St. John's University Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Folz, Justin
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Jersey Number 25
Justin Folz
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- INF
- Hometown:
- Monroe, Wash.
- High School:
- Monroe
- Prev School:
- Palomar CC
Bio
As a Redshirt Junior (2021):
Played in 32 games and made 31 starts… hit .271 with a team-high four home runs and 18 RBIs… reached base at a .383 clip and slugged a team-high .458… also logged six doubles and a triple… led the team with 10 multi-hit games on the season… opened the season by going 2-for-3 against UMass Lowell (Feb. 26) before going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in the second game of the series (Feb. 27)… doubled and drove in a run in the series finale with the River Hawks (Feb. 28)… singled, walked twice and scored three times against Sacred Heart (March 6)… went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs against the Pioneers (March 7)… went 2-for-4 with a double at Western Carolina (March 13)… drove in a run in both games of a doubleheader at Fordham (March 20)… went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored at Georgetown (April 18)… picked up two hits and drove in a run during the series opener against Seton Hall (April 24)… tallied a season-high three hits and stole a base against UConn (May 7)… singled and drove in a run in the series opener with Butler (May 14)… went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against the Bulldogs in Indianapolis (May 15)… picked up a hit in each of the Red Storm’s three games against Villanova to close out the season (May 20-22).
As a Junior (2020):
Played and started in all 14 games during the Red Storm’s shortened season… hit .294, good enough for third on the team, while reaching base at a .383 clip and slugging .471… hit two homers, one of only two players on the team to leave the yard more than once… tied for the team lead with 12 RBIs... tallied a team-high six multi-hit games… recorded two hits apiece in back-to-back outings against Georgia State (Feb. 15) and Georgia Tech (Feb. 16)… doubled and hit his first Division I home run in that win over the No. 19 Yellow Jackets… went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run and two runs scored against Charlotte (Feb. 29)… went 2-for-4 in the series opener at UNLV (March 6)… went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and five RBIs against Saint Peter’s (March 10)… singled twice and drove in a run against Iona (March 11).
At Palomar College:
A First Team All Pacific Coast Athletic Conference selection and winner of a PCAC Gold Glove Award as a sophomore in 2019… hit .333 with a .442 on-base percentage while slugging .508… scored 34 times in 34 games and drove in 19 runs… hit 11 doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs… earned a West Coast League All-Star selection during the summer after his sophomore year.
At Northwest Nazarene University:
Played for Division II Northwest Nazarene University as a freshman in 2018… a second team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection… made 50 appearances, 49 of which were starts… hit .294 with a .371 on-base percentage and a .508 slugging percentage… blasted six home runs and tallied 28 RBIs… legged out eight doubles and six triples… stole 22 bases in just 25 attempts.
Before College:
A four-year letter winner and two-year team captain at Monroe High School… also lettered two years in basketball.
Personal:
Justin John Folz… son of Jeff and Jen Folz… has two sisters, Sarah and Emma… chose St. John’s for its winning tradition… lists his dad as the person he admires most and Ken Griffey Jr. as his favorite athlete… plans to major in business.
Played in 32 games and made 31 starts… hit .271 with a team-high four home runs and 18 RBIs… reached base at a .383 clip and slugged a team-high .458… also logged six doubles and a triple… led the team with 10 multi-hit games on the season… opened the season by going 2-for-3 against UMass Lowell (Feb. 26) before going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and two RBIs in the second game of the series (Feb. 27)… doubled and drove in a run in the series finale with the River Hawks (Feb. 28)… singled, walked twice and scored three times against Sacred Heart (March 6)… went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs against the Pioneers (March 7)… went 2-for-4 with a double at Western Carolina (March 13)… drove in a run in both games of a doubleheader at Fordham (March 20)… went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored at Georgetown (April 18)… picked up two hits and drove in a run during the series opener against Seton Hall (April 24)… tallied a season-high three hits and stole a base against UConn (May 7)… singled and drove in a run in the series opener with Butler (May 14)… went 2-for-3 with two runs scored against the Bulldogs in Indianapolis (May 15)… picked up a hit in each of the Red Storm’s three games against Villanova to close out the season (May 20-22).
As a Junior (2020):
Played and started in all 14 games during the Red Storm’s shortened season… hit .294, good enough for third on the team, while reaching base at a .383 clip and slugging .471… hit two homers, one of only two players on the team to leave the yard more than once… tied for the team lead with 12 RBIs... tallied a team-high six multi-hit games… recorded two hits apiece in back-to-back outings against Georgia State (Feb. 15) and Georgia Tech (Feb. 16)… doubled and hit his first Division I home run in that win over the No. 19 Yellow Jackets… went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run and two runs scored against Charlotte (Feb. 29)… went 2-for-4 in the series opener at UNLV (March 6)… went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and five RBIs against Saint Peter’s (March 10)… singled twice and drove in a run against Iona (March 11).
At Palomar College:
A First Team All Pacific Coast Athletic Conference selection and winner of a PCAC Gold Glove Award as a sophomore in 2019… hit .333 with a .442 on-base percentage while slugging .508… scored 34 times in 34 games and drove in 19 runs… hit 11 doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs… earned a West Coast League All-Star selection during the summer after his sophomore year.
At Northwest Nazarene University:
Played for Division II Northwest Nazarene University as a freshman in 2018… a second team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection… made 50 appearances, 49 of which were starts… hit .294 with a .371 on-base percentage and a .508 slugging percentage… blasted six home runs and tallied 28 RBIs… legged out eight doubles and six triples… stole 22 bases in just 25 attempts.
Before College:
A four-year letter winner and two-year team captain at Monroe High School… also lettered two years in basketball.
Personal:
Justin John Folz… son of Jeff and Jen Folz… has two sisters, Sarah and Emma… chose St. John’s for its winning tradition… lists his dad as the person he admires most and Ken Griffey Jr. as his favorite athlete… plans to major in business.