2010-11 Baseball Roster

5 Justin Topping

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Suffolk, Va.
  • Highschool Nansemond River

Biography

Justin Topping's Career Statistics

2010: Played in 35 games on the season, making 25 starts, most of which came as the designated hitter…hit .257 on the year with two home runs, both of which came in series with Gardner-Webb…had his career-best eight-game hitting streak snapped vs. Charleston Southern (.370)…hit .370 during the run with seven RBIs and five runs scored…drove in four of VMI's six runs in game two at Liberty (4/17)…hit .455 in the series with the Flames…in game one with UMES (3/5), went 2 for 2 with two runs, an RBI, a hit-by-pitch and a sac bunt.

2009: Played in 46 of VMI’s 53 contests, making 36 starts at designated hitter…slugged his first career home run in the third inning of game two at Charleston Southern (3/29); also had a double and went 3 for 5 with two RBI in that game against the Bucs…on the weekend against UNC Asheville, hit .364 (4-for-11) with two doubles, two runs scored and five RBIs…matched his career high with four RBIs in game two against UNC Asheville (3/21)…came on to pinch run in game two at Presbyterian (3/15), scoring the go-ahead run in the 7th before delivering a two-run single in the 8th of a 12-10 VMI win…went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored on opening day at #1 North Carolina (2/20).

2008: Started 26 games at designated hitter as a freshman, hitting .298 with eight doubles and 14 RBIs…in his final eight games started, went 14 for 34 (.412) with five doubles, 10 RBIs and nine runs scored…drove in a career-high four runs with two two-run doubles while going 3 for 5 in game one against Charleston Southern (5/16)…went 3 for 5 with two doubles and a career-high three RBIs and three runs scored in game one against UMES (5/9)…went 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored in VMI's 8-7 win over Virginia Tech (4/30)…hit a ninth-inning single that moved the winning run to third base in VMI's walk-off, 4-3 win over #15 Coastal Carolina (4/27)…had successful pinch-hit appearances in each of the first two games at Liberty…ended VMI's 3-2, 16-inning win over Radford (4/7) with a sacrifice fly to center field that plated Brian Sandridge…made his first appearance in the field at catcher in the ninth inning against High Point (3/22), a 5-3 Keydet win…collected multiple hits in back-to-back games at Auburn (3/9), going 2 for 3 with a run scored and at home against Old Dominion (3/11), going 2 for 5…went 4 for 5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in game one against Binghamton (2/29)…went 2 for 3 with an RBI in his first collegiate start in game three against Lafayette (2/24).

High School/Personal: Earned both Eastern Region First Team honors and Southeastern District Player of the Year accolades as a senior catcher…hit .516 with 27 RBIs, posting a school-record 20-game hitting streak while striking out only four times as a senior…Nansemond River’s Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee and a finalist for Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Student-Athlete of the Year…as a junior, was named First Team All-District and Second Team All-Tidewater and Eastern Region while hitting .497 with 23 RBIs with 11 stolen bases…also played quarterback at Nansemond River, running up 2,000 career passing yards with 20 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing scores…ranked third in his class with a 4.15 GPA…earned the VHSL Academic Excellence Award...son of James and Deborah Topping… played for American Legion Post 57…selected to play in the VHSCA All-Star Game in the summer of 2007..ranks as a Battalion Sergeant in the VMI Corps of Cadets…is also a member of the Honor Court…majoring in economics & business.

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2010-11

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2007-08Freshman

    Catcher/Outfielder
    5'11" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2008-09Sophomore

    Outfielder/Catcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2009-10Junior

    Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2010-11Senior

    Catcher
    5'11" 185 lbs
    5