2013 (Junior): Went 2-7 with a 3.59 ERA … logged the second-most innings (77.2) and made the second-most starts (13) on the team, both trailing only Chris Horne … made 20 total appearances and added one save … struck out a team-high 64 hitters, fourth-most among all MEAC pitchers … was 13th in the MEAC in earned-run average among pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched … earned his first win of the year against Wagner, allowing just two hits and two unearned runs in six innings … struck out seven in 6.1 innings to get his second win of the year in the first series at UMES … helped NSU complete a doubleheader sweep of Delaware State in early April by saving the Spartans’ game 1 win … allowed just one unearned run in three innings to pick up the save … fanned a season-high nine over six innings of a no-decision in the second UMES series … followed that up by taking the loss in a 2-1 home contest with Coppin State … went a season-high nine innings, struck out seven, walked one and allowed just two runs (one earned) … struck out eight hitters and pitched five scoreless innings in NSU’s win over ODU, but didn’t factor into the decision … nonetheless, earned MEAC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors for his start at ODU … appeared in both of NSU’s MEAC Tournament losses, starting the Savannah State game and appearing in relief in the loss to N.C. Central … pitched for the Coastal Plain League’s Peninsula Pilots summer wooden bat collegiate league … helped the Pilots win the CPL’s Petitt Cup championship for the first time in franchise history … tied for the Pilots’ team-high in wins, going 5-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 45.2 innings pitched.
2012 (Sophomore): Pitched in 14 games and started 13, tied for the most on the team with Ryan VanAssche … logged a 4-7 record with a 3.94 ERA … fanned 67 hitters in 77.2 innings while holding opponents to a .277 average … opened the year by pitching seven scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn the victory in the 1-0, extra-inning win over Rider … did not walk a batter and struck out three in that one … followed that up by pitching eight innings and fanning what was then a career-best 11 against Villanova … took the hard-luck loss in that one despite allowing just five hits and one run … did not allow more than two earned runs in his first six appearances of the season … earned his second win of the year by allowing just two unearned runs in seven innings in the team’s first series with UMES … struck out a career-high 12 to earn his third win of the year against Coppin State … allowed just three hits and one earned run, but was saddled with the loss in the first game of the doubleheader at William & Mary … matched his season best with eight innings pitched in another loss vs. UMES, but gave up just two earned runs and no walks in that one … claimed his fourth win of the year in the final Coppin State series of the season … surrendered just one unearned run in five innings with six strikeouts in that contest … took the loss in the MEAC Tournament game with North Carolina A&T … also played the field for the first time as a Spartan in the conference tournament … started at second base in the first N.C. A&T game and vs. Bethune-Cookman in the tournament, going a combined 2-for-5 (.400) at the plate … pitched for the Elmira (N.Y.) Pioneers in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2012.
2011 (Freshman): Appeared in 15 games, starting 12 in his rookie season … was fourth on the team with 56.2 innings pitched … finished with a 3-6 record and a 4.92 ERA … opponents batted .283 against him … pitched two complete games during the year, tops on the team … struck out at least five hitters in a game three times … fanned five and allowed three earned runs over four innings in a loss at Longwood (3-8-11) … also struck out five in five innings a no-decision against Penn (3-20-11) … earned his first collegiate win by pitching a complete game (seven innings) at UMES (4-9-11) … allowed just five hits and one run to go with four strikeouts in that effort … pitched three innings of scoreless relief against VCU in his last outing out of the bullpen (5-4-11) … claimed his second win of the season with a solid 6.2 innings at Florida A&M (5-8-11) … allowed seven hits and three runs while fanning six in that game … gave up just one earned run in 4.1 innings of a no-decision in his last start of the regular season, vs. Longwood (5-14-11) … pitched a season-high nine innings for his second complete game of the year in an elimination game of the MEAC Tournament against Delaware State (5-20-11) … gave up just four hits and three runs, walking five and striking out three, against the Hornets.
High School: Three-year letterwinner … went 4-5 on the mound as a senior with a 3.64 ERA … struck out 67 batters in 50 innings, and also led the team with a .413 batting average in his final season … named team MVP … a second-team All-Cardinal District pick after batting .338 and fanning 32 batters in 39 innings.
Personal: Justin Robert Bhatti was born on Oct. 22, 1991 … son of Jared and Coral Bhatti … majoring in business marketing.
Bhatti's Career Pitching Stats
|
YEAR
|
ERA
|
W-L
|
APP
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
|
2011 |
4.92 |
3-6 |
15 |
12 |
2 |
0/0 |
0 |
56.2 |
64 |
44 |
31 |
32 |
39 |
|
2012 |
3.94 |
4-7 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
77.2 |
86 |
44 |
34 |
26 |
67 |
|
2013 |
3.59 |
2-7 |
20 |
13 |
1 |
0/0 |
1 |
77.2 |
79 |
42 |
31 |
41 |
64 |
|
Totals
|
4.08
|
9-20
|
49
|
38
|
3
|
0/1
|
1
|
212.0
|
229
|
130
|
96
|
99
|
170
|
