2004 Softball Roster
Roster
Katie Johnson
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, AL
- High School:
- Vestavia Hills HS
Saw action in 47 games, including 37 starts, 31 of which came at designated player ... Posted a .179 batting average in 106 at-bats with eight runs scored on 19 hits, including four extra-base hits, and seven RBI ... Tallied a .217 slugging percentage and a .216 on-base percentage ... Also drew five walks and was a perfect 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts ... Committed two errors in nine total chances for a fielding percentage of .778 ... Produced two game-winning RBI and crossed the plate with the winning run on a pair of occasions ... Turned in three multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI outings ... Went 2-for-3 with a run and a career-high four RBI against East Tennessee State in the opening game of the Bulldog Classic ... Opened the Bulldog Round Robin with a 1-for-3 showing versus Northwestern State, while driving in two runs ... Hit .375 (3-for-8) with a run in the three-game series at Arkansas ... Went 2-for-3 with a double at the M&F Bank Fastpitch Classic against Ole Miss.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005)
Saw action in 64 games, including 64 starts, 35 of which came at designated player ... Posted a .246 batting average in 175 at-bats with 23 runs scored on 43 hits, including seven extra-base hits, and 19 RBI ... Tallied a .303 slugging percentage and a .320 on-base percentage ... Also drew 16 walks, was hit by pitch three times and was a perfect 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts ... Committed eight errors in 121 total chances for a fielding percentage of .934 ... Produced three game-winning RBI and crossed the plate with the winning run on a pair of occasions ... Turned in 11 multiple-hit games and five multiple-RBI outings ... Hit .500 (2-for-4) with the bases loaded and .365 (19-for-52) as the leadoff batter in an inning ... Hit .500 (8-for-16) in six starts at the Bulldog Round-Robin, including multi-hit showings in each game against Louisiana Tech ... All-tournament team showing was in the midst of a season-best seven-game hitting streak that saw her hit .450 (9-for-20) with four walks, six RBIand five runs scored ... Hit .333 (3-for-9) with three runs scored in a trio of starts at the Palm Springs Classic, including a 1-for-3 plate tally with two runs scored against #22 Pacific ... Hit near the .300 plateau (4-for-14) in six starts at the Buzz Classic, including tallying a pair of RBIagainstTroy and a pair of runs scored against Georgia Southern ... Hit .500 (3-for-6) with a pair of runs scored in two starts against UAB, including a 2-for-3 outing in the game with the Blazers in Starkville ... Turned in a 4-for-6 (.667) series against #25 LSU, tallying a hit in each game and a 2-for-3, 2 RBIperformance with a double in the series finale ... Hit lone homer of the campaign on a 2-for-4 hitting line against #16 Florida in the series finale victory.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004)
Saw action in 34 games, including 12 starts, five of which came at second base ... Posted a .222 batting average in 54 at-bats with nine runs scored on 12 hits, including three extra-base hits, and 10 RBI ... Tallied a .315 slugging percentage and a .288 on-base percentage ... Also drew five walks and laid down one sacrifice bunt ... Committed four errors in 30 total chances for a .867 fielding percentage ... Started eight consecutive games for the Bulldogs from March 16 to March 27 before going down with a minor shoulder injury in first at-bat of game two at Kentucky ... Scored a run on a perfect 2-for-2 hitting line in State’s victory over South Carolina (3/6) .... Scored twice on a 3-for-3 hitting tally at Chattanooga (3/16) ... Tallied only other multi-hit tally and drove in a run on a 2-for-3 day against Tennessee (3/20) and finished series with Lady Vols hitting 3-for-9 ... Belted a three-run homer in pinch hit at-bat at UAB ... Drew a pair of walks, drove in two runs and scored three times against Jackson State (2/7).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Vestavia Hills High School for coach Jennifer Hogan... Played club softball for the Birmingham Vipers and coach Holly Vance... An all-metro selection as a senior, Johnson set her school’s all-time assist record during final campaign ... Named a team captain prior to her final season, Katie culminated her prep career by collecting both bookends of her high school’s freshman and senior female athlete awards ... Also named her team’s most valuable offensive player, as well as MVP of the Red and Blue Classic ... A two-sport athlete at Vestavia Hills, also lettered in volleyball as well ... Collected all-metro and team MVP honors as a member of the volleyball squad.
PERSONAL
Born Kathryn Marie Johnson on Jan. 31, 1985, in Birmingham, Ala. ... Daughter of Thom and Mary Johnson ... Has two older brothers, Rocky and Ryan, and a younger brother, Christopher ... A Teaching and Coaching major at MSU.
