St. John Fisher University Athletics Hall of Fame
Justin D'Amato '14 is recognized not only as one of the best pitchers in program history, but in the history of Division III Baseball. Justin is a six-time All-American, four-time All-Region, four-time All-Empire 8 selection, Empire 8 rookie of the year and a back-to-back Empire 8 Pitcher of the Year. The Canandaigua native first stepped onto Dugan Yard in 2011 and outperformed expectations year after year. D'Amato finished his illustrious career with a 36-5 overall record and a 2.11 career earned run average. To date, Justin ranks first all-time in program history in innings pitched (276.2), strikeouts (325), earned run average (2.11), wins (36), and games started (47). At the time of his graduation in 2016, Justin ranked ninth all-time in Division III in wins and surpassed MLB legend Billy Wagner for 19th place on the all-time strikeout list in D3.