2010 Made 10 appearances with one start for the Hatters as a redshirt junior... Earned A-Sun Academic All-Conference team honors... Finished in a tie for 3rd place on the team with one save... Struck out 11 batters in 11.2 innings pitched... Walked just seven batters... Struck out a season-high 3 batters in Stetson's 13-10 win over Siena (2/23/10)... Struck out two batters against Harvard (3/6/10) and again against Florida State (3/24/10)... Picked up his save after tossing an inning and striking out a batter in Stetson's 3-2 win over James Madison (3/9/10).
2009 Did not play due to medical redshirt.
2008: Finished 7th on the team in ERA at 5.51... He had 13 appearances which included one starting nod... Pitched 16.1 innings striking out 16 batters... Earned a save after pitching 2.2 innings and striking out two in a 4-1 win over Kennesaw State (2/27/08)... Struck out four batters in his only start of the season against Iowa (3/18/08).
2007 The most versatile member of the Stetson pitching staff as a freshman... Named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team... Was second on the team and tied for 4th in the conference with 27 appearances... Second on the team and tied for 8th in the A-Sun with 4 saves... Tied for 4th on the team in games started with seven... Pitched 69.2 innings and finished with a 6-3 record, 45 strike outs and a 4.65 earned run average... Struck out a season-high five batters against Bethune-Cookman (2/27/07) and against Kennesaw State (3/31/07)... Pitched two innings giving up no runs and striking out two in 8-1 win over LSU (2/16/07)... Picked up his first career victory pitching 5.0 innings and striking out two in 9-4 win over USF.
HIGH SCHOOL Led West Boca Raton High School to a 22-4 record his senior year... Went 6-1 with a 0.90 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 54 innings... Combined prep record of 17-4 and 1.24 ERA in three years... Named Second Team All-State, First Team All-County, First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Area... Led Palm Beach County in strikeouts junior and senior seasons... Tossed a no-hitter vs. Pope John Paul II High School, striking out 14.
PERSONAL Justin William Dechert was born in Boynton Beach, Florida... Is the son of William and Lisa Dechert of Boynton Beach... Is majoring in Sports Management at Stetson.
