J.J. Koterba

Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Watterson

2004
Played in 18 games, making five starts ... had five hits in 25 at-bats, knocking in three runs ... scored two runs.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year starter at Bishop Watterson ... earned first team All-League, All-District and All-Agonis (best nine players in central Ohio) as a senior in 2003 ... earned All-State and All-Tournament Team honors for Team Ohio as a senior ... served as team captain ... a second team All-League and first team All-District selection as a junior ... a Junior Team Ohio and honorable mention All-Agonis honoree as a junior ... led team with a .513 batting average, 48 runs scored, 30 RBIs, five home runs, .837 on-base percentage and 13 stolen bases as a senior ... hit .384 with five home runs, 13 stolen bases and a .563 on-base percentage his junior year ... hit .370 with 13 stolen bases and a .561 on-base percentage as a sophomore, when he earned Baseball Factory All-America honors and was named to the USA Junior Olympic Team ... also a three-year letterwinner in football, earning All-League and All-District recognition as a junior and senior ... as a team captain and starter at running back and cornerback, he led his team to the state championship his senior year and to the state championship game his junior year ... also football team captain ... earned the offensive MVP award the last three years for his summer team, the Columbus Cobras ... named to Who's Who Among High School Students and Who's Who Among Sports ... member of the National Honor Society ... an Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL
Full name is Justin Jeffrey Koterba ... born Nov. 24, 1984, in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Jeff and Kathy Koterba ... father pitched at Cleveland State and ranked in the top 10 in the country in ERA ... favorite athletes are Omar Vizquel, Doug Flutie and Mickey Mantle.