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2019 Baseball Roster

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8 Justin Gill

  • B/T L/L
  • Position LHP
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Winter Haven, Fla.
  • Highschool Lake Region HS

Biography

As a Senior (2019) | Game-by-Game Stats
Became a constant in the Eagles’ weekend rotation as the Sunday starter for the latter half of the season… Appeared 16 times throughout the season, making seven starts… Tied his career-high with six strikeouts twice against Quinnipiac (March 10) and Miami (April 10)… Pitched three innings of scoreless relief against Towson and fanned four (March 30)… Earned the win in a game against Jacksonville after throwing a season-high 102 pitches (April 18)… Threw a season-high six innings against Miami (April 10)… Was on the mound for a total of 40.2 innings, recording 40 strikeouts and allowing 23 walks… Finished the season 1-5 with a 5.75 ERA.

As a Junior (2018) | Game-By-Game Stats
After battling injury early in the year, became a staple in the starting rotation as the Sunday starter … Appeared in 14 games, making seven starts … Made his FGCU debut against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 16), throwing 3.1 innings, allowing one earned run on seven hits while striking out four … Worked 2.0 innings of scoreless relief at Bethune-Cookman (March 2) … Struck out four batters over 3.2 at Florida A&M … Made his first start at Jackson State (April 1) … Tossed a career-high 7.0 innings against Kennesaw State, allowing two runs (none earned) while striking out four … Struck out a career-high six batters against Stetson (May 12) over 6.0 innings … Worked a total of 53.1 innings with 43 strikeouts and 17 walks … Finished the season 1-3 with a 3.38 ERA.

Transferred to FGCU after spending two seasons at Polk State.

As a Sophomore at Polk State (2017)
Named First Team All-Suncoast Conference … made 24 appearances and earned six starts … posted a 6-4 record with a 2.29 ERA … led the team with 73 strikeouts in 63.0 IP … his ERA was good for 33rd and his 10.43 K/9 IP rate was good for 62nd in the NJCAA … didn’t allow an earned run in 16 of his 24 appearances … pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and struck out six batters vs. Hillsborough (Mar. 6) … earned the win after tossing 6.0 scoreless inning and striking out six batters at FSW (Mar. 13) … punched out a season-high eight batters in 5.0 IP at State College of Florida (Apr. 17).

As a Freshman at Polk State (2016)
Made 15 relief appearances and went 0-1 with a 3.77 ERA … struck out 14 batters in 14.1 IP … held opponents to a .157 average, which ranked 63rd in the NJCAA … struck out two batters in a scoreless inning of relief vs. St. Johns River State (Feb. 17) … punched out a season-high 5.0 batters in 4.0 scoreless innings vs. Webber International (Feb. 29) … used primarily as a left-lefty specialst.

High School
Played for coach Bill Bullock at Lake Region High School … threw two no-hitters his senior year and was named the team MVP … graduated with high honors … was a member of the National Honor Society and Student Council.

Personal
Born Aug. 17, 1997 … son of Jack and Kim Gill … has one brother, Cody … criminal justice major … chose FGCU because he loves the campus and Fort Myers area … favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … favorite sports movie is Major League 2 … would most like to meet Chris Sale.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Junior

    LHP
    5'11" 145 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

    Left-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 170 lbs
    8