Justis Orton- Hitting & Pitching Trainer
Justis starting out went to bellows free academy in fairfax, making varsity as a freshman starting out catching, pitching and first base. Had two strong seasons there leading the team in hits, batting average and on base and slugging percentage. Due to COVID-19 he missed out on his junior year. Going into his senior year he transferred to enosburg falls high school to be apart of a successful winning baseball team. At enosburg Justis had a strong senior year hitting. Averaging .526 with 20 hits, 20 RBI’s and 7 HR’s. Pitching he also stood out throwing 30.1 innings with a 1.76 ERA. Enosburg went on to the semi-finals before loosing.
After high school Justis went on to take a gap year to figure out college where he decided to commit to JUCO power house, Herkimer community college. Due to an injury in his UCL he’s a medical redshirt ready to pickup where he left off going into the 2025 season.
Career high notes
⁃ Freshman Lake division third team
⁃ Sophomore Lake division first team
⁃ Junior year (Covid)
⁃ Senior year Lake division player of the year
⁃ Senior year selected for north south senior classic
Justis also made efforts in the class room managing a 3.76 GPA through high-school. And first semester in college managed a 3.57 GPA making deans list majoring in business management.