2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Dunn, Justin

Jersey Number 19
Justin Dunn
- Height:
- 72-72
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Freeport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Gunnery
Bio
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Innings: 9.0 at Georgia Tech (5/21/16)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. Tulane (6/3/16)
NOTES
Drafted 19th overall by the New York Mets in the 2016 MLB First-Year Players Draft … tied for the highest Boston College pitcher taken in program history … career 3.66 ERA ranked eighth in BC record books and seven career saves tied for seventh … 2016 ERA of 2.06 fourth on BC’s single-season record list while .214 opponent batting average tied for sixth … five saves in 2015 is tied for eighth.
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Named Baseball America Third-Team All-America … also collected All-Atlantic Coast Conference Third-Team, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Northeast Second-Team and New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second-Team honors … named a semifinalist for the Greg Olson Award, which honors college baseball's breakout player of the year … earned a spot on the Oxford All-Regional Team … recorded a 2.06 ERA with a 4-2 record, two saves, three combined shutouts and a .214 opponent batting average in 18 appearances and eight starts … ERA was fourth-best in the ACC while opponent batting average is seventh … recorded a 2.19 ERA with 49 strikeouts and just 15 walks as a starter … racked up a win, two saves, 17 strikeouts and just three walks in nine appearances out of the bullpen … in total, allowed 52 hits, 17 runs – 15 earned – 18 walks and 72 strikeouts over 65.2 innings … of the 52 hits allowed, just 11 – seven doubles, one triple and three home runs – were for extra bases … one of two Eagles to throw a complete game in 2016 … ranked on 12 ACC top-10 lists, including tied for first for fewest runs allowed, tied for second for fewest earned runs allowed and fourth for fewest hits allowed … 9.87 strikeouts per game ranked fifth in the league, 713 hits per game ranked seventh and 2.33 runs per game ranked fourth … went 5.1 innings in the Super Regional opener at No. 3 Miami (6/10), allowing six hits, a season-high five runs and two walks with six strikeouts ... struck out a career-high 11 en route to opening regional win over No. 15 Tulane (6/3), allowing five hits, two runs and just one walk … helped the Eagles to their first ACC Baseball Championship appearance in six years with his first career complete game at No. 22 Georgia Tech (5/21), allowing just six hits, three runs – two earned – without walking a batter and recording a career-high nine Ks … earned ACC Pitcher of the Week and NEIBA Pitcher of the Week honors on May 23 for performance … struck out six in three innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one just hit and no walks against Niagara (5/14) … allowed just one run over seven innings against Wake Forest (5/7), allowing five hits, three walks and four Ks … did not give up a run in a 5.2-inning start against Virginia Tech (4/30), collecting the win and allowing three hits, four walks and striking out six … went six against No. 4 Louisville, allowing just one run on six hits and one walk with four Ks and a pickoff … in first start of the season against No. 16 Virginia, went five innings, allowing just two hits, no runs, one walk and struck out five … collected the save in the series-opening win at Pittsburgh (3/24), striking out two in a 123 ninth … earned first win of the season in a 3.1-inning relief appearance at No. 8 NC State, giving up just one hit and three walks while striking out two … collected first save of the year in a two-inning appearance against Indiana State (2/27), allowing a run on four hits while striking out two.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Made 20 appearances, including three starts … became the Eagles’ closer less than a month into the season, leading the BC staff with 14 games finished and five saves … recorded a 4.94 ERA with a 4-4 record, combining on two shutouts and allowing 47 hits, 28 runs – 26 earned – 21 walks and 46 strikeouts over 47.1 innings … threw just one wild pitch and picked off two runners … second on the team in wins, appearances and games in relief (17) and fourth in strikeouts and strikeouts looking (13) … allowed three of nine inherited runners to score … 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in games finished … went 2-4 in conference action with a 5.51 ERA, three saves and 30 Ks in 32.2 innings …did not allow a run in six appearances – 9.0 innings – walking just one and striking out 11 from April 14 to April 29 … pitched three scoreless innings at No. 18 North Carolina (4/26), walking one, striking out three and picking off a runner … collected the save, retiring the side in order and striking out two as the Eagles won the 2015 Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park with a 2-0 shutout over Massachusetts (4/22) … did not surrender a run or walk in two appearances against No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/17-19) as BC swept the Yellow Jackets, striking out three in 2.0 innings in the second game … earned the save by striking out the side in order in the ninth versus Rhode Island (4/14) … picked up the win against Clemson (4/11), throwing 2.2 innings of relief, allowing four hits, three runs, and three walks … tied a season high with five Ks in a 4.1-inning scoreless relief appearance at Wake Forest (4/5), walking three without allowing a hit and earning the win … tallied two saves in two appearances as the Eagles swept Duke (3/27-29) in a three-game set, throwing 5.0 combined innings, allowing two hits, one run and a walk, while striking out five and picking off a runner … threw a perfect ninth, striking out one in the series finale against the Blue Devils (3/29) … earned first save of the season in a 1.2-inning scoreless performance, giving up one hit, one walk and striking out one as BC picked up its first ACC win of the year with a 3-1 victory over NC State (3/20) … tied a season high with five Ks in a 4.1-inning start at No. 19 Florida State, allowing four hits, six runs – five earned – and six walks … tallied a win in a season-high 5.0-inning start, giving up five hits, one run, two walks and striking out three … started the season with a win in a 4.1-inning relief appearance, allowing two hits, one run, two hits and a career-high five Ks.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Appeared in seven games, making four starts … compiled a 1-1 record with a 7.30 ERA … allowed 17 hits, 11 runs – 10 earned – 11 walks and 12 strikeouts over 12.1 innings … made two appearances in ACC action, pitching a total of one scoreless inning … recorded first career win in a season-high four-inning outing at Rhode Island (4/29), allowing four hits, three runs, three walks and a season-high four Ks … struck out three and allowed one unearned run, a hit and four walks in a 1.1-inning start against Massachusetts (4/2) … got the last two outs against Wake Forest (3/22) and the final out at No. 3 Virginia (3/14) … made first career appearance at Stetson (2/22), pitching an inning of relief.
BEFORE BC
Drafted in the 37th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2013 MLB First-Year Players Draft ... co-captain of Gunnery as a senior ... earned Western New England Prep Baseball League (WNEPBL) First-Team All-Star and Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason First-Team All-Region honors as a senior ... tallied a .413 batting average, 20 RBIs and a 4-2 record with a 2.28 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 40.1 innings ... also garnered the Boys Club of New York Frank Scott Award ... honored as the Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team pitcher and WNEBPL Second-Team All-Star as a junior.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a sociology major in the Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences ... Justin the older of Edmund and Donna Dunn's two sons ... recipient of the Thomas A. Yawkey Scholarship Fund.
Innings: 9.0 at Georgia Tech (5/21/16)
Strikeouts: 11 vs. Tulane (6/3/16)
NOTES
Drafted 19th overall by the New York Mets in the 2016 MLB First-Year Players Draft … tied for the highest Boston College pitcher taken in program history … career 3.66 ERA ranked eighth in BC record books and seven career saves tied for seventh … 2016 ERA of 2.06 fourth on BC’s single-season record list while .214 opponent batting average tied for sixth … five saves in 2015 is tied for eighth.
AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Named Baseball America Third-Team All-America … also collected All-Atlantic Coast Conference Third-Team, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Northeast Second-Team and New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second-Team honors … named a semifinalist for the Greg Olson Award, which honors college baseball's breakout player of the year … earned a spot on the Oxford All-Regional Team … recorded a 2.06 ERA with a 4-2 record, two saves, three combined shutouts and a .214 opponent batting average in 18 appearances and eight starts … ERA was fourth-best in the ACC while opponent batting average is seventh … recorded a 2.19 ERA with 49 strikeouts and just 15 walks as a starter … racked up a win, two saves, 17 strikeouts and just three walks in nine appearances out of the bullpen … in total, allowed 52 hits, 17 runs – 15 earned – 18 walks and 72 strikeouts over 65.2 innings … of the 52 hits allowed, just 11 – seven doubles, one triple and three home runs – were for extra bases … one of two Eagles to throw a complete game in 2016 … ranked on 12 ACC top-10 lists, including tied for first for fewest runs allowed, tied for second for fewest earned runs allowed and fourth for fewest hits allowed … 9.87 strikeouts per game ranked fifth in the league, 713 hits per game ranked seventh and 2.33 runs per game ranked fourth … went 5.1 innings in the Super Regional opener at No. 3 Miami (6/10), allowing six hits, a season-high five runs and two walks with six strikeouts ... struck out a career-high 11 en route to opening regional win over No. 15 Tulane (6/3), allowing five hits, two runs and just one walk … helped the Eagles to their first ACC Baseball Championship appearance in six years with his first career complete game at No. 22 Georgia Tech (5/21), allowing just six hits, three runs – two earned – without walking a batter and recording a career-high nine Ks … earned ACC Pitcher of the Week and NEIBA Pitcher of the Week honors on May 23 for performance … struck out six in three innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one just hit and no walks against Niagara (5/14) … allowed just one run over seven innings against Wake Forest (5/7), allowing five hits, three walks and four Ks … did not give up a run in a 5.2-inning start against Virginia Tech (4/30), collecting the win and allowing three hits, four walks and striking out six … went six against No. 4 Louisville, allowing just one run on six hits and one walk with four Ks and a pickoff … in first start of the season against No. 16 Virginia, went five innings, allowing just two hits, no runs, one walk and struck out five … collected the save in the series-opening win at Pittsburgh (3/24), striking out two in a 123 ninth … earned first win of the season in a 3.1-inning relief appearance at No. 8 NC State, giving up just one hit and three walks while striking out two … collected first save of the year in a two-inning appearance against Indiana State (2/27), allowing a run on four hits while striking out two.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Made 20 appearances, including three starts … became the Eagles’ closer less than a month into the season, leading the BC staff with 14 games finished and five saves … recorded a 4.94 ERA with a 4-4 record, combining on two shutouts and allowing 47 hits, 28 runs – 26 earned – 21 walks and 46 strikeouts over 47.1 innings … threw just one wild pitch and picked off two runners … second on the team in wins, appearances and games in relief (17) and fourth in strikeouts and strikeouts looking (13) … allowed three of nine inherited runners to score … 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in games finished … went 2-4 in conference action with a 5.51 ERA, three saves and 30 Ks in 32.2 innings …did not allow a run in six appearances – 9.0 innings – walking just one and striking out 11 from April 14 to April 29 … pitched three scoreless innings at No. 18 North Carolina (4/26), walking one, striking out three and picking off a runner … collected the save, retiring the side in order and striking out two as the Eagles won the 2015 Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park with a 2-0 shutout over Massachusetts (4/22) … did not surrender a run or walk in two appearances against No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/17-19) as BC swept the Yellow Jackets, striking out three in 2.0 innings in the second game … earned the save by striking out the side in order in the ninth versus Rhode Island (4/14) … picked up the win against Clemson (4/11), throwing 2.2 innings of relief, allowing four hits, three runs, and three walks … tied a season high with five Ks in a 4.1-inning scoreless relief appearance at Wake Forest (4/5), walking three without allowing a hit and earning the win … tallied two saves in two appearances as the Eagles swept Duke (3/27-29) in a three-game set, throwing 5.0 combined innings, allowing two hits, one run and a walk, while striking out five and picking off a runner … threw a perfect ninth, striking out one in the series finale against the Blue Devils (3/29) … earned first save of the season in a 1.2-inning scoreless performance, giving up one hit, one walk and striking out one as BC picked up its first ACC win of the year with a 3-1 victory over NC State (3/20) … tied a season high with five Ks in a 4.1-inning start at No. 19 Florida State, allowing four hits, six runs – five earned – and six walks … tallied a win in a season-high 5.0-inning start, giving up five hits, one run, two walks and striking out three … started the season with a win in a 4.1-inning relief appearance, allowing two hits, one run, two hits and a career-high five Ks.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Appeared in seven games, making four starts … compiled a 1-1 record with a 7.30 ERA … allowed 17 hits, 11 runs – 10 earned – 11 walks and 12 strikeouts over 12.1 innings … made two appearances in ACC action, pitching a total of one scoreless inning … recorded first career win in a season-high four-inning outing at Rhode Island (4/29), allowing four hits, three runs, three walks and a season-high four Ks … struck out three and allowed one unearned run, a hit and four walks in a 1.1-inning start against Massachusetts (4/2) … got the last two outs against Wake Forest (3/22) and the final out at No. 3 Virginia (3/14) … made first career appearance at Stetson (2/22), pitching an inning of relief.
BEFORE BC
Drafted in the 37th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2013 MLB First-Year Players Draft ... co-captain of Gunnery as a senior ... earned Western New England Prep Baseball League (WNEPBL) First-Team All-Star and Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason First-Team All-Region honors as a senior ... tallied a .413 batting average, 20 RBIs and a 4-2 record with a 2.28 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 40.1 innings ... also garnered the Boys Club of New York Frank Scott Award ... honored as the Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament Team pitcher and WNEBPL Second-Team All-Star as a junior.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a sociology major in the Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences ... Justin the older of Edmund and Donna Dunn's two sons ... recipient of the Thomas A. Yawkey Scholarship Fund.
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