2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Justin Toerner
- Position:
- Outfielder/Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Temecula, CA
- High School:
- Chaparral HS
- Prev School:
- Chaparral HS
- B/T:
- L/L
2018 All-Big West Conference Second Team
2018 Season (Senior)
Toerner earned All-Big West Second Team honors ... Appeared in 56 games, making 55 starts ... Recorded new career highs in runs (34), doubles (11), triples (6), home runs (6), RBI (31) and slugging percentage (.487) ... Batted .279 and registered a .383 on-base percentage ... His six triples ranked 14th best in the nation ... Drove in 13 runs and scored 12 runs with a .286 batting average in Big West play ... Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored vs. Manhattan (2/23/18) ... Brought home three runs with a home run vs. Pepperdine (3/11/18) ... Finished with two hits and a home run at UC Riverside (4/28/18) ... Drove in seven runs, collected four hits, hit a grand slam and finished a double shy of the cycle at Hawai'i (4/28/18) ... Posted a 4-for-5 day at the plate with a double vs. UC Davis (5/12/18) ... Collected three hits with an RBI vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/20/18) ... Finished career second in school history in sacrifice flies (13), fourth in triples (13), seventh in walks (104) and 10th in sacrifice hits (17) ... Drafted in the 28th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
2017 Season (Junior)
Toerner made 55 appearances and 53 starts in the outfield ... Posted new career highs in batting (.288), runs (33) and hits (57) ... Produced 25 walks, 14 RBI, 10 stolen bases, nine doubles and two home runs ... Finished tied for the team-lead with 14 multiple-hit games ... Hit .307 with 14 runs, 13 walks, five RBI, five stolen bases and four doubles in Big West play ... Also made 10 appearances on the mound including two starts ... Registered a 7.56 ERA, 2-0 record and 20 strikeouts in 16.2 innings ... Held batters to a .200 average ... Tied a career high with four hits to go along with three runs scored, an RBI and a double in a win at Pepperdine (2/21/17) ... Collected another four-hit game with two runs scored, an RBI, a double and a stolen base vs. Holy Cross (3/8/17) ... Went 3-for-6 with a home run vs. Purdue (3/10/17) ... Homered for the second-straight game, drove in three and finished with two hits vs. Purdue (3/11/17) ... Stroked a walk-off single to defeat Saint Mary's (3/17/17) ... Drove in two runs and recorded two hits vs. No. 13 Cal State Fullerton (5/20/17) ... Earned first career win at Pepperdine by throwing 1.2 shutout innings (2/21/17) ... Struck out a career-high six batters and tossed a personal-best five shutout innings in his first start to defeat Washington State (3/26/17).
2016 Season (Sophomore)
Toerner played in 52 games, making 51 starts in center field as a sophomore ... Racked up 46 hits, 37 walks, 31 runs, 24 RBI, 10 doubles, five triples, eight stolen bases, a .266 batting average and a .402 on-base percentage ... First in the conference in triples and fifth in walks ... Hit .268 in conference play and scored a team-leading 15 runs ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI efforts ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored at CSU Bakersfield (2/20/16) ... Finished a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs scored, three doubles, two RBI and two walks against William & Mary (3/12/16) ... Had a 2-for-4 day at the plate with two runs scored and two doubles vs. Houston Baptist (3/19/16) ... Drove in two and hit his only home run of the season at Cal State Fullerton (4/3/16) ... Tied for ninth all-time in CSUN history with seven career triples ... Also tied for sixth with in the record books with nine career sacrifice flies ... Tied for eighth all-time for triples in a single season in team history ... Earned Big West Conference All-Academic Team honors.
2015 Season (Freshman)
Toerner played in 56 games in his freshman season, primarily playing in center field ... Batted .265, hit two home runs and drove in 26 RBI ... Finished third on the team in RBI and second on the team with 10 doubles ... Fourth on the team with 27 runs scored ... Finished in a four-way tie for the team-lead in stolen bases with 11 ... Tied for the team-lead with five sacrifice flies ... Owned a 1.000 fielding percentage ... Registered 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... Owned a 10 game hitting streak and reached base in 21 straight games ... Belted first career home run against Grand Canyon (2/24/15) ... Hit 8-for-16 with two doubles and an RBI in a four-game series at Saint Mary's (2/27/15-3/1/15) ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBI against George Washington (3/13/15) ... Had a 4-for-5 day at the plate with two doubles against CSU Bakersfield (3/24/15).
Chaparral High School
Toerner was an outfielder and pitcher for the Pumas for four seasons ... As a senior, he was named to the All-Southwestern League First Team and All-Area Second Team ... Toerner hit for a .460 average before graduating in 2014 with a 3.3 GPA.
Personal
Toerner is majoring in Sociology ... Born on August 11, 1996.
