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Jersey Number 9
Justin Ammons
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- OF
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-10 / 180
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Bartlett HS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- SEC Freshman of the Week -- Feb. 26, 2017
- Tony Gwynn Classic All-Tournament Team -- 2017
2019Â - SOPHOMORE
- Played in 59 games (54 starts) and hit .254 as Tennessee's starting right fielder, finished second on the team in stolen bases with 20. He finished the season with 54 hits, 19 RBIs and eight doubles.Â
- Batted .400 in an elimination game at the Chapel Hill Regional against Liberty (6/2)
- Notched a 1-for-4 outing with a double and a run scored in a win over Ole Miss (5/16)
- Went 2-for-2 on stolen bases and scored twice in a midweek win over Tennessee Tech (5/14)
- Recorded a 2-for-5 outing with two RBIs in a win over Florida (5/11)
- Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a drawn walk against Missouri (5/5)
- Notched a 2-for-4 outing with a triple and a walk against Missouri (5/3)
- Went 1-for-2 at the plate and tallied a stolen base at Arkansas (4/28)
- Went 1-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a stolen base against Kentucky (4/20)
- Went 2-for-5 and a stolen base in a 7-5 loss to Mississippi State (4/7)
- Set new career high with three steals vs. Belmont (4/2)
- Hit .667 with two runs scored in a win over Belmont (4/2)
- Notched a lead-off home run in a 4-2Â loss to Vanderbilt (3/29)Â Â
- Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in a 6-3 win over South Carolina (3/24)
- Went 2-for-4, notching two RBIs, as well as homering to left field to bring his total HR count to 7 on the year in a loss to Fresno State (3/10)
- Hit .500 and scored four runs during the Cox Diamond Invitational to help the Vols in wins over Louisiana-Monroe, North Florida and Western Kentucky
- Went 2-for-4, while also scoring a run in a 2-0 win over MTSU (2/27)
- Went 3-for-5 in a win over Liberty, also scored a run, as well as two RBIs with a double to left center field (2/26)
- Went 1-for-2 in a win over Game 3 of the Indiana series, while also scoring a run and an RBI single to center field (2/24)
- Saw action in the win over App State going 1-for-3 with a home run (2/15)
2018 - SOPHOMORE
- Played in 55 games (55 starts) and hit .274 as Tennessee's starting right fielder, leading the team with three triples.He finished the season with 58 hits, 22 RBI and eight doubles.
- Went 3-for-5 and hit his eighth double of the year in Game 2 of the Vanderbilt series (5/12)
- Hit his third triple of the season vs. No. 13 Kentucky to drive in the eventual game-winning run (5/4)
- Notched three hits in the series opener at No. 20 Georgia and hit .357 (5-for-14) over the course of the series (4/27-29)
- Drove in the eventual game-winning run in the series finale at No. 20 Georgia with an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning (4/29)
- Went 3-for-4 with a double and drove in the eventual game-winning run In the series finale vs. No. 14 Texas A&M, helping lead UT to a series victory (4/22)
- Went 2-for-4 and scored three runs at ETSU (4/17)
- Recorded at least one hit in each of Tennessee's games at No. 19 LSU, going 4-for-10Â with two runs scored (4/13-15)
- Posted three hits, including his third homer of the season, one RBI and one run scored vs. UT Martin on April 10
- Hit .385 (5-for-13) vs. top-ranked Florida over the weekend series, including a 4-for-6 and two RBI effort in the second game of the series (4/7-9)
- Tied a career high four hits and drove in a pair of runs, including the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game to extra innings in game one against No. 1 Florida (4/8)
- Recorded two hits an scored twice in the second game of the series at South Carolina (3/30)
- Opened the top of the third inning at Western Carolina with a two-run blast to right-center field, helping the Vols to a 17-3 win (3/27)
- Went 4-for-10 at No. 8 Ole Miss (3/16-18) and hit one triple, scored two runs and tallied two RBI during the series. He also knocked his first home run of the season in Game 2 (3/17)
- Notched three hits, including a double, vs. Memphis in the Tri-Star Classic (3/3)
- Hit his first triple of the season against Middle Tennessee en route to a 2-for-4 and two RBI outing (2/27)
- Went 3-for-4 in Game 2 of the UNCG series, hitting a double and driving in a run (2/24)
- Scored the second run of Game 1Â of the doubleheader vs. Maryland (2/18) and went 2-for-4 in the outing
2017 - FRESHMAN
- Played in 48 games (47 starts) and hit .250 as a freshman outfielder, sharing a team lead with 11 doubles, two home runs and 15 RBIs.
- Drove in one run as part of Tennessee's 4-3, extra-innings win over Morehead State (May 16).
- Hit 2-for-5 in UT's series finale at No. 8-ranked Kentucky, one of just two multi-hit games for the Vols in the Sunday contest (May 14).
- Went 2-for-3 with one walk to help UT to its 9-2 victory over ETSU in Knoxville (May 2).
- Drove in two runs to help Tennessee to its 8-1 rout of ETSU at the Tennessee Smokies Stadium in Kodak, Tenn. (April 26).
- Led UT's lineup in the series finale vs. No. 10-ranked Auburn (April 15), going 2-for-4 for his 12th multi-hit game of the year.
- Scored the winning run in a 10th frame to lift Tennessee over No. 10-ranked Auburn (April 14), going 2-for-5 in the contest.
- Was 2-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI in UT's series-clinching extra innings win at No. 7-ranked Florida, helping the Vols to a 3-2 win (April 8).
- Went 2-for-5 in UT's Saturday contest vs. Georgia, including a double and a run scored (April 1).
- Recorded at least one hit in each of Tennessee's games against Mississippi State, going 4-for-13 with two runs scored (3/24-26).
- In UT's SEC Opener vs. South Carolina on March 17, hit 2-for-4 with a double for his team-leading seventh double of the year.
- Went 3-for-12 with two RBI in UT's three-game series vs. Cincinnati (March 10-12).
- Helped Tennessee to a 5-4 walkoff win in 11 innings over Norfolk State (March 5), going 4-for-4 with two runs scored.
- Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors (Feb. 26), hitting .471 (8-for-17) with a team-leading five doubles, one triple, a .550 on-base percentage and .882 slugging percentage over four games in California (Feb. 21-25).
- Hit .500 (6-for-12) with four doubles, a triple and five runs scored, including a four extra-base hit performance in UT's Tony Gwynn Classic finale vs. UC Irvine in San Diego, Calif. (Feb. 24-25).
- Earned 2017 Tony Gwynn Classic All-Tournament Team honors alongside fellow freshman teammate Pete Derkay.
- Tied a UT school record for most extra-base hits in a single game with four (three doubles and one triple) vs. UCI Irvine in the Tony Gwynn Classic finale, becoming the first Volunteer to do so since Drew Steckenrider accomplished the feat on May 4, 2012 vs. Vanderbilt.
- Recorded his first multi-hit game on Feb. 22 at Loyola Marymount, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
- Made his collegiate debut as UT's starting left fielder on Feb. 17 in Memphis, going 1-for-4 with a walk as part of an 8-5 win. He was one of four true freshmen to start on Opening Day.
- In his most recent appearance on July 23, Ammons went 1-for-3 and drove in his 13th run of the season. The Tennessee native ranks fourth in the ABL with a .310 batting average and tied for fifth in hits with 36. Ammons was also named to the 2017 ABL National Team All-Star roster.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Bartlett High School in Tennessee.
- Named a 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable Mention All-American.
- Earned Southeast All-Region Second Team accolades as a senior in 2016.
- Maintained a batting average at or above .400 all four years of high school, including an average of .496 as a junior.
- Posted four home runs in each of his last three seasons and stole 37 bases as an upperclassman.
- Selected to the First Team All-State and All-Metro Team two years in a row (2014, 2015).
- Named District Player of the Year in 2015.
- Ranked as the No. 2 outfielder and 12th overall player in the state of Tennessee. He was also tabbed the 106th outfielder in the USA by Perfect Game in 2016.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Justin Road Ammons
- Born March 16, 1998 in Beaufort, S.C.
- Son of Road and LoWanda Ammons
- Has one sibling, Jasmine
- Majoring in Business Management
- Recipient of the Charles A. Carpenter Family Athletic Scholarship
- Recipient of the Jeff Neely Scholarship Fund
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
