A 6-foot-6 senior left-handed pitcher from Rush, New York, Johnson delivered a 13-strikeout performance last Saturday afternoon in a 9-1 win over Chowan. On the mound, he tossed a complete-game win (2-1) while surrendering just one run on three hits over 7.0 innings pitched. Johnson set down the side in order four times while forcing four flyouts and four groundouts against the Hawks. This season, he paces the team with 34 strikeouts and holds his opponents to a .168 batting average at the plate. The opponent batting average is the best in Conference Carolinas currently.
2023 Conference Carolinas Baseball Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Feb. 7, 2023)
Player of the Week: Ethan Ott, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Drew Moore, King
Week 2 (Feb. 14, 2023)
Player of the Week: Christian Jayne, UNC Pembroke
Pitcher of the Week: Ethan Wilson, Belmont Abbey
Week 3 (Feb. 21, 2023)
Player of the Week: Will Hardee, Francis Marion
Pitcher of the Week: Branden Kunz, UNC Pembroke
Week 4 (Feb. 28, 2023)
Player of the Week: Marcerio Allen, Southern Wesleyan
Pitcher of the Week: Steven Mufareh, Southern Wesleyan
Week 5 (March 7, 2023)
Player of the Week: Patrick Taylor, Belmont Abbey
Pitcher of the Week: Nic Aehlert, Belmont Abbey
Week 6 (March 14, 2023)
Player of the Week: Dylan Jeffries, Mount Olive
Pitcher of the Week: Erik Johnson, Mount Olive