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  Justin Uribe
Justin Uribe

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Santa Ana, Calif.

High School:
Foothill

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 180

Position:
OF/LHP

Bats/Throws:
L/L

2008
Played in 18 games, making 17 starts (13 in center field, two in left and two on the mound)...missed the final two months of the season with a left elbow injury (torn UCL), suffered in his second pitching start of the season (at San Diego State, March 25)...at the plate, compiled a .283 batting average, five doubles, eight RBI, 12 runs and a .465 on-base percentage...tallied a season-high three hits in a 3-for-4 effort at Cal State Northridge (Feb. 26), recording three runs, three RBI, one double and one walk...was 2-for-3 in the series opener at Cal Poly (March 13)...went 2-for-2 with three runs against Saint Mary's (March 7)...was 2-for-4 with one double and one run against Southern in the first game of the inaugural Urban Invitational (Feb. 29)...on the mound, recorded his first collegiate victory, tossing one hitless inning in relief in a 13-inning marathon victory against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 27)...earned the win against Pepperdine (March 11), scattering three hits in five scoreless innings.

2007
Played in 48 games, starting 35 contests (21 in center field, eight in left and six in right)...made three relief pitching appearances...compiled a .285 batting average, collecting seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, 18 RBI and 21 runs...registered 13 multi-hit games, including three three-hit performances...totaled a team-leading .526 average (10-for-19) in the postseason, collecting five doubles, three runs and a .550 on-base percentage after reaching base safely with a hit in each of the five postseason contests...hit 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI against Miami (Feb. 10)...posted a 2-for-3 effort with two runs, one RBI and his first collegiate home run against Miami (Feb. 11)...finished 2-for-5 with one home run, one double, three RBI and one run against California (May 4)...had a career day in the series opener at Arizona State (May 11), hitting 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI; finished the game one home run shy of the cycle...hit 3-for-3 in the series opener against Oregon State (May 25)...earned All-Long Beach Regional team honors after hitting .545 (6-for-11) with three runs and two doubles in the Long Beach Regional...hit 3-for-4 with one RBI against Illinois-Chicago (June 2)...finished 2-for-4 with one run in the Bruins' regional clinching victory against Long Beach State (June 3)...hit 2-for-4 in each Super Regional game at Cal State Fullerton...had two doubles in game two against the Titans (June 10).

High School
Three-year varsity letterwinner in baseball for head coach Gary Fishel at Foothill High School...posted a .349 batting average with 14 RBI in 11 games (saw limited action due to an injury)...helped lead Foothill to the CIF-SS Division II Championship with his game-tying three-run home run in the CIF title game against St. Francis High School...captured Student-Athlete of the Year honors his senior year at Foothill, earning a 4.6 GPA...also was ranked the No. 74 player in California by Perfect Game...as a junior, posted a .402 batting average at the plate...also compiled a 6-2 pitching record and 2.10 ERA in 65 innings pitched...boasted a 1.29 ERA in the Sea View League...earned first-team All-CIF accolades...captured Foothill High and Sea View League MVP honors.

Personal
Full name: Justin Alejandro Uribe...born September 15, 1987 in Tustin, Calif...Justin is the oldest of Alejandro and Christine Uribe's two children...has one sister, Kaylee...physiological science major.

Career Highs (hitting)
At-bats - 5 (twice), last vs. California (5/5/07)
Runs - 3 (three times), last vs. Saint Mary's (3/7/08)
Hits - 3 (five times), last at Cal State Northridge (2/26/08)
RBI - 4 at Arizona State (5/11/07)
Doubles - 2 at Cal State Fullerton (6/10/07)
Triples - 1 (twice), last vs. Oregon State (5/27/07)
Home Runs - 1 (twice), last vs. California (5/4/07)

Career Highs (pitching)
Innings Pitched - 5.0 vs. Pepperdine (3/11/08)
Strikeouts - 2 (twice), last vs. Pepperdine (3/11/08)

JUSTIN URIBE'S CAREER HITTING STATISTICS

Year Class AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB ATT
2007 Fr. .285 46 35 123 21 35 7 2 2 18 52 .423 16 7 19 1 .395 1 4 0 2
2008 So. .283 16 15 53 12 15 5 0 0 8 20 .377 13 5 9 3 .465 0 0 0 1
TOTALS .284 62 50 176 33 50 12 2 2 26 72 .409 29 12 28 4 .417 1 4 0 3

JUSTIN URIBE'S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS

Year Class ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF OAV WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2007 Fr. 27.00 0-1 3 0 0 0 2.0 5 6 6 2 2 2 0 0 13 .455 2 0 0 0 0
2008 So. 1.35 2-0 4 2 0 0 6.2 5 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 30 .192 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 7.27 2-1 7 2 0 0 8.2 10 7 7 6 7 2 0 0 43 .270 2 0 0 0 1