Justin Lebron

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Position:
INF
B-T:
R-R
Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miramar, Fla.
High School:
Archbishop Edward McCarthy

NIL Opportunities

Career Accolades

Second Team All-American - ABCA/Rawlings (2025)
Third Team All-American - NCBWA (2025)
Third Team All-American - Perfect Game USA (2025)
ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team (2025)
Second Team All-SEC - SS (2025)
SEC All-Defensive Team (2025)
SEC Community Service Team (2025)
Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist (2025)
Jax College Baseball Classic Tournament MVP (2025)
Preseason First Team All-SEC (2025)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
First Team Freshman All-American - D1Baseball.com (2024)
First Team Freshman All-American - NCBWA (2024)
First Team Freshman All-American - Perfect Game USA (2024)
ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team (2024)
NCAA All-Tournament Team - Tallahassee Regional (2024)
First Team All-SEC - SS (2024)
Freshman All-SEC Team (2024)
SEC All-Defensive Team (2024)
Player of the Week - SEC Extra (April 29)
SEC Player of the Week (April 29)
SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 19)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)

2025

Started all 59 games at shortstop for the Crimson Tide
Recognized as a First Team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings
Earned Third Team All-American honors from the NCBWA
Also garnered Third Team All-American recognition from Perfect Game USA
First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region selection
Named Second Team All-SEC as well as to the league's All-Defensive Team at shortstop for the second consecutive season
Named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist by USA Baseball on May 18
Added to Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist list on May 15
Selected to SEC Community Service Team on May 14
Managed a .316 average (73-231) with 18 doubles, 1 triple, and 18 home runs
Also contributed 72 RBI, 35 walks, 10 hit-by-pitch, 60 runs scored and 17 stolen bases in 18 tries
Led the Tide in doubles (18), home runs (18), RBI (72), total bases (147) and runs scored (60), and stolen bases (17)
His 72 RBI were second-most in the SEC and 26th in Division I
The Floridian's 72 RBI stand as the most by a shortstop and sophomore player in program history
Finished fifth in SEC with 18 doubles while his 18 home runs were 10th most among conference players
Swiped 17 stolen bases, 10th-most in the SEC
Named Brooks Wallace Award Shortstop of the Week on May 13 after batting 7-for-13 (.538) in four games, including two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, 15 total bases, one walk, one hit-by-pitch and one stolen base
Hit two home runs as part of Alabama's 13-run second inning against Jacksonville State on Feb. 25, becoming the first UA player to hit two long-balls in the same inning since T.J. Reeves did so against Samford on April 9, 2019
Recorded the second multi-homer game of his career with his two three-run blasts against Ohio State on Feb. 23
Earned Tournament MVP accolades following the 2025 Jax College Baseball Classic
Named a First Team Preseason All-American by the NCBWA
Awarded Preseason First Team All-SEC honors from the league's coaches to begin his sophomore season
Named a Preseason All-SEC selection by Perfect Game USA heading into the 2025 season
Ranked as the No. 2 shortstop by D1Baseball.com entering 2025
Selected to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List prior to the 2025 campaign

2024

Invited to the 2024 USA Baseball Collegiate National Training Camp
Started all 57 games during his first season in Tuscaloosa with 56 at shortstop and one in center
Garnered freshman first team All-America recognition from D1Baseball.com
Named to the NCBWA's Freshman All-America First Team
Also garnered Freshman All-America First Team accolades from Perfect Game USA
Selected as a first team All-Southeast Region honoree by the ABCA/Rawlings
Earned First Team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC Team honors
Also named to the SEC All-Defensive Team by the conference coaches
Selected to Perfect Game's Midseason Freshman All-America First Team
Posted a .338 (73-216) average with nine doubles and 12 home runs on the season
Added 37 RBI, 50 runs, 20 walks, 16 hit-by-pitch and seven stolen bases in as many chances
Finished second on the Tide in hits, average, runs and stolen bases
Also ranked third on the team in homers, slugging (.546) and on-base percentage (.429)
Finished fourth in the SEC in assists with 147 from his shortstop post
Ranked 12th in the conference for batting average at .338
Led Alabama with 41 hits in conference matchups to tie for sixth in the league
Ranked third on the Crimson Tide in average during SEC play at .342, a total that finished 11th among conference hitters
Named to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team at shortstop
Earned SEC Player of the Week honors on April 29 following his performances against Samford and at Ole Miss, leading all conference hitters with 10 knocks across his four games of action
Also named D1Baseball.com's SEC Extra Player of the Week on April 29
Selected as the SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 19 following Opening Weekend
Started all three games against Manhattan on Opening Weekend, leading UA and tying for the SEC-lead in average at .667 (4-6), recording a double, an inside-the-park homer, three RBI, two runs scored, a hit-by-pitch and a team-high four walks
Hit an inside-the-park home run for his first career homer and is believed to be just the second player in Alabama history to go inside-the-park for his first career home run (David Kindred - 2010)
The inside-the-park home run was just the sixth by an Alabama player since 1983
Got aboard in a season-high 18 straight games from April 16-May 18
Recorded a season-long 12-game hitting streak from April 16-May 7, batting .415 (22-53) with three doubles, six homers, 14 RBI, 16 runs, one walk, four hit-by-pitch and one stolen base

Prep Highlights

Attended Archbishop Edward McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, Fla.
The No. 8 shortstop in the talent-rich state of Florida according to Perfect Game USA
Also listed as the nation's 41^st-rated shortstop and a top-200 national recruit by PG
Earned a spot on the 2023 All-Broward County First Team
Help lead his team to win the 5A District Championship as a senior
Posted an impressive .412 batting average with 10 doubles and four triples to go with 29 runs scored and 18 stolen bases in 2023
Recorded four doubles, a home run and 19 runs in 25 games of action as a junior