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Wayne State University Athletics

2012 Baseball Roster

7 Justin DeFrancis

7 Justin DeFrancis

  • Position:
    OF
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    165
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Rochester, Mich.
  • High School:
    Stoney Creek (Kalamazoo Valley CC)

Summary

Biography

2012:  Played in 40 games, starting 33 (25 DH, 8 LF) … hit .339, third-best on the team, with 28 runs scored … reached base in 23 straight games March 9-April 21, the longest stretch by a Warrior all season … began that span with an 11-game hitting streak, during which he went 16-for-33 (.485) with seven runs scored … posted consecutive three-hit games April 6-7 against Northwood … scored a run in nine straight games April 1-15 … had six postseason hits including three May 18 in the NCAA Regional against Indianapolis … named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2011: Played in 16 games, serving primarily in pinch-hitting and pinch-running roles … made his lone start of the season in left field May 7 at Lake Erie ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2010: Went 2-for-5 in three games Feb. 20-21 at West Georgia before suffering a season-ending injury ... wore No. 14 ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2009 (Kalamazoo Valley CC): Played in 31 games for the Cougars and led the squad with a .439 batting average ... totaled 54 hits, 17 RBI and nine doubles ... earned Second Team and Academic All-MCCAA honors.

2008 (KVCC): Batted .282 (11-39) in 23 games and drove in seven runs for the Cougars.

High School: A 2007 graduate of Rochester Stoney Creek ... played three years of varsity baseball for the Cougars and coach Clint Rodger ... was a two-time all-district and MVP selection ... batted at least .390 all three years including a .449 clip as a senior ... also played two years of varsity hockey and was second team all-state in 2007 ... served as team captain for both sports.

Personal: Full name--Justin M. DeFrancis ... born in Rochester ... son of David and Marie DeFrancis ... has a younger brother, Michael ... is the nephew of former WSU pitcher Angelo DiMaggio (1974-75) ... is a labor studies major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2010, Fall 2010 and Winter 2011 ... volunteers with Big Brothers of Metropolitan Detroit.

JUSTIN DEFRANCIS' CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
Year GP/GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SF SH SB/ATT
2010 3/3 .400 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .400 1 0 1 .500 0 1 1/1
2011 16/1 .000 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 4 .091 0 2 1/1
2012 40/33 .339 112 28 38 5 2 0 10 47 .420 15 2 16 .350 3 4 3/4
Career 59/37 .315 127 32 40 5 2 0 10 49 .386 17 2 21 .396 3 7 5/6

JUSTIN DEFRANCIS' CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year PO A E FLD
2010 3 0 0 1.000
2011 2 0 0 1.000
2012 13 0 0 1.000
Career 18 0 0 1.000

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2010Junior

    OF
    5'9" 165 lbs
    14
  • 7

    2011Redshirt Junior

    OF
    5'9" 165 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2012Redshirt Senior

    OF
    5'9" 165 lbs
    7