Justine Briones

Position:
C
Height:
5-4
Class:
Sophomore
Major:
Community Health Education
Hometown:
Chino, Calif.
High School:
Chino HS
Prev School:
Chino HS

Long Beach State (2021): Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West honors in 2021 … Played in 24 games, starting 21 while sharing duties as the team’s starting catcher … Hit .268 with 19 RBI on the season, including three home runs … Threw out five potential base-stealers … Hit .289 in Big West play, starting 13 games behind the plate … Made the start in the opening game of the year at San Diego … Drove in a run in a 1-for-3 day against UC Riverside, her first start in league play … Had two doubles and two RBI in a win at CSUN … Hit safely in a pair of starts against UC San Diego … Had a walk and a pair of RBI in the second game against the Tritons on Apr. 12 … Hit a solo home run as part of a 3-for-4 day in a start at UC Santa Barbara … Hit a grand slam at Hawai’i on April 30 … Hit a three-run home run the following day against the Rainbow Wahine in another start … Had the game-winning triple in the opening game of the Cal State Fullerton series, driving in two runs … Had three RBI in the second game of the season … Also walked and had a hit in the finale with the Titans, a 1-0 win … Finished the year with just one error.

(2020): Returned as the team’s starting catcher, starting 23 of 25 total games in 2020 … Finished the tear with 10 RBI and hit two doubles … Walked four times … Scored a career-high three runs against George Washington … Had four RBI in a two-hit day against Idaho State.

(2019): Took over the starting role at catcher as a sophomore … Started 38 games, all behind the plate … Threw out over 25 percent of base runners … Homered in the season opener against Southern Utah … Went 2-for-2 with a double against Seton Hall … Closed out the opening weekend with a perfect 4-for-4 day against Utah Valley … Finished the Marucci Desert Classic hitting .538 … Went 1-for-3 with a walk against Oregon State, starting a four-game hitting streak … Hit her second home run of the season, another solo shot in a 4-2 win over Army … Singled in Long Beach State’s win over North Carolina … Went 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI double at UC Riverside in the opening, scoring a run … Went 1-for-2 in both ends of the CSUN doubleheader.

(2018): Played in 18 games, starting 15 as the team’s primary backup catcher … Hit .209 as a true freshman … Threw out two attempted base-stealers … Debuted with a 2-for-5 performance in a start against Nevada … Drove in a run and scored with a single against Buffalo ... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI against Bethune-Cookman … Doubled against Santa Clara … Singled in back-to-back starts against Colgate and Loyola Marymount.

High School: A four-year starter at catcher for Chino High School … Earned second-team all-league honors as a freshman before taking first-team all-league honors in her three remaining season … Named the team’s defensive MVP in all four seasons … Also played volleyball for Chino HS.

Major: Community Health Education

Career Highs:
At-Bats: 5, vs. Nevada (2/9/18)
Hits: 4, vs. Utah Valley (2/10/19)
Runs: 3, vs. George Washington (2/8/20)
RBI: 4, 2x, last at Hawai’i (4/30/21)
Home Runs: 1, many times