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Preston Johnson

  • position RHP
  • height 5-11
  • weight 185
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Duluth, Ga.
  • Previous School Fla.
  • position RHP
  • height 5-11
  • weight 185
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Duluth, Ga.
  • Previous School Fla.

Preston Johnson Bio

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AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Spring 2015 Dean’s List

2015 (RS JUNIOR)

  • Nine relief appearances, went 2-0 with a 4.80 ERA in 15.0 innings with eight runs allowed on 13 hits with five walks and 15 strikeouts
  • 1.1 perfect innings with a strikeout in 9-2 loss vs. LSU (5/15)
  • 1.2 perfect innings with a strikeout in 17-0 win over USC Upstate (5/12)
  • Two scoreless innings with just one walk and a career-high six strikeouts in 4-3 loss to Georgia (3/28)
  • Struck out lone batter he faced in 7-5 loss to Winthrop (3/17)
  • Allowed two runs on five hits in 2.1 innings of relief with a strikeout to earn a win in 13-3 victory over Penn State (3/11)
  • Retired all 11 batters faced with 3.2 perfect innings and five strikeouts to earn first career win in first career appearance, a 11-3 victory over High Point (3/4)

2014 (JUNIOR)

  • Redshirt season

JUNIOR COLLEGE

  • As a sophomore in 2013 at Chipola College (Fla.), went 1-3 with a 6.91 ERA in 10 appearances
  • Struck out 24 batters in 27.1 innings pitched

COLLEGE

  • Played at Winthrop in 2012, made 20 appearances on the mound with eight starts, struck out 47 batters in 51.2 innings, won two games and also tallied three saves

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Prepped at Peatchtree Ridge HS

PERSONAL

  • Born on May 22, 1992
  • Parents are Kyle and Robin Johnson
  • Major is retail management