Justin Pacchioli

Position:
OF
Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Easton, Pa.
Major:
Journalism

WHY LEHIGH: "I knew Lehigh was right for me when I met the guys on the team and when I met Coach Leary. They become family the first time they meet you. I couldn’t imagine playing with another group of guys."

ON COACH LEARY: "He is a very intelligent man who knows a ton about the game of baseball, but more importantly, he is a great role model who is pushing all of his players in the right direction to succeed in life."

2015 (SENIOR SEASON)
Put together an outstanding senior season that was capped off by being named a unanimous first team All-Patriot League selection…drafted by the San Diego Padres in the tenth round of the MLB draft…hit .342 throughout his senior campaign with a .485 on-base percentage that led the Patriot League and ranked 16th in all of Division I…set new Lehigh career (69) and single-season (31) stolen bases records and ranked 14th in the country in stolen bases per game (0.58)…reached base in all 53 games he played in and finished his career with a 65 game reached base streak, which was the second-longest active streak in Division I…finished the season with team-best marks in runs scored (48), triples (3), walks (38), hit by pitch (14), stolen bases (31) and on-base percentage (.485)…hit a team-best .343 in Patriot League play…recorded 20 multiple hit games and four multiple RBI games…hit the game-winning, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to help Lehigh to a 7-6, come-from-behind win over Bucknell…went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases in game three of the Patriot League Championship series to help Lehigh claim its second-ever league crown…recorded four hits in games against Coppin State and Army…hit the game-winning two-run home run in a 2-0, 11-inning win over Iona that cemented Lehigh’s first no-hitter since 2010 and fourth since 1960…named the Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year prior to the start of the 2015 campaign.

2014 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Led the Patriot League in batting average (.362) for the second-straight season, including a .386 mark during league play…named First Team All-Patriot League…earned a spot on the All-Patriot League Tournament Team…reached base 48.2 percent of the time during Patriot League play, which was also the best mark in the league…led the team with 16 stolen bases and a .445 on base percentage…finished the season with 11 multiple hit games, including five three-hit contests…hit .300 (3-for-10) in the Patriot League Semifinals at Army while also recording three stolen bases and scoring three runs…hit .542 (13-for-24) with seven runs scored, a double, two RBI and seven stolen bases over the week of April 22-27 to be named Patriot League Player of the Week…given team’s Outstanding Athlete award at the end of the season…named the Baseball America Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year and third-best Patriot League prospect for the 2014-15 draft.

2013 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Played in 39 games, making 38 starts…led the Patriot League with a .366 batting average and tied for the league lead in triples with five…lead the team with a .507 slugging percentage and a .441 on base percentage…drove in three runs in games against Maryland Eastern Shore and UNC-Greensboro…went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and one RBI against Mount St. Mary’s…went 4-for-4, scored three runs and had one RBI in a rain shortened game against Delaware State…stole 11 bases in 12 attempts…named to the All-Patriot League Second Team...Ranked as the fifth-best Patriot League prospect for the 2013-14 drafts by Baseball America.

2012 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Played in 24 games, making 23 starts…finished third on the team with 11 stolen bases…went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI, two stolen bases and two runs scored against Fairleigh Dickinson…went 2-for-5 with a RBI and two runs scored at Delaware State…went a combined 7-for-11 (.636) with a RBI, four runs scored and five stolen bases from March 17 – 18…went 3-for-4 with a stolen base against Lafayette.

BEFORE LEHIGH
Another local product, Pacchioli enjoyed a stellar baseball and football career in the Lehigh Valley. He wrapped up his career as a senior when he led his squad in average (.454), RBI (30) and stolen bases (26). That earned him first team All-Area honors from both The Express Times and The Morning Call (for a second straight season). In 2010, Pacchioli was named The Morning Call Player of the Year and the Lehigh Valley Conference first team All-Star Catcher. He was also part of the second team PIAA All-State Team in 2010 following a record-breaking season when he hit .519 and added 46 RBI and 22 stolen bases at Easton Area High School. Pacchioli was also a star quarterback for Easton, earning second team All-State honors in 2011. He currently holds a number of school records, including most career touchdowns, most career completions, most career passing attempts, most passing yards in a season and most completions in a season. Pacchioli was also named The Express Times first team All-Area in 2011 and second team All-Area in 2010. He was awarded the Penn State Lehigh Valley Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition in the Student-Athlete Leadership Program.

CAREER STATISTICS

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2012	24-23	.280	82	14	23	2	0	0	6	9	.305	.375	11
2013	39-38	.366	142	31	52	10	5	0	14	15	.507	.441	11
2014	35-34	.362	127	19	46	3	0	0	7	10	.386	.445	16
2015	53-53	.342	187	48	64	8	3	2	18	38	.449	.485	31
TOTAL	151-148	.344	538	112	185	23	8	2	45	72	.428	.449	69

GETTING TO KNOW JUSTIN
Nickname: Patch
Major and Why: Journalism because I love being around sports and working with cameras, interviewing people, and broadcasting live sporting events.
Favorite Class at Lehigh: Journalism 232 because everything is hands-on. Everything you learn in this class you learn from doing it and practicing. I have come across some awesome experiences and have learned a ton about sports media.
Favorite Food: Lasagna
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Musical Artist: Eminem
Walkup Song: Rock Star
Favorite Movie: Tie between Rudy and Remember the Titans
Favorite TV Show: ESPN
Favorite Website: Google
Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees and New York Giants
Hobbies: Skiing, hanging out with my friends, watching sports, playing video games
Magazine Cover I’d like to be on: Sports Illustrated
Place I’d like to visit: Rome, Italy
Talent I’d most like to have: I wish I could be as strong as Tyler Brong
Dream Job: To either play professional baseball or be the host of ESPN First Take with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith
I wear my jersey number because: It was the best available number when I was a freshman at Lehigh.
If I didn’t play baseball I would: Move somewhere up in the Mountains so I can ski whenever I want
If I had $1 billion dollars, I would: There would be many things I would do if I had a billion dollars, but the first thing I would do is buy my parents a house and help out the rest of my family.