- "VWC was my No. 1 choice because it's a private college, so it focuses more on the student rather than on the college, also, it has a friendly environment"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Averett University, Old Dominion University, Delaware State University and Norfolk State University
Career Highs
Hits: 4 – (at Randolph-Macon – 4/8/15)
Doubles: 1 – (5x, most recent, Eastern Mennonite – 4/18/15 – G2)
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 3 – (Tufts – 3/23/14)
RBI: 1 – (13x, most recent, vs. Randolph-Macon – 4/25/15)
Stolen Bases: 2 – (SUNY-Cortland – 2/16/14 – G1)
Hitting Streak: 8 – (4/5/15 – 4/18/15)
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 All-ODAC Third Team
Sophomore (2015): Played in 33 games as the Marlins’ starting centerfielder… Posted an eight-game hitting streak from April 5 to April 18… Hits in eight of the team’s first nine games and 11 of the first 13 on the year.
First-Year (2014): Compiled a 3-for-4 showing at the plate against Tufts University.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient… Two-time Dean's List honoree… Posted a 4.00 GPA Winter '15.
Before VWC: Four-time all-district honoree, first team as a sophomore, junior and senior… Two-time All-Eastern Region honoree, first team as a senior… Second team All-Tidewater as a senior… Also competed in volleyball where he was a two-time first team all-district honoree… Graduated 10th in his class.
Personal: Son of Regina and Michael Erby… Dad attended University of Maryland… Has two brothers, Taylor, also a student-athlete at Virginia Wesleyan, and Keenan.
Get to Know Justin
- A fan of baseball's Robinson Cano and the New York Yankees, basketball's Miami Heat and football's New England Patriots
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "a hard-working individual"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being a team captain and showing leadership"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is:"my defensive skills to a higher level and my contact hitting is increasing into more power. Also, having speed as a huge advantage"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to win the ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference), to be first team All-ODAC, have most stolen bases and have a 400+ batting average"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Jackie Robinson, to understand how he dealt with adversity"
- People might be surprised to know: "I have 12 fingers"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I would like to be in the major leagues, but if not I hope to be an accountant or have a business of my own"
