Justin Calomeni

Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Bellarmine Prep
Experience:
HS

Expected to be a weekend starter in third season at Cal Poly ... underwent knee surgery following 2014 season.

2015: Made five starts in first six weeks of season before he finished sophomore campaign in bullpen ... posted 1-3 record and 5.00 ERA over 36 innings with 32 strikeouts ... struck out five batters three times ... lone win was against Sacramento State on March 15 as he allowed three hits over six scoreless innings in relief ... was 0-3 with a 9.17 ERA in his six starts and 1-0 with an 0.98 ERA in six relief appearances ... pitched 5/2 innings in relief against UC Irvine on May 9, allowing a run and four hits, and one earned run and one hit over four frames in relief against UC Davis on May 22 ... 1.23 ERA in night games (7 1/3 innings) ... pitched summer ball for Bellingham Bells in West Coast Colelgiate League ... posted 4-1 record and 2.31 ERA with 34 strikeouts over 36 1/3 innings ... in WCCBL playoffs allowed one run and one hit over seven innings in Bellingham's 2-1 win over Kelowna Falcons ... struck out five and walked two.

2014: After four midweek starts, Calomeni became Cal Poly's Saturday starter as a true freshman ... compiled 8-2 record and 3.68 ERA with 66 strikeouts and just 18 walks in 73 1/3 innings ... was the winning pitcher in each of his first five collegiate starts, compiling a 1.95 ERA ... in first college start pitched five scoreless innings at Santa Clara with nine strikeouts ... two weeks later blanked Santa Clara over six innings with six strikeouts ... also struck out nine in 6 1/3 innings against Northern Illinois ... allowed one run and four hits in five innings for win vs. Saint Mary’s, one run and seven hits with seven strikeouts in 9-1 win at Bakersfield and pitched six scoreless innings for win against UC?Irvine ... 15 appearances on the mound, all starts ... combined on three shutouts ... earned team's Scott Kidd Rookie Award ... played summer ball for Corvallis Knights in West Coast League ... earned pair of wins in WCL playoffs and finished regular season with 1-3 mark and 4.33 ERA ... struck out 37 in 45 2/3 innings.

High School: Calomeni posted an 8-1 record and 1.07 ERA as a senior under head coach Mike Rodriguez at Bellarmine Prep ... pitched six complete games, including four shutouts ... two of the shutouts were against St. Francis of Mountain View, which at one time was ranked No. 1 in the state ... struck out 75 batters in 78 1/3 innings ... pitched a one-hitter and a four-hitter against St. Francis and also shut out Mitty (four-hitter with 12 strikeouts) and Santa Teresa ... as a third baseman and outfielder, hit .214 with 11 RBI, five doubles and pair of home runs ... earned first-team all-West Catholic Athletic League, first-team All-San Jose Mercury News and first-team all-state honors (Cal-Hi Sports) ... Bellarmine was 25-7 overall in 2013, placing third in WCAL and reaching the second round of the CIF-Central Coast Section Division I playoffs ... Calomeni played summer ball for Pacific Union Finalcial Capitalists in the Bay Area ... team went 35-3-2 and won the Phil Singer Summer Series ... compiled 5-0 record and did not allow an earned run over 29 2/3 innings as a junior under junior varsity head coach Adam Tassi ... struck out 39 and walked only 10, including a 14-strikeout, one-walk performance in a complete-game 10-0 shutout of Leland ... during Trosky Summer League play, Calomeni was 6-2 with a 1.37 ERA, striking out 43 batters and walking 10 in 27 innings ... a two-year team captain who was recruited by San Jose State, Loyola Marymount, Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara, choosing Cal Poly “because I felt like it was the best place for me. The tremendous coaching staff and overall program attracted me the most.”

Personal: Son of Elaine Calomeni ... one sister, Rebecca ... lists hanging out with friends and ping pong as hobbies ... born October 13 (a Friday), 1995, in San Jose, Calif. ... majors in business administration.