2019 Baseball Roster
Lavey, Justin
Jersey Number 16
Justin Lavey
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Kenosha, Wis.
- High School:
- Tremper
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
• 2019 All-ACC Third Team
2020: One of three players to start all 17 games for the Cardinals before the season was halted... Hit .316 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run and a team-high 17 RBIs... Recorded at least one hit in 15 of 17 games, finishing the season on a career-long 12-game hitting streak... Had a pair of doubles in the season opener against Ole Miss on Feb. 14... Drove in three runs in the series finale Feb. 23 against Valparaiso... Drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a fielder’s choice against Xavier... Doubled twice in the second inning in the win over Morehead State... Extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a hit in all three contests at Wake Forest... Picked up three hits in the series against Chicago State, including a solo homer in the opener March 10.
2019: Played in all 69 games, starting in 61. Hit .286 and matched his career-highs with three home runs and 33 RBIs. Doubled and scored a run against Vanderbilt in the College World Series opener June 16. Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored in the NCAA Super Regional second game against East Carolina on June 8. Went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair in the NCAA Regional against Indiana on June 2. Reached base four times with a 2-for-3 day against Florida State on May 16. Went 3-for-4 with three runs and a grand slam in the first game against Virginia on May 10. Went 5-for-9 in the three-game series at Notre Dame. Had an 11-game hitting streak from April 13-28. Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the win over Alabama A&M on April 27. Stole a career-high three bases against Miami on April 19. Tallied three hits and three RBIs in the win at Kentucky on April 16. Had two hits and stole two bases in the finale at NC State on April 14. Matched his career high with three hits in the opening game at NC State on April 13. Hit his first home run of the season in game two of the doubleheader against Wake Forest on March 29. Picked up two hits and drove in a run against Wake Forest on March 29. Singled home a run and stole two bases against Miami (Ohio) on March 26. Matched his career high with three hits against Georgia Tech on March 24. Scored two runs in the win over Ole Miss on March 13. Had a RBI double in the win over James Madison on March 2. Singled home Trey Leonard for a walkoff win in the 10th inning against Brown on Feb. 22. Drew a bases loaded walk to bring home the tying run in the seventh inning against UConn on Feb. 15.
2018: Started 60 games with 61 total appearances and hit .248 with three home runs, 33 RBIs, 13 doubles and 31 runs scored... Connected on two hits and drove in a run in NCAA Regional final against No. 9 Texas Tech on June 3... Had a hit in each of the three wins at the ACC Championship... Hit safely in all three wins over Notre Dame on May 17-19... Was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and scored twice in May 11 win at Pittsburgh... Connected for two-run homer in May 5 win at Boston College... Had two hits and scored once in May 1 win at No. 15 Vanderbilt... Was 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in finale with Virginia on April 22... Finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two stolen bases in March 25 win against No. 10 Clemson... Was 2-for-3 with a double, walk and one run scored in series-clinching win over No. 13 UNC on March 10... Went 3-for-3 with career-best four RBIs in March 2 win against Western Carolina... Was 2-for-3 with game-winning two-run homer against Xavier on Feb. 27... Doubled, drove in a run and scored once in finale against Youngstown State on Feb. 25... Connected for second career home run and first this season with two-run shot in Feb. 23 win over YSU... Had two hits, including a double, with two RBIs and a run scored in Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C.
2017: Made five starts and played in 26 games during freshman season finishing with .345 batting average, one home run and five RBIs... Career-best two hits with one RBI and scored game-winning run in 6-5 walk-off win over Miami (Ohio) on May 2... Delivered pinch hit two-run single in April 23 win over Duke... Connected for first career home run sending a two-run shot over the left field wall as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of April 11 win over Purdue... Tripled as a pinch hitter for first career hit in March 1 win over Morehead State... Came off bench to earn a walk and score first collegiate run in Feb. 22 win over EKU... Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in Feb. 17 win against Alabama State in Clearwater, Florida.
High School: Selected in the 39th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox… Played four seasons of prep baseball at Kenosha Tremper High School where he was coached by John Matera... Ranked as the No. 4 player in Wisconsin in the class of 2016 by Prep Baseball Report… Was No. 12 in the state according to Perfect Game… Received All-State, All-District, All-City and All-Conference honors... Closed his prep career as Kenosha Tremper’s career leader in hits (117), stolen bases (86), RBI (90), doubles (33) and triples (15)... Had .416 batting average with 10 doubles and 22 stolen bases during senior season at Kenosha Tremper and hit .423 with 30 stolen bases as a junior... Also lettered three years in basketball at Kenosha Tremper.
Personal: Born Justin Mitchell Lavey on Sept. 23, 1997 in Kenosha, Wis... Parents are Jeff and Kim Lavey... Has one older sister – Tori... Majoring in exercise science... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Notre Dame, Missouri, North Carolina, Boston College and Virginia Tech... Aspires to be a strength coach after graduation... Hobbies and interest include baseball, basketball and country music... Favorite movie includes Talladega Nights... Favorite TV show is Shark Tank... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter... Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch... Favorite candy bar is Snickers... Favorite teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers... Favorite restaurant is Chili’s.
• 2019 NCAA All-Louisville Regional Team
• 2019 All-ACC Third Team
2020: One of three players to start all 17 games for the Cardinals before the season was halted... Hit .316 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run and a team-high 17 RBIs... Recorded at least one hit in 15 of 17 games, finishing the season on a career-long 12-game hitting streak... Had a pair of doubles in the season opener against Ole Miss on Feb. 14... Drove in three runs in the series finale Feb. 23 against Valparaiso... Drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning with a fielder’s choice against Xavier... Doubled twice in the second inning in the win over Morehead State... Extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a hit in all three contests at Wake Forest... Picked up three hits in the series against Chicago State, including a solo homer in the opener March 10.
2019: Played in all 69 games, starting in 61. Hit .286 and matched his career-highs with three home runs and 33 RBIs. Doubled and scored a run against Vanderbilt in the College World Series opener June 16. Was a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored in the NCAA Super Regional second game against East Carolina on June 8. Went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair in the NCAA Regional against Indiana on June 2. Reached base four times with a 2-for-3 day against Florida State on May 16. Went 3-for-4 with three runs and a grand slam in the first game against Virginia on May 10. Went 5-for-9 in the three-game series at Notre Dame. Had an 11-game hitting streak from April 13-28. Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the win over Alabama A&M on April 27. Stole a career-high three bases against Miami on April 19. Tallied three hits and three RBIs in the win at Kentucky on April 16. Had two hits and stole two bases in the finale at NC State on April 14. Matched his career high with three hits in the opening game at NC State on April 13. Hit his first home run of the season in game two of the doubleheader against Wake Forest on March 29. Picked up two hits and drove in a run against Wake Forest on March 29. Singled home a run and stole two bases against Miami (Ohio) on March 26. Matched his career high with three hits against Georgia Tech on March 24. Scored two runs in the win over Ole Miss on March 13. Had a RBI double in the win over James Madison on March 2. Singled home Trey Leonard for a walkoff win in the 10th inning against Brown on Feb. 22. Drew a bases loaded walk to bring home the tying run in the seventh inning against UConn on Feb. 15.
2018: Started 60 games with 61 total appearances and hit .248 with three home runs, 33 RBIs, 13 doubles and 31 runs scored... Connected on two hits and drove in a run in NCAA Regional final against No. 9 Texas Tech on June 3... Had a hit in each of the three wins at the ACC Championship... Hit safely in all three wins over Notre Dame on May 17-19... Was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and scored twice in May 11 win at Pittsburgh... Connected for two-run homer in May 5 win at Boston College... Had two hits and scored once in May 1 win at No. 15 Vanderbilt... Was 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base in finale with Virginia on April 22... Finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two stolen bases in March 25 win against No. 10 Clemson... Was 2-for-3 with a double, walk and one run scored in series-clinching win over No. 13 UNC on March 10... Went 3-for-3 with career-best four RBIs in March 2 win against Western Carolina... Was 2-for-3 with game-winning two-run homer against Xavier on Feb. 27... Doubled, drove in a run and scored once in finale against Youngstown State on Feb. 25... Connected for second career home run and first this season with two-run shot in Feb. 23 win over YSU... Had two hits, including a double, with two RBIs and a run scored in Feb. 18 win over George Mason in Charleston, S.C.
2017: Made five starts and played in 26 games during freshman season finishing with .345 batting average, one home run and five RBIs... Career-best two hits with one RBI and scored game-winning run in 6-5 walk-off win over Miami (Ohio) on May 2... Delivered pinch hit two-run single in April 23 win over Duke... Connected for first career home run sending a two-run shot over the left field wall as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of April 11 win over Purdue... Tripled as a pinch hitter for first career hit in March 1 win over Morehead State... Came off bench to earn a walk and score first collegiate run in Feb. 22 win over EKU... Made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in Feb. 17 win against Alabama State in Clearwater, Florida.
High School: Selected in the 39th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox… Played four seasons of prep baseball at Kenosha Tremper High School where he was coached by John Matera... Ranked as the No. 4 player in Wisconsin in the class of 2016 by Prep Baseball Report… Was No. 12 in the state according to Perfect Game… Received All-State, All-District, All-City and All-Conference honors... Closed his prep career as Kenosha Tremper’s career leader in hits (117), stolen bases (86), RBI (90), doubles (33) and triples (15)... Had .416 batting average with 10 doubles and 22 stolen bases during senior season at Kenosha Tremper and hit .423 with 30 stolen bases as a junior... Also lettered three years in basketball at Kenosha Tremper.
Personal: Born Justin Mitchell Lavey on Sept. 23, 1997 in Kenosha, Wis... Parents are Jeff and Kim Lavey... Has one older sister – Tori... Majoring in exercise science... Signed with UofL after also strongly considering Notre Dame, Missouri, North Carolina, Boston College and Virginia Tech... Aspires to be a strength coach after graduation... Hobbies and interest include baseball, basketball and country music... Favorite movie includes Talladega Nights... Favorite TV show is Shark Tank... Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter... Favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch... Favorite candy bar is Snickers... Favorite teams are the Milwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers... Favorite restaurant is Chili’s.
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