Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Jones
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 207
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, FL
- High School:
- Godby
2010 (Senior): Played in 27 games with 14 starts ... Posted a .310 average ... Recorded 18 hits, five for extra bases, and 15 RBI ... In first start of season went 3 for 4 with one RBI and scored a run ... Against ULM had a pinch-hit three-run home run ... Against Troy, went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBI ... Had two hits against Tennessee Tech with a double, walk and scored a run ... Against UALR, went 3 for 4 with four RBI.
2009 (Junior): Played in 15 games starting seven ... Batted .134 with four hits, a triple and a home run ... Had five RBI and scored nine runs ... Defensively, had 10 putouts with no fielding errors ... Opened season by going 1 for 3 with a home run and scored two runs against Missouri State ... Against Memphis went 1 for 1 with a triple and two RBI.
2008 (Sophomore): Played in nine games starting three ... Batted .316 with two home runs, seven RBI and scored three runs ... Hit a pinchhit three-run home run against Memphis to tie the game in the ninth and force extra innings ... Went 1 for 3 in first start of season against Toledo ... Against Belmont went 1 for 1 ... Had a pinch hit three-run long ball against Mississippi State.
2007 (Freshman): Played in 12 games with seven starts, all in the first month of the season ... Batted .259 with three doubles, a home run, five runs scored and eight RBIs in just 27 at-bats ... Drew first career start on Saturday versus Bowling Green, singling, scoring once and driving in two runs ... Doubled and drove in a run in first game of Sunday doubleheader at Missouri State ... Had a two-run, pinch-hit home run at Belmont, his first career round-tripper ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI in opener at Troy ... Singled home a run as pinch hitter versus Lipscomb.
2006: Redshirted.
High School: Three-year starter for coach Buddy Powers at Riverdale HS ... Earned All-Area honors as junior and senior ... Named Daily News Journal Player of the Year as junior and voted to USA Classic All-Tournament team ... Batted .415 with 45 RBIs and six home runs as senior ... Also two-year letterwinner in football, earning All-Area, All-Region, All-Midstate and All-State honors as well as Daily News Journal Athlete of the Year as senior ... Graduated as class valedictorian.
PERSONAL: Justin Grant Becton Jones ... Son of Wendell and Karen Jones ... Born December 30, 1985 ... Majoring in agribusiness.
