University of Richmond Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 27
Justin Cook
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- First Colonial
2019 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 Atlantic 10 Second Team
2021
- Appeared in 17 games, making 12 starts in his final season
- Hit for a .205 average with nine RBI and scored five times
- Two multi-hit games and drove in a season-high five runs against Mount Saint Mary's (2/28)
- Hit a go-ahead grand slam as his first home run of the season to put the Spiders ahead and finish the four-game sweep, finishing 3-for-4 (2/28)
- Scored a season-high two runs in his final game against George Mason (5/22) while going 2-for-3 with a double
- Drove in a run in each of his final two games at George Mason (5/21& 5/22)
2020
- Started 14 games, appearing in 15 primarily at first base
- Played third base in two games
- Hit for a .212 average with four extra base hits
- Drove in 12 runs in the shortened season
- Scored six times and was errorless in the field
- Ended the season with hits in back-to-back games and hits in five of his last six
- Had multi-hit efforts in three-straight games, driving in seven runs in that span
- Drove in three runs with a home run in the victory over Lehigh (2/22)
- First multi-hit effort game against Virginia (3/3) with a double and drove in a season-high four runs
- Added a 3-for-5 game with three RBI, a double and a run scored against Purdue Fort Wayne (3/6)
- Only Spider with multiple hits in the extra-inning loss to Ball State (3/7)
2019
- A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Started 45 games all at first base
- HIt for a .258 average with 12 extra-base hits including four home runs
- Drove in 30 runs and scored 26 times
- Registered 12 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game against Norfolk State (4/3/19)
- Hit two home runs and drove in a career-high five in the win over Norfolk State
- 10 multiple RBI games
- Earned a .992 fielding percentage on 359 chances
- Drove in four runs in the win over Bowling Green (2/25)
- Drove in three runs in games against Kennesaw State (2/16) and Dayton (4/12)
- Drove in two runs in the A-10 tournament game with Davidson (5/24)
2018
- Saw action in 39 games and made 35 starts
- Hit .311 on the season with 42 hits
- Made his first start of the season as the DH on opening day vs. Louisville (2/16)
- Had two RBI vs. Yale (3/17)
- Had a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate in the series opener vs. Davidson (4/20)
- First homer of the season came vs. Dayton (4/28)
2017
- Saw action in 49 games, including 47 starts during his freshman season
- Finished hitting .272 with 10 doubles and 14 RBI
- Hit his first career home run at Dayton (3/25)
- Had 12 multi-hit games
- 1-for-1 in stolen bases
High School
- Ranked Top-500 nationally and #4 shortstop in Virginia by Perfect Game
- Named to 2015 Underclass Honorable Mention by Perfect Game
- 2014 16U & 17U WWBA and World Underclass Perfect Game All- Tournament Team
- 2014 6A Virginia All-State First Team
- 2015 First Team All-Coastal Conference 1
- 2015 Second Team All-South Region (6A)
- 2015 First Team All-Tidewater
- Batted .404 with 15 RBI as a junior
- Went 6-1 on the mound with 1.39 ERA
- National Honor Society
- Math Honor Society
Personal
- Born December 19
- Brother of former Spider standout, Ryan Cook, who pitched in the Toronto Blue Jays organization
Hits: 4, two times
Runs: 3, two times
Walks: 3, vs. Rider - Game 2 (3/2/19)
RBI: 5, twice
Stolen Bases: 1, vs. Rhode Island (4/15/17)
Baseball Postgame vs Penn State: Head Coach Mik Aoki
Sunday, February 22
Baseball Highlights vs. JMU
Thursday, February 19
Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, February 11
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
