Tulane University Athletics

2021 (Redshirt Junior): Made a team-best 23 appearances out of the bullpen for the Green Wave... Finished the year with a 2-1 record... Worked 12.0 innings, allowed 17 hits, eight earned runs and six walks... His longest outing of the year came at eventual 2021 National Champion Mississippi State (2/27), as he worked 1.2 innings and struck out a pair... Picked up his first win of the season against Western Kentucky (3/5) after he threw 0.2 innings of scoreless relief... Saw action in the Green Wave's win over nationally-ranked ECU (5/8)... Collected his second win of the year in the Green Wave's home series finale against UCF (5/16).

2020 (Junior): Tied for the second-most appearances for any pitcher on the staff as a junior, appearing in seven games… Had an ERA of 3.00 in six innings pitched, allowing two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts… Allowed a hit and struck out one in game two against Florida Gulf Coast (2/15)… Needed just nine pitches to get two outs against the Eagles (2/16)… Pitched 1.1 innings against Cal State Fullerton, giving up a hit (2/23)… Struck out two in .2 innings against Texas Southern (3/3)… Pitched two innings and struck out two against Southern (3/8).

2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in team-high 32 games with one start on the mound as a sophomore in 2019… Tied for fifth all-time in appearances in a single season… Was 1-3 on the season with a 4.56 ERA, finishing tied for second on the team with two saves… Saw the most innings pitched of the relievers with 47.1, allowing 26 runs, 24 earned, on 39 hits with 47 strikeouts and 19 walks… Pitched 1.1 innings against George Washington, with a walk and a strikeout to earn his first career win (2/17)… Pitched 2.2 innings against Saint Joseph’s, striking out two and walking one and allowing two hits (3/2)… Pitched two innings of relief against Cincinnati, allowing two hits and striking out two (3/31)… Struck out five in 2.1 innings of work against Wichita State (4/5)… Picked up his first career save by pitching 2.2 innings allowing just one run on one hit with two strikeouts against USF (4/12)… Picked up his second save of the weekend by pitching the final three innings in the finale against USF, striking out six with one walk (4/14)… Pitched five innings against No. 10 ECU, striking out six and allowing a run on two hits (4/27)… Earned his first career start against South Alabama, pitching 3.1 innings and striking out five (5/14).

2018 (Freshman): Appeared in two games in relief…retired the only batter he faces in his collegiate debut vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/4)…pitched 1.0 inning and struck out two batters vs. Southern Miss (3/14)…was named to the 2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for spring 2018.
 
High School: A four-year letterman at Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights, Michigan…played pitcher, outfield, and first base for the Ventures…team captain his senior season…earned All-League honors his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons…as a sophomore, also earned All-District, All-Region, and Second-Team All-State Honors…went 11-1 with a 0.60 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 81 innings while hitting .432 as a senior…in the same season, won the Catholic League championship game without allowing a hit through 5 2/3 innings and threw a complete-game shutout to win the state championship game…also lettered two seasons in basketball as a power forward, earning All-League honors as a junior.
 
Personal: Has one younger sister … major is business.

JUSTIN'S NOLA STORY
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David Bedgood's walk off home run at home against Ole Miss

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Moe's BBQ