Justin DeMarco went 2-5 and scored one run vs. Loyola Marymount (2/24) ... batted 3-for-4 in game one of a doubleheader at Nebraska (3/7) ... finished the game batting 2-for-4 with one double and one run scored in game one vs. Columbia (3/21) ... blasted his first home run of the year and added two more RBI's to his total in game two vs. Columbia (3/21) ... hit his second home run of the year at LMU (3/24) hit a double on two consecutive games vs. UCSB (3/27 and 3/28) ... hit a double and drove in a RBI in his two at-bats vs. Cal State Bakersfield (4/14) ... went 2-for-3 and hit his sixth double of the season vs. UC Riverside (4/24) ... was a combined 4-for-8, scored two runs, and drove in one batter during two games played at UNLV (4/28 and 4/29) ... hit his seventh double of the season at UNLV (4/29) ... batted 2-for-4 vs. USC (5/9) ... drove in a season-high three RBI's and batted 2-for-4 vs. Pacific (5/17) ... scored two runs at UC Davis (5/23).

2008

In his inaugural season at CSUN, DeMarco was named to the starting lineup in 47 of the 52 games he appeared in and carried a .252 average ... led the team in sacrifice bunts with 15 ... collected 38 hits, five doubles, one triple, and led the team with 15 sacrifice hits ... was hit by a pitch on 11 occasions, the second-highest total amongst all Matadors ... was a perfect 2-2 in stolen bases-attempts for the Matadors ... hit 3-3, drove in two runs, blasted a double, and stole two bases vs. LaSalle (3/4) ... drove in two runs vs. Liberty (3/14) ... collected two hits, one of which was a double vs. Loyola Marymount (3/22) ... went 2-3 with a double, and drove in five runs vs. Cal Poly (4/4) ... belted three hits, one of which was a triple, scored three times, and drove in three RBI's vs. UC Riverside (4/26) ... blasted a home run and went 2-3 at the place vs. UC Irvine (5/2).

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL

DeMarco was a two-sport athlete for the Chargers ... earned three letters for baseball and two for soccer ... was a starter for his three years with the varsity baseball squad ... tabbed league Rookie of the Year in 2005 ... earned All-Sunset League honors as a junior and as a senior ... hit seven home runs and was team MVP as a senior ... helped guide his squad to a league championship in 2007 ... graduated in 2007 with a 3.9 GPA.

PERSONAL

Born August 28, 1988 in Long Beach ... parents are Jim and Cheryl DeMarco ... has a brother, Joey, and a sister, Corey ... favorites include Chipotle, actors Brad Pitt, Eddie Murphy, and Will Smith, actress Keira Knightly, and chicken teriyaki ... roots for the St. Louis Cardinals, David Eckstein, and Derek Jeter ... likes to do yoga before games ... once met Reggie Jackson ... greatest hero is his grandpa ... will always laugh about when he first met Matt Carvutto ... undecided on a major.