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2009 (Sophomore): Started 47 of the 56 games in which he played, solidifying the first base position for the Catamounts the second-half of the season with 45 starts on the right corner ... Ranked fifth on the team with a career-best .323 batting average with 12 doubles, six home runs and 37 RBI ... Posted a team season and career-long 22-game hitting streak over the final 23 games of the regular season and conference tournament ... Had 18 multiple-hit and 10 multi-RBI games including driving in a career-best five in game one of a double-header against Samford in Cullowhee ... Three of his six seasonal homers came within a four-game span including two against fourth-ranked Georgia Tech ... Ranked tied for second on the team in two-out RBI with 19.
2008 (Freshman): Made 38 appearances with 32 starts scattered between designated hitter (23), second base (3), left field (3), right field (2) and third base (1) ... Belted a solo home run to left center field for his first collegiate hit on March 1 against George Mason as a part of 3-for-5 outing which included two doubles ... Hit .318 with 34 hits in 107 at bats, finishing with eight doubles and four homers ... Tallied nine multiple-hit games and seven multi-RBI outings ... Posted a career-high 4-for-5 outing with three RBI in the opening round of the SoCon tournament against Davidson ... Had a then career-long, five-game hitting streak in late March before concluding his rookie campaign with a three-game streak ... Made one pitching appearance, tossing 0.1 inning allowing five runs - only one of which was earned - on one hit with two walks and one hit batter.
High School:As a junior at North Stafford HS, he was a first team All-Commonwealth District both as a shortstop and pitcher ... Was tabbed second team All-Northwest Region as a shortstop and second team All-Met as a pitcher by the Washington Post ... Added first team All-Area honors as a utility player ... Batted .426 with four doubles, five home runs and eight stolen bases ... On the mound, he was 7-1 with three saves ... Posted a 3.47 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched ... Was a Commonwealth Games participant ... Senior season, batted .417 with three home runs, and added another All-District team honor to his resume...As a sophomore, batted .377 with 11 stolen bases.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Theodore Johns ... Son of Tracy and Jan Johns ... Has one younger sibling, Casey.
