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.
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 |
2010 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
2011 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
2012 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |