league and federation approval.

Pack joins Kyle Morton and Columbus Crew SC loanee Ben Lundgaard in the goalkeeper corps for the Hounds.

“We are excited to have Austin,” said Hounds Goalkeeping Coach Hunter Gilstrap. “He is a guy who has already played games and done well at this level. We have been intentionally patient with adding a third goalkeeper. We wanted to find the right fit. We saw a lot of guys and really feel that Austin was the best of them all. He’s done well in training since joining us and will only strengthen our already strong goalkeeper group.”

Pack brings prior professional experience to the Hounds, last season playing for the Portland Timbers 2 in the Championship. During the 2018 campaign, Pack logged two appearances and 180 minutes for T2, including earning the start in Portland’s Western Conference Quarterfinal against Phoenix Rising FC.

The Atlanta, Georgia native played collegiately at UNC Charlotte from 2012-2015. He started 39 of his 42 career appearances with the 49ers during which time he posted a 0.81 goals-against average and 15 shutouts.