Justin Osterhouse

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2026

Thrust into significant action early on in 2026, seeing 15 starts in left field
Third on the team in steals (5)
Owns as many walks (11) as strikeouts (11)
Found his stride in two starts against the Ospreys on March 7-8, going 5-for-6 with one double, one home run, three RBI, two walks and one sacrifice bunt
Opened the series against UNF with a season-high four hits in five at-bats, including a double, a solo home run and two RBI
Clubbed his first UA homer on Feb. 20, marking his first UA hit
Finished 2-for-3 on Feb. 20 against URI, adding three RBI and two runs scored

Appeared in 90 games (89 starts) over his two-year stint at Purdue Fort Wayne
Maintained a .339 (113-333) average over two years with the Mastodons, with 18 doubles, one triple, 25 home runs, and 84 RBI
Garnered Horizon League Second Team All-Conference honors his first two seasons
Named to the All-Horizon League Freshman Team in 2024
Started all 52 games for the Dons in 2025, leading the team batting average (.328), on-base percentage (.453), slugging percentage (.636), home runs (16), hits (64), RBI (46) total bases (124) runs (51) and stolen bases (13)
Finished 5-for-6 with four home runs, including a walk-off grand slam, to go with eight RBI, five runs and earned the win on the mound against Wright State on May 15
Posted 17 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games as a sophomore
Closed his sophomore season on a 19-game on-base streak after a 20-game streak earlier in the season
Played in 38 games with 37 starts in 2024, batting a team high .355 (49-138) with 24 runs, 38 RBI, eight doubles, and nine home runs to tie for team lead
His .355 batting average was fifth best in the Horizon League while his nine home runs tied for the program’s Division I record for first-year players
Also led the Mastodons in slugging (.609) and on-base percentage (.424) as a freshman
Produced his first-career multi-homer game at Indiana on Feb. 27

Attended Forrest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Prep Baseball Report’s 102^nd-ranked recruit and 13^th-rated shortstop in the state of Michigan
First Team All-Conference selection his final two high school seasons
Also named First Team All-District and First Team All-Region
Hit .380 with a 1.119 OPS and four home runs his final year at FHCHS
Also excelled on the gridiron, quarterbacking the school’s football team to an 13-1 record as a senior