Army West Point Athletics
2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin French
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Ardrey Kell
2016: Made 26 relief appearances as Army’s closer in his senior campaign … composed a 3-2 record with six saves … recorded a 3.93 ERA in 34.1 innings of work … allowed 20 runs (15 earned) on 32 hits and 22 walks while striking out 26 … held opponents to a .254 batting average … sported a .219 ERA with a 1-1 record and two saves in 27.2 innings of Patriot League action … tied for seventh in program history for saves in a single season and ninth on the career list with seven … led the Patriot League and ranked 23rd nationally in appearances … posted personal season bests in appearances, innings pitched, wins, saves and opponent batting average … earned the victory after throwing 1.2 innings against Monmouth (2/21) … allowed one run while striking out a pair opposite the Hawks … allowed two baserunners in 2.2 scoreless innings of work at UNC Greensboro (3/6) … earned his second win of the season against the Spartans … notched back-to-back saves against UMass (3/12) and North Dakota State (3/15) … allowed one hit and fanned one in a scoreless inning versus the Minutemen … struck out one Bison in an inning of work … picked up the save against Harvard (3/18) … tossed a combined 1.2 scoreless innings in the series with the Crimson … struck out four in 1.1 innings at Seton Hall (3/26) … made the save in a game two victory over Bucknell (4/9) … documented 1.1 innings while scattering a hit and a walk … threw a season-high three innings while taking the victory in the season finale against the Bison (4/10) … allowed just one hit in the game while striking out one … notched a six-out save to preserve a 3-0 shutout victory in the series finale at Holy Cross (4/17) … gave up one hit while striking out three Crusaders … closed the 11th Annual Hudson Valley Baseball Classic opposite Marist (4/27).
2015: Pitched in 18 games out of the bullpen as a junior … complied a 5.04 earned-run average in 30.1 innings of work … posted a 2-1 record and earned one save … surrendered 33 hits and 19 runs (17 earned) … fifth on the team with 27 strikeouts and allowed 14 walks … tossed scoreless innings in consecutive appearances against UMass (3/15) and Miami (3/17) … threw a scoreless inning at Columbia (3/25) … retired the only batter he faced in the win over Hofstra (4/8) … punched out the two hitters he faced in the win over NYIT (4/22) … threw 2.0 scoreless innings to earn the save in the 3-2 win over Navy (4/26) … worked around one hit in one inning in the Hudson Valley Baseball Classic against Marist (4/29) … struck out three and allowed one hit in 2.2 innings opposite Air Force (5/2).
2014: Pitched in 15 games as a sophomore, all in a relief role … posted a 1-1 record and compiled a 7.20 earned run average in 15.0 innings of work … opponents posted a .309 batting average … struck out 15, allowed 21 hits and walked 10 … struck out the only batter he faced against Wagner (3/8) … tossed one scoreless inning in a 9-1 victory over Central Connecticut State (3/18) … pitched a scoreless inning against Columbia (3/27) … struck out two in back-to-back scoreless appearances against Bucknell (3/13) and Hartford (3/16) … earned the win after pitching 2.0 scoreless innings and held Lehigh to one hit in a 9-7 win over the Mountain Hawks (4/28).
2013: Made five relief appearances ... authored a tidy 1.80 earned run average to go along with five strikeouts in five innings pitched ... made career debut against UNCG (Feb. 17) during the first weekend of the season ... allowed one run on three hits against the Spartans ... posted four scoreless outings the rest of the way ... recorded career-high two strikeouts against Yale (March 9) ... pitched a career-best 2.0 innings versus Indiana (March 12) ... matched career high with two strikeouts against the nationally ranked Hoosiers ... also recorded scoreless outings opposite Delaware State (Feb. 24) and Dartmouth (March 16).
High School: Played for head coach Hal Bagwell at Ardrey Kell High ... graduated as the school's all-time saves leader ... named all-conference as a senior in 2012 ... voted the city's best relief pitcher by The Charlotte Observer ... posted the lowest earned run average on the team as a senior ... also excelled offensively, pacing the squad in RBI and doubles during standout senior season ... represented the state of North Carolina in the annual "Battle of the Border" games between North Carolina and South Carolina ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the National Technical Honor Society.
