Justin Merendino

Position:
Second Base
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 180
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Westbrook HS

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2004: Started 54 games for the Cajuns at second base...Finished second on the team in batting average (.348) and at bats (210)...Led the team in runs scored (56), hits (73), doubles (21) and total bases (119)...Went 2-for-3 with an RBI against UL Monroe on Feb. 18 in first career game as a Cajun...Had 23 multi-hit games...Had four hits in a game three times...Went 3-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI in the second game against UNO on May 2...Went 2-for-3 with two home runs and 3 RBI against Western Kentucky on Mar. 26...Went 2-for-4 with a home run and a career-high 5 RBI against Furman in game two on Mar. 13.

Junior College: Played two years at North Central Texas JC for head coach Kevin Darwin...Stole 37 bases as a freshman in 2002 and 24 as a sophomore in 2003...Was a two-time All-Conference selection...Hit three home runs in a game during sophomore season against Hill JC.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner for head coaches Kevin McDonald and David Perkins at Westbrook HS...Played shortstop and third base...Was a three-time All-District selection...Batted .494 as a junior and .496 as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Justin West Merendino...Born on June 7, 1983, in Beaumont, Texas...Son of Vicki and Richard Kreger and Louis Merendino...Has a twin sister, Jamie, and two brothers, Jason and Austin...Majoring in kinesiology.