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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2019 EKU Baseball Roster

Michael Dann
Chris Wells
Allison Gordon
Steve Fohl

1 Will Johnson

  • Position Outfield
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School North Atlanta HS
  • Previous Georgia State

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2019
Earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors … set a new EKU single season record with 56 walks … played in and started all 59 games … started 43 times in the outfield and 16 times at first base … hit .303 with 59 runs, 13 doubles, 16 home runs, 47 RBIs and 28 stolen bases … led the conference in walks and stolen bases, tied for third in home runs, was fourth in runs scored, fifth in slugging (.593) and sixth in total bases (137) … was 16th in the nation in walks, 25th in stolen bases, 40th in home runs, 66th in runs and 69th in total bases … went 4-for-5 with two walks, three home runs, four runs scored and seven RBIs against Maryland Eastern Shore (Feb. 24) … was 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs against Austin Peay (April 6) … had a 4-for-5 day with four runs and four RBIs at Northern Kentucky (April 10) … went 3-for-4 with a run, the game-tying home run in the eighth inning and three RBIs in the opening round of the OVC Tournament against Morehead State (May 22).

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2018
Appeared in 56 games and started in 50 … hit .322 with 11 doubles, nine home runs, 36 RBIs, and 43 runs … went 2-for-4 with one double, one home run, three RBIs and two runs against Bowling Green State (Feb. 28) … was 3-for-4 with one double, two home runs, four RBIs and three runs against Jacksonville State (April 27) … went 3-for-5 with one home run, four RBIs, and two runs against Murray State (May 23) … batted .320 with three walks, four runs and five RBIs in the OVC Tournament … tied for sixth in runs batted in in the OVC Tournament. 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017
Redshirt season.
 
AT GEORGIA STATE
Played in 44 games with 29 starts during his freshman season in 2015 … hit .265 with 16 RBIs, 16 runs, two triples and two home runs in 2015 … played in 35 games as a sophomore, started 19 of them … batted .229 with 17 runs … Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll member.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Preseason all-state AAAAA selection in his senior season … team MVP during his junior and senior seasons … all-region AAAAA selection during his junior season … led his team in batting average and on-base percentage as a freshman.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is William Jeffrey Johnson … son of Jeff and Nancy Johnson … majoring in biology.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'0" 195 lbs
    27
  • 1

    2018Redshirt Junior

    Outfield
    6'0" 195 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2019Redshirt Senior

    Outfield
    6'0" 195 lbs
    1