#39 Jake Johnson 2016-17 Baseball Roster

Career & Game-by-Game Stats 

HONORS & AWARDS:

• ACC All-Academic Team (2017)
• Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015, 2016 & 2017)
• Two-time Monogram winner (2015 & 2016)

JUNIOR SEASON (2017):

• Started 53 games on the year, with a .305 average which ranked second on the team
• Led the Irish with a .401 on-base percentage while scoring the most runs on the team at 38
• Was the second-hardest of qualified batters on the team to strikeout
• Was the only position player with at least five fielding chances to not commit an error (92 putouts, three assists)
• Ended the year with an 11-game on-base streak, tied for the longest active streak on the team
• Posted a 10-game hitting streak from April 9-21, tied for the longest hitting streak by an Irish player during the campaign
• Had a pair of three-RBI games against Incarnate Word and Boston College, while recording multiple RBI in six games
• Went 5-for-5 with two RBI and a double in win over Western Michigan
• Homered in 4-1 victory to open series win against NC State

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016):

• Made 21 starts with 24 total appearances
• Did not commit an error in 28 fielding chances
• Had two multi-hit games, as well as a nine-game hitting streak

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015):

• Made 22 starts before suffering oblique injury to end season
• Reached based in the first 19 games of his career
• Started in left and hit leadoff in first four games of collegiate career during opening weekend
• Had two hits, six walks and a pair of hit-by-pithces over those four games
• Had a walk or a hit-by-pitch in the first seven games of his career

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Earned four varsity letters in baseball and three in football at Atlanta’s Westminster School
• Rated the 14th best outfielder in Georgia by Perfect Game, as well as 52nd overall in the state and the No. 124 outfielder nationally
• Named Southeast Regional All-High School performer by Perfect Game as a senior thanks to a .401 average with six home runs, 31 RBI and 18 stolen bases
• Also named all-region and all-state as a senior, while earning Westminster School’s Best All-Around Male Athlete
• Named honorable mention High School Underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game
• Hit .379 as a junior, collecting all-region honors and leading Westminster to runner-up finish at Georgia AA state championship
• Named second team all-region as a sophomore
• Twice named to Rawlins All-Defensive team (2013 and 2014)
• Played summer ball with 643 DP team, alongside teammate Sean Guenther
• Played receiver and cornerback for Westminster’s football team

PERSONAL:

• Born in Atlanta
• Son of Scott and Gina Johnson
• Has twin brother, Luke, who plays baseball at Butler
• Enrolled in Mendoza College of Business as a Finance major