Johnson powered his way to a strong .444 batting average as Cedarville carved out five wins this past week in Florida. He was 12-for-27 at the plate and had four extra-base hits, including three doubles and a triple.
Johnson drove in five runs while slugging .630 and made an impact as the Yellow Jackets made national waves by beating No. 1 University of Tampa, a program that had just toppled the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training exhibition action.
In an 8-4 Cedarville win in the Spartans’ home stadium, Johnson doubled, tripled, scored and drove in a run. He got Cedarville on the board in their first series of at-bats, stinging a one-out RBI double down the line.
Earlier in the week, during a 10-9 Cedarville win vs. Saginaw Valley State, the sophomore corner infielder scored the winning run after reaching base with a single to begin the top half of the eighth inning.
Johnson was 4-for-5 against Saginaw Valley State.
This season, Johnson is hitting .417 in nine games played. He is sporting a 15-for-36 line with seven runs, three doubles, two triples and six RBI.