TicketsCareer: Drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 38th round of the 2009 MLB Draft…Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 42nd round of the 2010 MLB Draft
2010: Played in all 58 games, splitting time between first base and the mound…He hit .258, with nine home runs, drove in 35 runs, and tied for the team lead in doubles with 14…Had 12 multi-hit performances on the season and 10 multi-RBI games, including two three-RBI games against USF (4/3) and Georgetown (5/20)…His final three-RBI game against Georgetown came on a walk-off, three-run home run to clinch Cincinnati's spot in the BIG EAST Conference Championships….On the mound, he made 11 appearances, including six starts, and posted a 1-2 record…He struck out 22 batters in 31.1 innings and owned an ERA of 3.73.
2009: Played in 21 games, splitting time between pitching and first base… Made 11 appearances on the mound, including seven starts…Finished with a 3-3 record…Earned first win of the year vs. Bradley (March 7) after striking out four in six shutout innings…Struck out career-high seven hitters against Miami (Ohio) (March 24).
2008: Started 59 games, hitting .249 with seven home runs and 34 RBI…13 multi-hit efforts and 10 multi-RBI performances…Season-high four hits against Chicago State (March 2) and Georgetown (April 20)…Pitched in five games, making four starts…Won three straight starts against Butler (April 16), Morehead State (April 23), and Mount St. Joseph (May 16)…Logged 17.1 innings on the mound, striking out 10 and finishing the year with a 3.63 ERA.
2007: Bearcat Scholar…Appeared in 20 games as a hitter, making 11 starts, and pitched in nine games out of the bullpen…All 11 starts as a position player came in the month of May, during which he logged eight hits and drove in eight runs…Went 2-for-4 with a home run in his first career start vs. Morehead State (May 2)…Tallied three hits, including a pair of doubles, and two RBI in a win over Miami (Ohio) (May 16)…Tallied 10.1 innings out of the bullpen, striking out 11…Struck out three in 3.1 perfect innings against Villanova (April 29)…Struck out four in two innings vs. Butler (April 25).
High School: Two-time all-state selection…Earned first team all-conference honors all four years…Named preseason All-American prior to his senior year…Played in district and Mizuno all-state games following his senior season…Helped team win a district title and post a runner-up finish at regionals as a senior…Also a two-time all-district and all-conference basketball player.
Personal: Born Dec. 3, 1987…Son of Earl and Sue Johnson.