University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Baseball Roster
Brock, Julian
Jersey Number 4
Julian Brock
- Position:
- Catcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 220
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fulshear, Texas
- High School:
- Fulshear
Bio
HONORS AND AWARDS
• 2022 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2022 Second-Team All-Louisiana
• 2023 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2023 First-Team All-Louisiana
• 2023 ABCA All-Region
• Sun Belt Player of the Week (March 28, 2023)
• Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week (March 28, 2023)
2023 Season (Junior)
Hit .315 on the season with a team-high 11 home runs and 65 RBI ... durable backstop who played in 64 of Louisiana's 65 games ... earned 63 starts behind the plate ... team leader in slugging percentage (.559), walks (42) and multi-RBI games (18) ... ranked among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in total chances (520), putouts (451) and runners caught stealing (17) ... earned All-Sun Belt Conference, ABCA All-Region and All-Louisiana honors ... produced a 10-game hit streak where he was 15-for-43 (.349) ... went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI in series opener at ULM (5/5) ... went 5-for-10 with three home runs and eight RBI in series win at South Alabama ... was 13-for-24 (.542) during a seven-game span in March with six home runs, 19 RBI and 11 runs scored ... had three grand slams during the stretch ... was 2-for-4 with a grand slam in a win over Arkansas State (3/18) ... was 2-for-3 against Grambling with a pair of fifth-inning home runs, including a grand slam ... homered in all three games in the South Alabama series ... belted his third grand slam of the season in the series finale against App State (4/2) ... posted three-hit games against Troy (4/14) and Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... drove in three runs and scored three times in an eventual 19-10 win over the Black Bears in an elimination game ... belted a line-drive, solo home run to center field in an eventual 2-1 win over BYU (2/24) ... an eighth-round selection of the Texas Rangers in the 2023 MLB Draft.
2022 Season (Sophomore)
Emerged as one of the top catchers in the Sun Belt Conference after hitting .303 with seven home runs and 35 RBI ... hit .306 during the regular season and .324 in SBC play ... threw out 24 of a potential 60 runners (.400) in stolen bases on the season and 10 of 23 (.435) in SBC play ... posted a .996 fielding percentage in SBC action ... durable backstop for the Ragin' Cajuns who started 47 consecutive games behind the plate until senior reserve catcher Austin Garrett earned the start in the regular-season finale ... fourth on the team in doubles (12) and third overall in home runs ... posted 19 multi-hit games on the season and was third on the team with eight multi-RBI contests ... had a season-high seven-game hitting streak where he hit .500 (13-for-26) in games against UTA, Rice and Texas State with a home run and five RBI.
2021 Season (Covid-Freshman)
Reserve catcher appeared in 17 games during the season with five total starts, including three behind the plate ... posted a .167 average with three RBI ... recorded hits in games against McNeese (3/3), South Alabama (4/19) and twice in three at-bats against North Alabama ... was a defensive replacement in games against Rice (2/28) and UT Arlington (4/15).
2020 Season (Freshman)
Played in 11 games and started nine … Earned five starts at first base, three as the DH and one behind the plate … Hit for a .243 average, which included one three-hit game against Virginia Tech (2/23) and a four-game hitting streak where he went 6-for-15 (.400) … Had an exceptional game against Sam Houston State (3/1), going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and the game-winning RBI.
High School
During his senior season at Fulshear High School, he slashed an incredible .434/.586/.885 with a 1.441 OPS through 30 games … Accumulated 36 hits, 20 of which were extra base hits (11 doubles, three triples, six home runs) … Also finished with 42 RBI, and 17 runs … As a junior, hit .408 and recorded a .491 on-base percentage ... Was named the District 27-5A Newcomer of the Year … Recorded a 1.83 pop time at a Perfect Game Showcase … First baseball student-athlete to sign an NLI in Fulshear High’s history (new school which began playing baseball in 2018) … Played travel ball for Banditos Baseball Club.
Personal
Born on June 3, 2001 in Houston, Texas … Son of Vivian and Danny Brock … Has two brothers … Majoring in Environmental Science.
• 2022 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2022 Second-Team All-Louisiana
• 2023 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2023 First-Team All-Louisiana
• 2023 ABCA All-Region
• Sun Belt Player of the Week (March 28, 2023)
• Collegiate Baseball Player of the Week (March 28, 2023)
2023 Season (Junior)
Hit .315 on the season with a team-high 11 home runs and 65 RBI ... durable backstop who played in 64 of Louisiana's 65 games ... earned 63 starts behind the plate ... team leader in slugging percentage (.559), walks (42) and multi-RBI games (18) ... ranked among the Sun Belt Conference leaders in total chances (520), putouts (451) and runners caught stealing (17) ... earned All-Sun Belt Conference, ABCA All-Region and All-Louisiana honors ... produced a 10-game hit streak where he was 15-for-43 (.349) ... went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBI in series opener at ULM (5/5) ... went 5-for-10 with three home runs and eight RBI in series win at South Alabama ... was 13-for-24 (.542) during a seven-game span in March with six home runs, 19 RBI and 11 runs scored ... had three grand slams during the stretch ... was 2-for-4 with a grand slam in a win over Arkansas State (3/18) ... was 2-for-3 against Grambling with a pair of fifth-inning home runs, including a grand slam ... homered in all three games in the South Alabama series ... belted his third grand slam of the season in the series finale against App State (4/2) ... posted three-hit games against Troy (4/14) and Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... drove in three runs and scored three times in an eventual 19-10 win over the Black Bears in an elimination game ... belted a line-drive, solo home run to center field in an eventual 2-1 win over BYU (2/24) ... an eighth-round selection of the Texas Rangers in the 2023 MLB Draft.
2022 Season (Sophomore)
Emerged as one of the top catchers in the Sun Belt Conference after hitting .303 with seven home runs and 35 RBI ... hit .306 during the regular season and .324 in SBC play ... threw out 24 of a potential 60 runners (.400) in stolen bases on the season and 10 of 23 (.435) in SBC play ... posted a .996 fielding percentage in SBC action ... durable backstop for the Ragin' Cajuns who started 47 consecutive games behind the plate until senior reserve catcher Austin Garrett earned the start in the regular-season finale ... fourth on the team in doubles (12) and third overall in home runs ... posted 19 multi-hit games on the season and was third on the team with eight multi-RBI contests ... had a season-high seven-game hitting streak where he hit .500 (13-for-26) in games against UTA, Rice and Texas State with a home run and five RBI.
2021 Season (Covid-Freshman)
Reserve catcher appeared in 17 games during the season with five total starts, including three behind the plate ... posted a .167 average with three RBI ... recorded hits in games against McNeese (3/3), South Alabama (4/19) and twice in three at-bats against North Alabama ... was a defensive replacement in games against Rice (2/28) and UT Arlington (4/15).
2020 Season (Freshman)
Played in 11 games and started nine … Earned five starts at first base, three as the DH and one behind the plate … Hit for a .243 average, which included one three-hit game against Virginia Tech (2/23) and a four-game hitting streak where he went 6-for-15 (.400) … Had an exceptional game against Sam Houston State (3/1), going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and the game-winning RBI.
High School
During his senior season at Fulshear High School, he slashed an incredible .434/.586/.885 with a 1.441 OPS through 30 games … Accumulated 36 hits, 20 of which were extra base hits (11 doubles, three triples, six home runs) … Also finished with 42 RBI, and 17 runs … As a junior, hit .408 and recorded a .491 on-base percentage ... Was named the District 27-5A Newcomer of the Year … Recorded a 1.83 pop time at a Perfect Game Showcase … First baseball student-athlete to sign an NLI in Fulshear High’s history (new school which began playing baseball in 2018) … Played travel ball for Banditos Baseball Club.
Personal
Born on June 3, 2001 in Houston, Texas … Son of Vivian and Danny Brock … Has two brothers … Majoring in Environmental Science.
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