- "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: 5 – (Eastern Mennonite - 3/11/17 - G1)
Doubles: 2 – (at Methodist - 4/19/17)
Triples: 2 - (Lynchburg - 3/26/16 - G2)
Home Runs: 2 - (Eastern Mennonite - 3/11/17 - G1)
Runs: 5 – (Eastern Mennonite - 3/11/17 - G1)
RBI: 5 – (Eastern Mennonite - 3/11/17 - G1)
Stolen Bases: 2 – (4x, most recent, at Mary Washington - 4/11/16)
Hitting Streak: 16 – (2/26/17 - 3/29/17)
2017 D3baseball.com First Team All-South Region
2017 ABCA Second Team All-South Region
2017 All-State First Team
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
2017 All-ODAC First Team
2016 ABCA Third Team All-South Region
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2016 All-ODAC Second Team
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 All-ODAC Third Team
D3baseball.com National Team of the Week - OF (Mar. 7-13, 2017)
Senior (2017): One of three Marlins to start all 41 games… Regular centerfielder for the Marlins… Led the team in batting average (.389), runs scored (46), home runs (5), and RBI (41)… Tied for second on the team in doubles (13) and stolen bases (8)… Had three outfield assists… Set a pair of school records, hits in a game and runs in a game, when he went 5-for-5 with five runs scored against EMU to go with two home runs and five RBI… Had a 16-game hitting streak from February 26 to March 29, registering multiple hits in 10 of those contests.
Junior (2016): Started in 32 of 33 games as the Marlin centerfielder… Second on the team in batting average with a mark of .356 on the year… Led the team with six triples... Had his first career homerun as a Marlin at Emory and Henry on April 2 … Second on the team in stolen bases with 16... Tied for the team lead in total bases with 67 for the year.
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.
Freshman (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"
