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Johnson, who graduated from Western Carolina last spring, was elevated from undergraduate assistant to full-time volunteer assistant coach during the summer months entering the 2009-10 athletic year.
Johnson came to Cullowhee after spending one year playing baseball at South Atlantic Conference-member Newberry College in South Carolina and most recently at Pitt Community College in Greenville, N.C. As a true freshman at Newberry, Johnson hit just under .200 with a pair of doubles and a home run with eight RBI in 27 games.
Johnson helped coach the Morehead City Post 46 Hurricanes American Legion baseball team during the summers of 2007 and 2008. In '08, the squad posted a team all-time best record of 29-5 which came on the heels of a 2006 American Legion State Championship and third-place finish in the south regional in 2006.
A graduate of West Carteret High School in Morehead City, N.C., Johnson hit .440 during his senior year with five home runs and 38 RBI helping his squad to a final record of 22-4. He was a two-time, all-conference selection and earned All-State accolades as a senior. In the classroom, Johnson was a member of the WCHS National Honor Society and was awarded the school's Academic Achievement Award in 2004.
