Justin Carlin

Position:
OF/INF
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.

Year at WKU: 3 | Year in College Baseball: 5 | Eligibility Remaining: 1

Conference USA Hitter of the Week (May 3, 2021)

2021 (Junior): Named C-USA Hitter of the Week on May 3 … Appeared in 38 games while making 32 starts in the outfield … Produced a .339/.401/.606 slash line on the season … Recorded 43 hits, 29 RBI, 27 runs, 15 walks and seven home runs on the year … Ranked first on the team in slugging percentage, second in batting average, tied for second in home runs, fourth in runs, RBI and on-base percentage, tied for fourth in hits and fifth in doubles … Recorded a career-high three home runs and 8 RBI against Marshall (5/1) … Tallied home runs in four other games: FIU (4/2), Middle Tennessee (4/17), Southern Miss (4/25) and Florida Atlantic (5/7) … Recorded two doubles in two different games; Charlotte (3/28) and Marshall (4/10) … Tallied 50 putouts and two assists in the field.

*2020 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games while making four starts in right field … Produced a .167 batting average and .412 on-base percentage … Recorded three runs, two hits, two walks and one RBI in 12 at-bats … Tied for second on the team with two stolen bases … Amassed three putouts and one assist on four chances in the field … Went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI in the team’s season-opener against Valpo (2/15).

At Columbia State CC: Spent two seasons at Columbia State Community College … Named to the All-Conference Team in 2018 after producing a .388 batting average to go along with six home runs and 24 stolen bases.

At East Limestone HS: Named to the All-State Team in baseball in 2016 and 2017 … Hit for a .412 batting average while blasting seven home runs in 2016.

Personal Info: Born December 3, 1998 in Huntsville, Ala. … Son of Jeff, a custom carpenter, and Heidi, an auditing agent … Majoring in Communications at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is the adrenaline rush of playing in front of fans … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant because his mindset is second to none … Chose WKU because of the college feel of the campus and the outstanding facilities and coaches … Hopes to become an air traffic controller after college … His parents have had the biggest influence on his athletic career because they supported him from the beginning … Hobbies include listening to music, watching movies and airplanes.

* The 2020 season did not count against athletic eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.