Justin Ellrich
38  Justin Ellrich
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Manchester, Mo.

High School:
Parkway South

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 220

Position:
IF

Birthdate:
09/06/1985

B/T:
L/R

Career Awards and Records:

  • 2007 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 7 First Team
  • 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

    Summer 2007: Hit .253 with 12 doubles and three home runs for the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League ... Collected 28 RBIs and a stolen base ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Robby Price, Nick Czyz, Schaeffer Hall and Andy Marks.

    2007 (RS Sophomore): Played in 34 games, making 16 starts as the designated hitter ... Hit .253 with seven RBIs and eight runs scored in 75 at-bats ... Made no errors in 35 chances at first base ... Had five multiple hit games ... Went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs against Tabor College (3/6) ... Hit two doubles and scored two runs against Oklahoma State (3/24) ... Doubled as a pinch-hitter at Missouri (3/31) ... Went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs scored against Chicago State (5/12).

    Summer 2006: Played in 32 games for the Nevada Griffons of the Jayhawk League ... Hit .323 with eight home runs and 30 RBIs ... Ranked second on the team with a .646 slugging percentage.

    2006 (RS Freshman): Appeared in 30 games as a freshman, making six starts at DH ... Hit .208 with a homer and seven runs scored ... Hit his only home run of the season as a pinch hitter against Kansas State (4/23) ... Had a four-game hit streak (2/19-3/8) ... Appeared in KU's final game of the season against Hawaii (6/4).

    Summer 2005: Played for the Geneva Red Wings of the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... Named NYCBL Second Team All-Star ... Was third on the Red Wings team with a .317 batting average ... Played in 38 games, starting 35 ... Compiled 17 RBIs with 16 runs scored and walked a team-leading 14 times ... Teammate of current Jayhawk Matt Berner and former Jayhawk Carter Holt.

    2005 (Freshman): Did not play.

    High School: Attended Parkway South High School in Manchester, Mo. ... Won seven varsity letters in high school, four in hockey and three in baseball ... Baseball team won back-to-back conference championships in 2003 and 2004 ... Was named Conference Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004 ... Selected first team All-St. Louis Metro and first team all-state in 2003 and 2004 ... Honor roll student all four years of high school ... Coached by Adam Stahl.

    Personal: Born Sept. 6, 1985, to parents Michael and Becky Ellrich ... Majoring in chemical engineering.

    Ellrich's Career Stats:
    Year	Avg.	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	Slg%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OBA	SF	SH	SB-ATT
    2006	.208	30-6	48	7	10	3	0	1	4	16	.333	5	0	11	1	.278	1	0	0-0
    2007	.253	34-19	75	8	19	7	0	0	7	26	.347	4	0	27	0	.291	0	0	0-0
    Career	.236	64-25	123	15	29	10	0	1	11	42	.341	9	0	38	1	.286	1	0	0-0

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