Justin Sargent '23 Recruiting Profile

My name is Justin Sargent, I’m a 2023 grad. I’m 6’1, 145lbs. I am a primary RHP. I’m looking for a school that will fit me athletically, and most importantly academically. If baseball ended, I want to find a school I would still be happy at. I am a very hard worker. Ever since the end of my summer season 2020, I have been working like there is no tomorrow. My fastball has gone from maxing at 74 to maxing at 81.5 in about 2-3 months. I have been doing a lot of weighted ball training lately and maxed at 84.4. My big goal is to play pro ball, but I also know that every checkpoint and small goal has to be reached before that. Right now my focus is on playing good competitive college baseball. Baseball is obviously a game of failure, seems silly to fall in love with a game that is 75% failure, it just makes success that much sweeter. It makes you work for every step of the journey. Whenever I hit a rough spot where it feels like nothing is going right, I take a deep breath and I remind myself baseball should never feel like a chore. You have to love every second of it, because at any moment everything can be taken. That is how I view the game of baseball. I made a deal with myself that as long as I am working as hard as I can, I will be able to make peace with whatever obstacles get thrown at me. I have always enjoyed baseball, but after hitting a growth spurt I really began to feel more comfortable in my own skin.  My love of the game and confidence in myself soared in 2020 despite the challenges of the pandemic.  I took advantage of the limitations of social distancing to really focus on my strength training and individual skill development.