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Justin Verlander is the all-time strikeout king in ODU, CAA and the Commonwealth of Virginia history with 427 strikeouts in 335.2 innings. The three-time All CAA selection was an ABCA Coaches freshman All-American and Collegiate baseball honorable mention All-American. Justin struckout 17 batters against JMU twice in 2002 and 2004 and also fanned 16 against VCU in 2004.
He pitched for team USA in the 2003 Pan Am games and was a finalist for the Roger Clemens National Pitcher of the Year Award. The 2004 ODU Alumni Association's Male Athlete of the year was the second overall pick in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers. Since then, Verlander, who has thrown three no-hitters thus far was a unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young award, an eight-time all-star and last year was named the American League's Most Valuable Player.
Was inducted into the ODU Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 13th, 2012. His jersey was retired in 2010.
CAREER: 2004:The second overall pick of the first round by the Detroit Tigers... One of 10 semi-finalists for the Roger Clemens Award... First Team All-CAA...CAA Pitcher of the Week three times... Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week on April 12... Fanned 17 vs. JMU, 16 vs VCU & ten or more seven times...Beat nationally ranked Virginia, as well as Rutgers, VCU and UNCW. Shutout VCU and Navy...Ranks third in nation at 12.8 strikeouts per nine innings....Selected ODU Alumni Assocation Male Athlete of The Year...151 strikeouts is the new single season CAA, State and ODU record...Owns ODU's, CAA's and State of Virginia's all-time strikeout mark of 427 in 335.2 innings. His career strikeout average is 11.4 per nine innings...Selected first team All-CAA, All-State and second team ABCA All-Region.
Pre-season First Team All-American by BASEBALL AMERICA...Pre- Season Third Team Al-American by COLLEGIATE BASEBALL... 2003:First Team All-CAA selection...Member of the Silver Medal winning Team USA at the Pan American games..Compiled a 5-1 record with team USA with a 1.29 ERA...Compiled a 7-6 record for ODU ...Led CAA with 139 strikeouts in 116.1 innings...139 strikeouts is a new ODU single season record...Fanned 10 or more batters six times...Defeated Vanderbilt, 2-0 and Oklahoma State, 2-1... COLLEGIATE BASEBALL pre-season All-American selection...
2002 CAA Rookie of the Year...First Team Freshman All-American by COLLEGIATE BASEBALL AND BASEBALL AMERICA....Invited to Team USA tryouts as a freshman...Led CAA with a 1.90 ERA...Fanned 137 batters in just 113.2 innings pitched which was just one shy of the ODU mark...Fanned school record 17 batters vs. JMU, 12 vs. Va.Tech...Fanned 10 or more five times....Completed eight games....
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top two high school pitchers in the entire Mid Atlantic Region...0.38 earned run average with 144 strikeouts in 72 innints...All-Metro and All-Region selection...PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 20, 1983....Parents: Richard and Kathy Verlander...Has one brother, Benjamin (11)...Major:Communications...Favorite Sports Personality: Nolan Ryan...Most Impressive person ever met: Father.
YR G/GS CG W-L IP H R ER BB SO SHO SA ERA2002 15/15 8 7-6 113.2 83 34 24 43 137 2 0 1.902003 15/15 7 7-6 116.1 94 44 31 43 139 1 0 2.402004 16/16 2 7-6 105.2 90 48 41 43 151 2 0 3.49TLS 46/46 17 21-18 335.2 267 129 96 129 427 5 0 2.57