Justin Protacio

	Class: Sophomore
	Hometown: Pearl City, Hawaii
	High School: Mid Pacific Institute

	Height / Weight: 5-6 / 165
	Position: IF
	Experience: HS
	B/T: L/R

05/18/2013

Utes Walk-Off with Series Opening Win, 1-0

Taylor out-dueled despite eight shutout innings

05/12/2013

Kansas State Holds off Kansas for Big 12 Series Sweep

Jayhawks end Big 12 play at 12-12, with one non-conference series left in regular season

05/11/2013

Wildcats Rally to Top Kansas, 9-6

K-State scores nine unanswered runs over the final six innings to take game two

05/05/2013

Cinco Sweep; Kansas Walks Off Winner Against Baylor, 5-4

Dreiling delivers KU's second-consecutive walk-off win

05/04/2013

Another Nail Biter; Kansas Tops Baylor, 6-5

Jayhawks clinch fifth Big 12 series win Saturday

05/03/2013

Postgame Interviews - Baylor (1)

03/22/2013

Postgame Interview vs. BYU (March 21)

2012 (Freshman): Played in 24 games, making five starts at third base ... Batted .172 with four runs scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases ... Went 1-for-3 in six Big 12 games ... Collected first hit and drove in KU's only two runs against Belmont (Feb. 18) ... Went 1-for-1 with a walk and a run scored against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 26) ... Collected his lone hit in conference play at Baylor (March 24) ... Went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored at UALR (May 1).

Mid-Pacific Institute: Lettered three years for head coach Dunn Muramaru ... Named all-state three-straight seasons ... Also an All-Interscholastic League (IHL) First Team selection in three conesecutive years ... Batted .454 in his career with 29 RBIs and 16 stolen bases ... Hit .442 as a junior and .467 as a sophomore ... Played summer ball for the Mid-Pacific American Legion team ... Helped Legion team to 2008 Hawaii State Championship and Western Region runner-up finish.

Personal: Justin Henry Protacio was born in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Son of Jeffrey and Renee Protacio ... Mother, Renee, was a cheerleader at the University of Hawaii ... Has one younger sister, Brooke ... Plans to be a physical education teacher.