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Justin Hargett Season 2008

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Justin Hargett Season 2008

PositionIF
Weight180 lbs
Height5-11
ClassFreshman
HometownHartselle, Ala.

2010 - JUNIOR YEAR
Hit .316 with 15 doubles, a triple and two home runs, driving in a career-high 32 RBI and scoring 46 runs ... Hit in the nine-hole 29 times (22-7) and was the leadoff hitter in 20 games (14-6) ... Started 54 games at second ... Hit .330 (30-for-91) in 20 games in the leadoff spot, scoring 23 runs and also driving in 13 ... Had 10 bunt base hits in 16 attempts (.625) with nine sacrifices ... 22 multi-hit games was third on the team ... Hit .267 in SEC play ... Was 3-for-4 with a career-high four runs scored from the nine hole in the 16-3 win over Troy (4/20) ... Hit his second home run of the season in the eighth, a two-run shot ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs scored against New Orleans (4/14) ... Was 4-for-5 with a sac fly and a season-high five RBI out of the nine hole in the 22-7 win over Georgia State (4/6) ... Had an eight-game hitting streak (17-for-34, .500) in which he has scored nine runs from March 13-31 ... 5-for-14 (.357) with three runs scored at Arizona State (3/12-14) ... Was 3-for-9 (.333) with four RBI in the doubleheader sweep of Davidson (3/3) ... Went 8-for-14 with six doubles and six runs scored during the Auburn Classic (3/26-28) ... Hit his first home run of the season in the seventh inning of the season-opening loss to Southeast Missouri (2/19).

2009 - SOPHOMORE YEAR
Led the team with a .330 batting average ... Finished second on the team with 46 runs scored ... Starting second baseman in 53 games before suffering a minor concussion in the series opener with Alabama (5/14) on a play at first, missing the final two games of the season ... Had a team-best 18 multi-hit games on the season, including four three-hit games, and nine multi-RBI games ... Hit .296 in SEC play ... Hit a team-best .379 in May (11-for-29) with a double, triple, three RBI and six runs scored ... Had a personal-best 10-game hitting streak from March 29-April 14 ... Hit .417 (15-for-36) with a double and two home runs, scoring eight runs and driving in four, upping his batting average to a team-best .358 during the hitting streak ... Led the team with a .500 batting average (6-for-12) against LSU (4/24-26), collecting a pair of multi-hit games and was the only one with multiple RBI in the series ... Was 2-for-7 with a career-high five RBI in the 26-6 win over Troy (4/28) ... Hit an extra-innings walk-off home run to complete a seven-run comeback as Auburn defeated Florida, 8-7, in the series opener (4/10), Auburn[apos]s first win at home over the Gators since 2003 ... Made a pair of diving stops in the 9-8 Friday night win at Mississippi State (4/3), saving at least three runs with his glovework ... Homered in Auburn[apos]s 11-10 series-clinching win over Vanderbilt (3/29), leading off the sixth with his third home run of the year ... Finished a home run shy of the cycle at Samford (3/24), finishing the night with a career-high four hits and three RBI, scoring twice ... Hit his second home run of the season vs. Arkansas (3/21), a two-run shot in the second ... Had an eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 27-March 8 in which he hit .423 (11-for-26) with three multi-hit games ... Scored at least one run in 10 straight games from Feb. 24-March 8, tallying 17 total runs ... Hit a game-winning, walk-off two-run home run to dead center in the season-opening 5-3 win over Elon (2/20).

2008 - FRESHMAN YEAR
Hit .278 in 50 games (48 starts), driving in 18 with two doubles and a homer ... Scored 24 runs ... In 28 SEC games, hit .250 with seven RBI and 13 runs scored ... Finished the year with a team-high nine sacrifice bunts ... Starting second baseman in 48 games ... Scored at least one run in 22 games, including six straight from March 2-8 ... Hit .254 (15-for-59) in April with four runs and three RBI ... Hit .314 (22-for-70) in March, scoring 12 runs and driving in 10 RBI ... Hit .292 in February, driving in four runs. Hit .333 (4-for-12) with two runs and a RBI in the Mississippi State series (5/2-4), batting eighth in all three games ... Had a three-hit game against South Carolina in the series opener (4/11) ... Finished the USC series (4/11-13) 5-for-12 (.417) with a RBI ... Hit his first career home run vs. Mercer (3/25) as part of a 2-for-3 night, driving in a career-high three RBI ... Had a nine-game hitting streak (17-for-37, .459) from March 7-18 in which he collected a double, scored eight runs and drove in four RBI ... Also drew seven walks during those nine games ... Scored a season-high two runs in the March 22 win over Kentucky ... Hit .400 during the Florida series (3/14-16) (6-for-15) with a run and two RBI ... Had a three-hit game on March 15 ... Had a three-game hitting streak to start the season (6-for-13, .462, three runs, three RBI).

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman for William Booth at Hartselle ... Career .370 hitter, driving in 110 runs and stealing 55 bases ... Starting shortstop for three seasons ... Helped lead Hartselle to four area championships and two state semi-finals ... Three-time All-Area selection ... 2006 Area MVP ... Two-time All-State honorable mention (2005 & 2006) ... Two-time Offensive MVP at Hartselle (2005 & 2006) ... 2007 Hartselle Defensive MVP ... Listed as the top middle-infielder in the state by Alabama Prospects ... Listed in the Top 100 by Baseball America in 2005 ... 2005 World Wood Bat Association All-Tournament Team ... National Honor Roll.

PERSONAL
Justin Gregory Hargett ... Born on Sept. 28, 1988 ... Son of Greg and Kim Hargett ... Majoring in exercise science.

YearAvgGPGSABRH2B3BHRRBITBSLG%BBHBPSOGDPOB%SFSHSBATTPOAEFLD%
2008.278504817624492011854.307231254.36509476910714.926
2009.330535318846629243187.463294364.426279127712413.939
2010.3165554209466615123289.426168490.3813968761149.955
TOTAL.309158155573116177263781230.40168131108.392525192722234536.940