Justin Johnson

Height:
5-11
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Glen Gardner, NJ
High School:
Lafayette
Deals:

Drafted with the No. 289-overall pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 2023 MLB Draft.

Career Accolades
2023 First Team All-ACC
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2023 Winston-Salem Regional Most Outstanding Player
2023 Winston-Salem Regional All-Tournament Team

Prior to Wake Forest
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in all but one of Wake Forest’s 66 games, starting 63 of them during the historic 54-win season… Finished the year third in the ACC in RBIs (76) and 10th in total bases (147) … Batted .324 with 16 home runs, 16 doubles, 60 runs scored, 33 walks and went 7-for-7 on stolen base attempts… Had a team-high three triples… Recorded a .424 OBP and slugged .618… Played a major role in helping the Deacs win the Winston-Salem Regional, as he went a combined 7-for-15, including a four-hit game against Maryland… Finished the regional with 13 RBIs, eight runs scored and a pair of home runs… Earned Winston-Salem Regional Most Outstanding Player… Named First Team All-ACC… Notched All-ACC Academic Team honors… Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, four runs scored and a home run in just his fifth start for the Deacs against Mount St. Mary’s (February 24)... Had a career day with five hits (career high), eight RBIs (career high), four runs scored, two home runs and a triple at Pitt (April 22)... Had two other multi-HR games against Louisville (April 14) and George Mason (June 2)... Put together an 11-game hit streak spanning from March 26-April 15… Had a six-game stretch with 14 hits, 19 RBIs, 12 runs scored and four home runs from April 22-May 5… Recorded 22 multi-hit performances.

2022 (at Lafayette)
Patriot League Preseason All-League Team selection.

2021 (at Lafayette)
Started in 27 games… Recorded a .275 batting average, .392 slugging percentage, and .383 on base percentage… Totaled 28 hits including seven doubles, one triple, and one home run… Recorded 13 RBIs, 40 total bases and 21 runs…. Stole 14 bases… Named to the 2021 Patriot League Preseason All-League Team, the 2021 All-Patriot League First Team, and the Patriot League All-Academic Team…Named to the 2020-21 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (at Lafayette)
Started all 14 games at shortstop in a season cut short by COVID-19... Recorded nine hits, including one double, and two RBIs... Named to the Patriot League All-League Preseason Team... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (at Lafayette)
Appeared in 51 games for the Leopards his freshman season at shortstop... Recorded a team-high 55 hits including one triple, two home runs and a team-best 16 doubles... Finished his freshman campaign with a team-leading .284 batting average and a .407 slugging percentage... Two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week... Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year and to the All-Patriot League First Team... Named a Collegiate Freshman All-American... Co-winner of the Paul E. Koch '28 Most Valuable Player Award... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Background
Rated 18th best shortstop in New Jersey by Perfect Game... Earned three varsity letters while attending North Hunterdon High School in Clinton, NJ... Awarded league batting title in his senior season.

Personal
Born on April 3rd, 2000... Son of Kristen and Steve Johnson... One brother, Kevin.