Career Highlights: Second-year pro who split time with River City and Rockford of the Frontier League last year…played college ball at Jacksonville University…was a two-way player for the Dolphins…hit .288 with five homeruns and 23 RBI in 45 games as a junior in 2006…went 5-5 on the mound with a 3.29 ERA in 93.0 IP as a senior in 2007…married to Angela…favorite baseball memory is winning back-to-back Atlantic Sun Conference championships in 2006 and 2007…enjoys fishing, hunting, and golf…also played football, basketball, and soccer…father, Greg, pitched at the University of Nevada at Reno
2007
River City (Frontier/Ind.): Made seven appearances, including one start…made first professional start on 8/21 at Washington in the second game of a doubleheader, pitching three innings and striking out a season-high six and allowing one earned run...struck out 14 batters in just 10.2 IP
Rockford (Frontier/Ind.): Made professional debut on 7/29 vs. Slippery Rock, throwing two scoreless innings and finishing the game…did not allow a run in three of four outings with the Riverhawks
Kash Beauchamp on Justin: A guy we signed out of our tryout camp. He flew from Florida to come to Wichita, and topped out at 91 mph with a big league changeup. I’m very excited to have Justin. He’s going to compete for whatever role he wins. He could possibly start or be a very good long reliever for us. I’m very excited to have him as a rookie.
