University of Nevada Athletics

NEVADA
2016 (Sr.): After following head coach T.J. Bruce from UCLA to Nevada, played in 52 games with 49 starts as a senior graduate transfer … Posted a .339 batting average with 64 hits, 25 runs and 36 RBI … Limited opponents to 16-of-27 stealing against him while helping Nevada lead the conference in fewest stolen bases allowed … Named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list … Also posted 13 doubles, two triples and three home runs for a .476 slugging percentage … Posted a .378 on base percentage with 64 hits, 13 walks and two hit by pitch … Tallied a .986 fielding percentage with just four errors in 279 chances … Posted 21 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Batted .303 in conference play … Led Nevada to its first MW tournament finals appearance in program history, batting .522 with 12 hits, six runs and eight RBI in six postseason games … Also helped Nevada post a 20-4 record in its final 24 games of the season, batting .364 in that stretch … Started in 39 games as a catcher, seven as the designated hitter and three at first base … Letter winner.

PRIOR TO NEVADA
College: A three-year letter at UCLA and a member of two regional teams and the 2013 College World Series Championship team … Redshirted in his first season with the Bruins … Made his collegiate debut in 2013, appearing in 14 games with six starts … Batted .333 in 21-at bats as a redshirt-freshman … Played in 28 games with 14 starts as a sophomore in 2014 … Hit .344 with six runs, dour doubles, one triple and 14 RBI … Hit .385 in Pac-12 play … Appeared in 24 games with nine starts as a junior in 2015 … Tallied a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a junior while hitting .220 with two runs and four RBI.

High School: Graduated from Beckman High School as a four-year varsity baseball letter winner … Batted .402 with 15 doubles and 23 RBI as a senior and helped the team to a CIF Southern Section III championship and conference title as a senior … Earned first team All-Pacific Coast League honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … Batted .404 with 39 RBI and 21 runs as a junior in 2010 … Secured first-team all-city honors as a senior and first team All-CIF Division III accolades as a junior … Was also a two-year varsity football letter winner at Beckman High School.

PERSONAL
Full name is Justin Sarni Hazard … Born in Chicago, Ill. … Son of Jon and Shellyn Hazard … Has one sibling … Has already received a bachelor’s degree and is now pursuing a master’s in justice management.