Hall of Fame
One of the leading hitters in the program's history, Jeff Justice '04 is the latest member of the baseball program to be elected to the Hall of Fame. He registered a .355/.418/.554 slash line with a then-program record 234 hits, 51 doubles, 20 home runs, 10 triples, 139 runs scored, 132 runs batted in and 29 stolen bases over 194 games played (tied for the most in the program's history at the time), including 185 starts. He ranks second in the program's history in doubles and total bases (365), third in hits, sixth in games started, tied for sixth in triples, seventh in runs batted in and 12th in batting average. After two productive seasons to start his career, he broke out as a junior with a .377/.445/.539 slash line with 63 hits, including 15 of the extra-base variety, 36 runs scored and 36 runs batted in as the Dolphins won the MAAC Championship and earned their first NCAA berth in 14 years. His six triples during the season are the most in the program's 24-year Division I tenure. He closed out his career by being named the MAAC Player of the Year and to the ABCA All-America Third Team after slashing .403/.470/.690 with 12 home runs, 22 doubles, 58 runs scored, 49 runs batted in and 15 stolen bases as the Dolphins went 36-21, including a mark of 24-3 in conference action, and won the MAAC and earned an NCAA berth again. His 87 hits during the campaign are the most in the program's history as are his 149 total bases and his 22 doubles are tied for the most and were the most until 2008, while his 58 runs scored and 49 RBI were the fourth-most at the time and his 12 home runs were tied for the sixth-most at the time. Following the season, he signed a minor league free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League, where he hit .302/.362/.336 with 14 RBI and 13 runs scored.
