D.J. Roberts

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
235
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Atlantic Coast HS
Major:
Criminology

Major: Criminology

AS A FRESHMAN (2017): Appeared in 11 games, making nine midweek starts in his first season with USF…Pitched to a 3-0 record and a 3.35 ERA…Scattered 32 strikeouts across 45.2 innings of work…Tossed a season-high 7.0 frames at No. 5 Florida on May 9…Best outing came against Villanova on March 8, when he pitched 6.0 innings, allowing just two hits with a season-high six strikeouts.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner for head coach Joel Davis at Atlantic Coast HS…Selected in the 40th round of the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cubs...Team most valuable player and team captain as a senior…All-tournament as a junior and sophomore…Competed for the USA National Team as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Born D.J. Roberts on June 26, 1998 in Jacksonville, Fla. …Parents are John and Tanya…Has one sister, Adrianna…His father played college basketball…Enjoys fishing and playing other sports.

ROBERTS'S CAREER HIGHS (as of 6/4/17)
Innings (Starter): 7.0 at No. 5 Florida (5/9/17)
Innings (Reliever): 2.2 vs. Valpo (3/12/17)
Hits Allowed: 8 vs. UNF (3/21/17)
Runs: 4 at Stetson (4/11/17)
Earned Runs: 4 at Stetson (4/11/17)
Walks: 2, 3x, last at No. 5 Florida (5/9/17)
Strikeouts: 6, 2x, last vs. Villanova (3/8/17)