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Jersey Number 25
Blake Johnson
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gulfport, Miss.
- High School:
- Gulfport HS
- Prev School:
- Jones College
Bio
A member of the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester.
2022 (C-Jr.): Played in 30 games with 27 starts at catcher…Missed about a month of the season with an injury…Batted .269 with five doubles, three home runs and 23 RBI…Had eight multi-hit games (6 2-hit, 2 3-hit) and seven multi-RBI contests (5 2-RBI, 2 5-RBI)…Hit a grand slam against Middle Tennessee (5/20)…His five-RBI games included North Alabama (2/20) and Middle Tennessee (5/20)…After committing an error in his first game versus North Alabama (2/18), he did not make one for remainder of the year…Finished the season with a .977 fielding percentage…Compiled an ERA of 2.93 with a 19-6 record for games he caught during the year…Threw out 14 of 31 potential base stealers…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2021 semester…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021 (C-So.): Played in 47 games, including 42 starts which all came at catcher…Batted .246 with five doubles, three home runs and 20 RBI…Enjoyed five multi-hit contests (3 2-hit, 2 3-hit) and four multi-RBI games (3 2-RBI, 1 3-RBI)…Finished season with six-game hitting streak – tying his longest of the year – as he went 5x14 (.357) with a double, two home runs and four RBI over that span, including a hit in each game to make the NCAA Oxford Regional squad…Homered in win over Florida State (6/6) and season finale at Ole Miss (6/7)…Had another six-game hitting streak from April 2-13 in which he batted .421 (8x19) with a homer and three RBI…First homer of year came during that stretch at UTSA (4/2, G2)…Had a 3x3 game during that streak versus UAB (4/10, G2) and also enjoyed a 3x3 performance at Rice (5/1)…Threw out 11 of 32 potential base stealers…Posted a .991 fielding percentage…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2020 semester…Made the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Jones College (2020/Soph.): Started all 17 of the Bobcats’ contests…Batted .273 with two doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and two walks…Scored seven runs and stole one base…Posted a .394 on-base percentage and a .364 slugging percentage…Logged 55 putouts, 15 assists, and a .959 fielding percentage…Threw out five base runners in six steal attempts.
Jones College (2019/Fr.): Named First Team All-MACJC…Played in every game at multiple positions…Hit .340 with 11 doubles, a team-high seven home runs, and 34 RBI…Scored 38 runs and stole nine bases…Had 16 multi-hit games, three of which were three-hit games…Second on the team with 18 extra-base hits…Was also 0-1 with four saves and a 1.64 ERA on the mound…Struck out 17 in 11 innings of work and allowed only four hits…Fielded .947 in 208 chances and threw out three runners attempting to steal…Prep: Was a four-year letterman for Head Coach Jamie MacMahon at Gulfport High School...Spent time as a catcher, pitcher, and infielder for the Admirals…Served as a team captain during his junior and senior years…Earned team MVP honors as both a junior and a senior...Helped the Admirals to a 28-6 record in 2018...Posted a .470 batting average while tallying nine home runs, 40 RBI, 34 runs scored and 45 hits in 2018...Earned First Team All-League, District 8 First Team, First Team All-Region and First Team All-State honors by The Clarion-Ledger as a junior and senior...Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen (baseball) and the MAC CrossRoads Diamond Club All-Star Game in 2018...Named the Gulfport Hall of Fame Male Athlete of the Year, Gulfport Teammate of the Year, and Gulfport Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...Tabbed First Team All-State by MaxPreps...Helped the Admirals set a school record for wins (33) in a season in 2017.
Personal: Son of Mike Johnson and Monique Chavez...Has four siblings, Kayden, Ashley, Britney and Derek...Born on October 30…Majoring in Biochemistry...Originally signed with Tulane.
2022 (C-Jr.): Played in 30 games with 27 starts at catcher…Missed about a month of the season with an injury…Batted .269 with five doubles, three home runs and 23 RBI…Had eight multi-hit games (6 2-hit, 2 3-hit) and seven multi-RBI contests (5 2-RBI, 2 5-RBI)…Hit a grand slam against Middle Tennessee (5/20)…His five-RBI games included North Alabama (2/20) and Middle Tennessee (5/20)…After committing an error in his first game versus North Alabama (2/18), he did not make one for remainder of the year…Finished the season with a .977 fielding percentage…Compiled an ERA of 2.93 with a 19-6 record for games he caught during the year…Threw out 14 of 31 potential base stealers…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2021 semester…Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021 (C-So.): Played in 47 games, including 42 starts which all came at catcher…Batted .246 with five doubles, three home runs and 20 RBI…Enjoyed five multi-hit contests (3 2-hit, 2 3-hit) and four multi-RBI games (3 2-RBI, 1 3-RBI)…Finished season with six-game hitting streak – tying his longest of the year – as he went 5x14 (.357) with a double, two home runs and four RBI over that span, including a hit in each game to make the NCAA Oxford Regional squad…Homered in win over Florida State (6/6) and season finale at Ole Miss (6/7)…Had another six-game hitting streak from April 2-13 in which he batted .421 (8x19) with a homer and three RBI…First homer of year came during that stretch at UTSA (4/2, G2)…Had a 3x3 game during that streak versus UAB (4/10, G2) and also enjoyed a 3x3 performance at Rice (5/1)…Threw out 11 of 32 potential base stealers…Posted a .991 fielding percentage…Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2020 semester…Made the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Jones College (2020/Soph.): Started all 17 of the Bobcats’ contests…Batted .273 with two doubles, one home run, 13 RBI and two walks…Scored seven runs and stole one base…Posted a .394 on-base percentage and a .364 slugging percentage…Logged 55 putouts, 15 assists, and a .959 fielding percentage…Threw out five base runners in six steal attempts.
Jones College (2019/Fr.): Named First Team All-MACJC…Played in every game at multiple positions…Hit .340 with 11 doubles, a team-high seven home runs, and 34 RBI…Scored 38 runs and stole nine bases…Had 16 multi-hit games, three of which were three-hit games…Second on the team with 18 extra-base hits…Was also 0-1 with four saves and a 1.64 ERA on the mound…Struck out 17 in 11 innings of work and allowed only four hits…Fielded .947 in 208 chances and threw out three runners attempting to steal…Prep: Was a four-year letterman for Head Coach Jamie MacMahon at Gulfport High School...Spent time as a catcher, pitcher, and infielder for the Admirals…Served as a team captain during his junior and senior years…Earned team MVP honors as both a junior and a senior...Helped the Admirals to a 28-6 record in 2018...Posted a .470 batting average while tallying nine home runs, 40 RBI, 34 runs scored and 45 hits in 2018...Earned First Team All-League, District 8 First Team, First Team All-Region and First Team All-State honors by The Clarion-Ledger as a junior and senior...Named to The Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen (baseball) and the MAC CrossRoads Diamond Club All-Star Game in 2018...Named the Gulfport Hall of Fame Male Athlete of the Year, Gulfport Teammate of the Year, and Gulfport Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...Tabbed First Team All-State by MaxPreps...Helped the Admirals set a school record for wins (33) in a season in 2017.
Personal: Son of Mike Johnson and Monique Chavez...Has four siblings, Kayden, Ashley, Britney and Derek...Born on October 30…Majoring in Biochemistry...Originally signed with Tulane.
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