Justin Gubser Season 2015

#19
PositionC
Weight225 lbs
Height6-4
YearJunior
HometownPacifica, Calif.
Previous SchoolCañada JC
B/TR/R

2016 / AS A SENIOR

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Individual Game-by-Game Stats
  • Gubser played in 23 games, making 10 starts at DH
  • Drove in a run in each of his first three plate appearances in the midweek win vs. Ball State
  • Delivered an RBI single in the win vs. Michigan State
  • Recorded an RBI single in the Senior Day win vs. Cal State Northridge
  • Doubled and scored in the finale of the Cal series

2015 / AS A JUNIOR

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Individual Game-by-Game Stats
  • Gubser played in 30 games, making 18 starts
  • Made eight starts at both catcher and designated hitter as well as two at first base
  • Connected for two-run homers at Western Carolina and Michigan State
  • Hit safely in all three games of the WCU series after recording a pinch hit single in the season opener
  • Had two hits in games at Western Carolina and Oklahoma
  • Made Big Ten starts against Rutgers, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska and Penn State
  • Doubled, walked and scored in the midweek win at Indiana State
  • Also connected for doubles against Western Carolina and Valparaiso
  • Reached base safely 50 percent of the time (7-of-14) when leading off an inning

Junior College

  • Gubser was a two-time first team all-conference honoree at Cañada College in Redwood City, Calif
  • Batted .285 with 7 home runs and 37 RBI to also earn first team all-state JUCO honors as a sophomore
  • Hit .299 with 2 home runs and 31 RBI as a freshman
  • Principal's list honor student during both semesters of the 2013-14 school year

High School

  • Played baseball and football at Terra Nova High School in suburban San Francisco
  • First team all-league performer as a junior
  • TNHS won league and Central Coast Section championships in 2010, his junior year

Personal

  • Major: Law and Society
  • Born in Torrance, Calif
  • Parents are Greg and Amy Gubser
  • Family also includes younger sister Holly
  • His mother swam competitively at the University of Michigan


Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Pro Team: San Francisco Giants
Favorite Coach: John Wooden
Favorite Pro Stadium: AT&T Park
Toughest Pitcher for Him to Face Among Teammates: Kyle Van Hoeck
Current MLB Pitcher He'd Most Like to Face: David Price
Most Unique Baseball Feat He's Witnessed: Perfect Game in high school
Favorite Marquee Sporting Event: World Series
In His MP3 Player: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Movie to Watch on Team Bus: The Other Guys
Favorite Holiday: Fourth of July
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite Dessert: Pumpkin Pie
Favorite Purdue Building: Mackey Arena
Favorite Big City: New York
Unique Travel Locale: Maldives
Favorite Outdoor Activity: Surfing
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Golf
Favorite Thing About Alexander Field: The Clubhouse
Enjoyed this Professor's Class: Michael Light, Law and Society

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Senior
2016

C/1B
6-4 / 225 lbs