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The Citadel Athletics | The Military College of South Carolina

2011-12 Baseball

2 Justin Mackert

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cleveland, Ohio
  • Highschool St. Ignatius HS

Biography

  • 2011 Preseason Second Team All-Southern Conferenceselection
  • 2010 Walt Nadzak Southern Conference Tournament MostOutstanding Player
  • 2010 All-Southern Conference Tournament Teamselection
  • 2010 Southern Conference Player of the Month(May)
  • 2010 Southern Conference Player of the Week (May24)

2011: Started all 56 games at first base forthe second consecutive season… batted .303 with 40 runsscored, 66 hits, 14 doubles, one triple, two homers, 17 stolenbases, 18 walks and 33 RBI… second on the team in doublesand tied for third in hits, runs, stolen bases and RBI…third on the team with 18 multi-hit games… tied for third onthe team with eight multi-RBI games… collected a season-highnine-game hit streak from 4/23 to 5/10… reached base in 14consecutive games from 2/26 to 3/20… hit .331 (40-for-121)in SoCon action with 17 RBI and a team-high 12 stolen bases…best game at Furman (4/17) when he went 3-for-5 with three runsscored and tied a career-high with five RBI that included a pair ofhomers, including the game-winning two-run blast in the top of thetenth inning… hit .500 (7-for-14) in the Furman seriesoverall (4/15-4/17)… went 2-for-5 with three runs scored, anRBI and a double in the 17-14 comeback win over College ofCharleston (4/9)… walked twice and went 2-for-2 against theCougars (4/10) in the series finale… scored twice, stole abase and went 2-for-4 at No. 3 South Carolina (3/30)… pickedup three RBI and went 2-for-3 with two runs and a double againstCharleston Southern (3/29)… opened the series at GeorgiaSouthern (4/2) going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI to go alongwith a stolen base… matched a season-high in hits going3-for-5 vs. Davidson (3/18)… went 2-for-4 with four RBI andtwo doubles against Gardner-Webb (2/20)… hit .500 (6-for-12)with five runs scored in the Presbyterian series (4/30-5/1)…doubled, scored and picked up an RBI against Elon (5/8) in a2-for-6 effort… racked up three hits in four at-bats atWestern Carolina (5/20) in the final weekend of the season.

2010: Named the Walt Nadzak Most OutstandingPlayer of the SoCon Tournament... selected SoCon Player of theMonth in May... started all 65 games at first base.... led the teamin stolen bases going 24-for-27 on the season and was fourth in theSoCon... 13-game hitting streak from 5/12 to 6/4 was tied for thelongest hitting streak on the team all season... batted .335 with49 runs, 12 doubles, five homers and 38 RBI... second on the teamwith 32 walks... named SoCon Player of the Week on May 24... secondon team with 25 multiple-hit games... also had nine multiple-rungames and seven multiple-RBI games... led the team with threegame-winning hits... went 2-for-4 with three RBI at series-openerat Elon (3/19), followed by a 3-for-5 performance with a run, awalk and two RBI in game two against the Phoenix (3/20)... went2-for-5 with a pair of runs and a double in the series opener vs.Appalachian State (3/26)... batted .467 (7-for-15) in the Woffordseries... in the opener at Wofford (4/2), went 3-for-4 with a pairof doubles... went 2-for-5 with an RBI in game two against theTerriers (4/3)... had the game-winning RBI single in the top of the10th in the finale at Wofford (4/4) as he went 2-for-6 in the gamewith a run and an RBI in the Bulldogs' 8-7 win... hit first careerhomer at Charleston Southern (4/6) as he went 1-for-3 with tworuns, two walks and an RBI.... at Winthrop (4/7), went 2-for-6 witha run, an RBI and a double in The Citadel's 10-8 win in 11innings... in game two of doubleheader with Davidson (4/24), went3-for-3 with a run, an RBI, a sac fly and a stolen base in thewin... went 3-for-5 in series opener vs. Indiana State (4/9)including the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth...best game of the season came against Furman (4/17) when he went2-for-4 with a career-high five RBI and hit his first career grandslam in the win... his RBI sac fly against Furman (4/18) in thebottom of the ninth gave the Bulldogs a sweep of the Paladins...racked up a career-high four runs at Samford (5/1) as he went2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases in the game... went3-for-5 with a pair of runs in the finale at Samford (5/2)... inseries opener vs. UNC Greensboro (5/14), went 1-for-2 with threeruns, two walks and two stolen bases.... batted .500 in GeorgiaSouthern series and homered in all three games... went 3-for-5 witha run and two RBI in the opener against the Eagles (5/20)... went2-for-3 with a run and a pair of RBI in the finale at GSU (5/22)...named SoCon Tournament MVP after going 7-for-15 (.467) with fiveruns, three walks, five stolen bases and seven RBI and registeringa hit in all four tournament games... had a hit in every game ofthe Bulldogs' 13-game winning streak at the end of the season...hit safely in 14 of the final 15 games to end the year... recordeda .989 fielding percentage.

2009: Played in 19 games, started in one...recorded two RBI and two hits, including a double againstAppalachian State [2] (3/15)... one sacrifice fly and one sacrificebunt registered... no errors on the season.

High School: Graduated from St. Ignatius HighSchool in 2008... received two letters in baseball.

Personal: Justin Klarich Mackert... born onApril 18, 1990 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio... son of Brian and KathyMackert... chose The Citadel over Michigan State, Ohio State andKent State... grandfather was a professional boxer who was alsodrafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates... grew up next door to SandyAlomar, Jr.... majoring in health, exercise and sport science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2008-09Freshman

    OF
    6'0" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2009-10Sophomore

    INF/OF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2010-11Junior

    INF
    6'0" 205 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2011-12Senior

    OF/INF
    6'0" 225 lbs
    2

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