Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2017: Played 36 games, 34 as starter ... Batted .267 (31 for 116) with seven doubles, one triple and two home runs ... Scored 21 runs and knocked in 21 ... Three sacrifice flies and five sacrifice hits ... Stole four bases in five attempts ... Had .397 slugging percentage, .353 on-base percentage and .950 fielding percentage ... Went 3 for 3 with two runs and two RBI and 2 for 5 with one run and two runs batted in against Vassar (4/23) ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll twice ...

2016: Played 25 games, 13 as starter ... Had .264 (14 for 53) batting average ... Three doubles, 11 runs and six runs batted in ... Compiled .321 slugging percentage and .333 on-base percentage ... Stole three bases in three attempts ... Went 3 for 5 with an RBI and two runs at Rochester (3/27) ...

2015: Played 18 games, 11 as starter ... Had eight hits in 43 at bats ... One double, five runs and nine runs batted in ... Compiled .209 slugging percentage and .265 on-base percentage ... Stole two bases in three attempts ...

2014: Played two games, including one start ... Three at bats ...

High School: Five-year baseball starter (catcher) ... Two-time captain ... All-League Honorable Mention in 2013 and 2012 ... Led team in hits and batting average (.360) as junior ... Team went 21-4 in 2011 ... School record for wins two straight years ... 

Personal: Biomedical Engineering major ... Dean's List ... Olympia ... Internship at Biosense Webster ... Son of Karen and Philip Valente ... Father played soccer at High Point University.

Olympia (Rensselaer Athletics Student-Athlete Honor Society): “Justin is a four-year member with an outstanding throwing arm and solid defensive catcher. He plays with passion and energy and has made steady progress with the bat and is one of the team’s leading run producers.” - Head baseball coach, Karl Steffen