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Johnson is an undergraduate transfer at Western Carolina, coming 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.
Each of the past two summers, Johnson has helped coach the Morehead City Post 46 Hurricanes American Legion baseball team. Last year, 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.
