• In Little League, some children would start crying in the on deck circle when they saw how fast Justin was.
• Justin was doing loss-toss before he knew what it was. By high school, he could throw a baseball the length of a football field.
• Justin is the all-time strikeout leader at Old Dominion.
• Before Justin, the last ODU hurler to make an impact in the majors was Wayne Gomes of the Phillies.
• Justin’s 1.11 ERA at three levels in 2005 was the best of any pitcher in the Tigers organization.
• Justin’s manager with the AA Erie Seawolves was former Mets hero Duffy Dyer.
• Justin did not give up more than one earned run in any of his July 2006 starts.
• Justin has dated his girlfriend, Emily Yuen, since high school. They also attended Old Dominion University together. She is so close to the family that his parents say she calls the home more often than Justin.

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