Biography
Coach Taps says: "Justin returns to Hoboken after a year at D1 Northwestern in the Big 10. Now fully healthy, we expect him to be one of the top pitchers in the country and provide leadership within our program."
2025: Third Team d3baseball.com All-Region … First Team All-MAC Freedom … MAC Freedom Pitcher of the Week (3/24-30) … Appeared in 13 games with 11 starts, posting a 6-3 record with a 2.97 .E.R.A. over 69.2 innings of work ... Limited batters to a .212 batting average-against, which was best amongst starting pitchers ... Led team in earned run average innings pitched, strikeouts (65), and shutouts (1) ... Tied for 1st in games started and wins ... 2nd in WHIP (1.15) ... Tied for 2nd in complete games (1) ... Tough-luck loss in relief (3.1 IP, 2 H, R, ER, 6 K, BB) vs. RV/RV Ithaca (2/22) … No-decision (5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K, 5 BB) in a start vs. William Paterson (2/27) … Picked up the win (6.0 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 5 K, 2 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (3/15) … Earned the win (6.0 IP, 5 H, R, 0 ER, 9 K, 2 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/22) … Complete game shutout in a gem of an outing (7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K, BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (3/29) … Earned the win (7.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 8 K, 2 BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/RV Arcadia (4/5) … Picked up the win (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (4/14) … Earned the win (5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 3 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. RV/RV Misericordia (4/27) … No-decision (6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, ER, 4 K, BB) in Game One of the MAC Freedom Semifinals vs. Lebanon Valley (5/2) … Tough-luck loss (8.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB) in Game One of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10).
2024 (at Northwestern, D1): Appeared in 8 appearances, including one start, while posting a 6.30 E.R.A. and a 0-1 record ... Made his Division 1 debut by firing a scoreless inning (0 H, 0 K, 0 BB) vs. Illinois-Chicago (4/9) ... Retired the only batter he faced vs. Iowa (5/4) ... Threw a scoreless inning (0 H, 2 K, 0 BB) vs. Ohio State (5/11) ... 3.0 innings of work (3.0 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 2 K, 3 BB) vs. Minnesota (5/17).
2023: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Division III Player to Watch ... Second Team All-MAC Freedom … MAC Freedom Pitcher of the Week (2/13-2/19) ... Appeared in 14 games, starting 13 while posting a 5-6 record and a 4.06 E.R.A. ... Collected 68 strikeouts over 71.0 innings, while limiting opponents to a tremendous .224 batting average against ... Led team in games started, complete games (3), shutouts (1), innings pitched, strikeouts ... 2nd on the squad in wins ... 2nd amongst starting pitchers in WHIP (1.18) and batting average against ... 3rd amongst starting pitchers in earned run average ... Picked up the win (5.2 IP, 7 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. CCNY (2/12) … Fired a complete game gem (7.0 IP, H, R, ER, 5 K, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. William Paterson (2/18) … Earned the win (6.0 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 4 K, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/24) … Picked up a tough-luck loss (4.1 IP, H, 2 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 4 BB) vs. Montclair State (3/3) … Fired a complete game shutout (7.0 IP, 2 H, 9 K, BB) to earn the victory in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (3/18) … No-decision in a start (5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 8 K, 3 BB) vs. Widener (3/31).
2022: Appeared in 15 games, starting 4 and posted a 4-2 record with a 4.36 E.R.A. to go along with 40 strikeouts over 53.2 innings ... Limited hitters to a team-best .198 batting average ... 2nd in WHIP (1.25) ... Tied for 2nd in saves (1) ... 3rd in E.R.A., wins, appearances, innings, and strikeouts ... Outstanding in relief (3.0 IP, H, R, ER, 2 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs William Paterson (2/21) … Earned the save in an outstanding outing (3.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, K, BB) in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. Swarthmore (2/27) … Got the final two outs (0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K, 2 BB) in a victory in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5) … Picked up the win in-relief (6.2 IP, H, R, ER, 6 K, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. DeSales (3/20) … Earned the win in relief (5.0 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 5 K, 2 BB) vs. Delaware Valley (3/25) … Credited with the win out of the bullpen (2.1 IP, H, 0 R, K, 2 BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/30) … Two innings of relief (2 H, R, ER, 2 K, 2 BB) vs. No. 17/5 Arcadia (4/8) … Tough luck loss (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 K, BB) vs. Wilkes (4/15) … Picked up the win in relief (6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 3 BB) vs. Misericordia (4/22) … No-decision in a solid start (5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 4 BB) vs. FDU-Florham (4/29) … Picked up another no-decision (6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 K, 2 BB) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom semifinal doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/8).
2021: Appeared in three games, starting one and posted a .333 batting average ... Came in as a pinch hitter and collected a two-run single in his only at-bat in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (4/18).
2020: Appeared and started one game on the mound and posted an 0-0 record with a 27.00 E.R.A. with a strikeout over 1.0 innings as a pitcher … Appeared in one game off the bench as a hitter with one plate appearance.
High School: Earned AP Scholar with Distinction, graduated Summa Cum Laude, and Valedictorian … Played under coach Zach Ivester at North Oldham High School and won the 2019 District and Region Championships … Achieved a 10-2 win/loss record and posted a 2.70 ERA, 75 Ks, 21 BBs and hit .377 w/ nine home runs … Named KHSBCA All-Region, Third Team KHSBCA All-State, District 29 Tournament MVP, and Region 8 Tournament MVP senior season … Played under coach Damon Alvis during the summer for the Evoshield Canes North … Attended PG National Academic Showcase and the Brown University Prospect Camp.
Personal: Son of Jessica and Jason Doyle … Has one sibling, a brother named Brady … Planning on majoring in Quantitative Finance … Picked Stevens because of the unique opportunity to receive a top-notch education while also getting to compete on the baseball field every day for championships … Top book and movie are The Art of War and Die Hard … Favorite MLB team and player are the Yankees and Aaron Judge … Enjoys learning new technology, nature, and ping-pong outside of baseball.
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Will be competing in the prestigious Northwoods League for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in summer 2023 ... Was expected to play for the Brockton Rox of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League in summer 2020 before an injury ended his summer baseball plans ... Playing for the Vipers of the Kentuckiana Baseball Association in summer 2021.
