Aleca Johnson

2002 All-Regional Tournament Team
2005 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2004-
In addition to pitching, also saw time in the outfield … Ranks second among Gamecocks[apos] all-time leaders in career saves with 13 … Threw her first solo no-hitter in 8-0 win over Charlotte (2/7) … Had a perfect game for 4.2 innings … Her no-hitter was the 40th in school history … Went 2-0 in the first weekend of play … Recorded her first hit of the season in game two against UNC (2/8), her seventh career hit … Recorded her first save of the year when she pitched one inning and struck out three in the championship game win over College of Charleston in the Gamecock Invitational … Hit her first HR of the season vs. Florida (4/10) … hit her first career double in game against Mississippi State (3/7) … Registered a season high eight strikeouts in game against Charleston (2/21)

2003 — Made 26 appearances … Recorded 77 strikeouts … Went 6-4 and had four saves … Earned the win when the Gamecocks defeated Princeton at the NCAA Regional in Tucson … Pitched mostly in relief … Longest outing of the season was six innings against Furman and Coastal Carolina … Also scored a run in the season opener against North Carolina … Enters season with a team leading 10 career saves … Pitched her second career shutout in 8-0 win over Coastal Carolina and recorded four combined shutouts.

2002 —SEC Pitcher of the Week honors … Hit her first collegiate home run against East Tennessee State … Was used as a relief pitcher in most situations … Finished the 2002 season tied for sixth in the country in saves (6) … Combined with Stacey Johnson for her first career no-hitter in game two against Coastal Carolina … Won her first start in a 10-0 shut out against Ole Miss … In that same game, she recorded a career high 10 strikeouts … Recorded a 4-0 SEC record … Went 1-0 at the SEC Tournament when USC defeated Mississippi State … In Game 11 at the Columbia Regional, she entered as a reliever and pitched 3.2 innings against then top-ranked UCLA to collect her ninth victory of the year as USC defeated the Bruins 2-1 … She followed in game two with her second career start and pitched only her second career complete game … Despite the loss, she only allowed UCLA one run on three hits … In her total 9.2 innings pitched in the tournament, she went 1-1, recorded a 0.72 ERA, allowed one run on six hits and struck out five … Earned All-Regional Tournament team honors, becoming the first freshman pitcher to be named to a regional tournament team since Megan Matthews in 1999.

HIGH
SCHOOL — A two-time Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year
award winner … Led Seneca to a 31-4 record and AAA State
Championship her senior year … Also won the state title her
sophomore year … Posted a .032 ERA and 325 strikeouts her
senior year.

PERSONAL — Full name is Aleca Carolyn
Johnson … Majoring in Criminal Justice … Born July 29, 1983 …
Parents are Roger and Teresa Johnson … Enjoys listening to
music and sleeping in her spare time.

INSIDE THE PARK WITH ALECA

Would you rather live in the sea or in the clouds?
The clouds so I could see the big perspective.

If you were a wrestler, what would your ring name would be?
Mighty Mouse

What is your favorite thing about yourself?
My height. Ha!

What is your favorite part of your uniform?
I would have to say the pants.

What was your favorite birthday gift you ever received?
My lab puppy Tyson

Most people would be surprised ….
Of how much I read in my spare time. Nicholas Sparks novels are my favorite

I chose South Carolina because …
Of its tradition

Teammate who makes you laugh the hardest?
Darcy Norem