2022 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Justin Janas
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Homer Glen, Ill.
- High School:
- Marist
Career Highs
- Hits: 5, at Iowa, May 16, 2021
- Doubles: 2, at Rutgers, May 28, 2021
- Triples: 1, at Indiana, Apr 09, 2021
- Total bases: 6, at Iowa, May 16, 2021
- RBI: 3, Northwestern, Mar 26, 2021
- Runs scored: 3, 4 times - last at Rutgers, May 29, 2021
- Walks: 2, 4 times - last Penn State, May 22, 2021
- Hit by pitch: 2, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021 ; at Purdue, Apr 23, 2021 ; Ohio State, Mar 05, 2021
- Sac flies: 1, 4 times - last at Rutgers, May 28, 2021
- At bats: 6, at Purdue, Apr 24, 2021
- Field chances: 11, Northwestern, Mar 28, 2021
- Putouts: 10, Nebraska, Apr 04, 2021
- Assists: 3, Northwestern, Mar 27, 2021
Sophomore - 2022
- All-Big Ten Second Team
- No. 26 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
- 2022 Perfect Game Preseason All-Big Ten
- Ranked No. 27 First Baseman in the nation by D1Baseball
Freshman - 2021
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Region second team
- All-Big Ten first team
- Big Ten regular season batting champion (.391); also led the Big Ten in OBP (.506)
- .391/.506/.449, 6 2B, 1 3B, 28 RBIs, 32 R, 20 BB, 16 HBP
- Played in 42 games with 41 starts (32 at DH, nine at 1B)
- Went 5-for-5 (2B, RBI, R) at Iowa 5/16/21; first Illinois batter with five hits in a game since 2015 and first to do it on the road since 2008
- Reached base safely in 40-of-42 appearances
- .408 (20-for-49) with runners in scoring position
- Led the Illini in hits (54)
- Career-high 20-game on-base streak from 4/9/21-5/18/21
- Won the Northwoods League batting title with a .402 batting average (70-for-174, 12 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 43 RBIs, .502 OBP, .529 SLG %)
- Northwoods League Postseaon All-Star
- Participated in the Major League Dreams Showcase
Freshman - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)
- Appeared in six games
High School
- No. 1 first baseman in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
- No. 60 recruit in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
- Four-year letterwinner
- Played for head coach Kevin Sefcik at Marist
- Hit .319 as a freshman, .343 as a sophomore and .363 as a junior
- All-conference selection as a sophomore and junior
- Played with fellow Illini Brandon Comia and Cam McDonald for the Cangelosi Sparks summer team
Personal
- Born Sept. 18, 2000
- Son of Matthew and Diana Janas
- Two older brothers, Matthew and Jeremy
- Bone marrow donor for his brother who suffered from leukemia
- Cousin, Mark Payton, played baseball at Texas and spent 2018 in Triple-A with the Yankees
- Plans to major in sports management
- Plans to coach following his playing career
- Chose Illinois over Indiana, Tennessee-Martin, Iowa, and Eastern Illinois
- Chose Illinois because, "I was impressed with the baseball program and coaching. Many of the current players were former Sparks and have good reputations on and off the field. I wanted to be part of this elite group of players. The college is very reputable."
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