Christopher Newport University

2025 - Senior - Honorable Mention All-Conference selection as an infielder ... Started 33 games and participated in 36 of the 39 games during his final season with Christopher Newport ... Finished the year with a .297 average while slugging .441 and reaching base at a .420 clip, ranking fourth on the team ... Registered 33 total hits including 10 for extra bases ... Delivered six doubles, two triples, and two home runs during the season ... Drove in 21 runs and scored 24 times ... Walked 17 times and reached via hit-by-pitch eight times ... Finished the year 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts ... Posted the highest average against left-handed pitching (.419) of any CNU player in 2025 ... Played three positions defensively, seeing 18 games at second base, seven in left field, and eight in right field ... Had 65 putouts and 49 assists in 123 total chances for a fielding percentage of .927 while playing a role in 13 double plays ... Logged a four-hit performance against Neumann on March 3, going 4-for-4 with 1 RBI, 1 R, and 2 SB ... Drove in four runs against William Peace on march 11 ... Hammered home runs against nationally-ranked Salisbury on April 5, as part of a 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB performance, and at Marymount on April 14 ... Finished season with nine multi-hit games and a season-long nine game hitting streak ... Posted the longest on-base streak of the season for CNU with 20 consecutive games

2024 - Junior - Appeared in 26 games while starting 15 during his third year with the Captains ... Came up in the clutch during postseason play and earned All-Tournament honors in both the C2C Championship and the NCAA Newport News Regional Championship ... Recorded eight hits in the postseason including a pair of home runs with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored over six games ... Finished the season hitting .264 with 4 hits including five for extra bases ... Drove in eight runs and scored 14 times ... Slugged .434 and reached base at a .418 clip with 11 walks and three HBP ... Also a perfect 3-for-3 on the basepaths ... Reliable defensive second baseman made just two errors in 59 total chances for a .966 fielding percentage

2023 - Sophomore - Saw action in 31 games and made 20 starts in his second season at CNU ... Hit .310 and slugged .535 with 10 extra-base hits ... Delivered seven doubles and three home runs, ranking third on the team ... Drove in 20 runs and scored 18 times ... Registered six multi-hit games including a perfect 4-for-4 performance against Gallaudet with 4 RBI ... Posted two doubles in a 2-for-4 showing against Randolph-Macon ... Delivered first career home run against St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) on March 25 and finished the three-game series with two ... Also added a home run against Eastern Mennonite on April 4, going 2-for-2 with 3 RBI and two runs scored ... Stolen base threat was 5-for-5 on the basepaths ... Took over the starting job at second base and finished the year with just two errors over 83 total chances

2022 - Freshman - Appeared in 23 games as a middle infielder for the Captains in his first year, including five starts ... Hit .250 with nine hits in 36 at-bats ... Drove in three and scored seven times ... Delivered two doubles and one triple with three walks ... Made collegiate debut with a start in the season opener at Piedmont on February 11 ... Strung together a three-game hitting streak late in the year going 3-for-4 against Hampden-Sydney, Mary Washington, and Eastern Mennonite with two extra-base hits ... Stole one base in his only attempt

At Western Branch -- Hit .486 with a .596 on-base percentage for the Bruins ... Hit three home runs and only struck out twice

Personal -- Justin Tyler Liakos was born in Newport News, Va. ... Son of Keith and Diana Liakos ... Has one brother, Dylan ... Favorite sports personality is Dustin Pedroia ... Person in history he'd most like to meet is Jackie Robinson ... Dream vacation is a trip to Alaska ... Superstitions include never stepping on the foul line and stepping on first or third base in between innings ... Favorite food is sushi ... Favorite movie is "The Dark Knight" and favorite TV show is "The Office" ... Majoring in Economics.