Wichita State Athletics

2024 Freshman
Burst onto the scene as one of the region's most dynamic young players...named Second Team All-AAC and to the AAC All-Freshman Team...the only Shocker to start 60 games, making 55 starts at third base and five at shortstop...led the team with a .326 batting average, adding 13 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 32 RBI...tied for the team lead with seven stolen bases in eight attempts...recorded a team-high 23 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...went 4-for-6 with five RBI in his second career game against Little Rock on February 17, then notched three more hits the following day...went 8-for-12 in a three-game sweep over Utah Tech from March 1-3, recording three, three and two hits...drove in a season-high four runs on just one hit against Long Beach State on March 10...singled, doubled and tripled against Gonzaga on March 15...had two hits and one double in all three games of the series at UAB from March 22-24...tied the game against Kansas on April 3 with his first career home run in the bottom of the eighth inning...terrorized UTSA pitching for three multi-hit games on May 3-4, including a three-hit performance in the series finale...worked a season-best three walks against Memphis on May 16...had three hits, including a solo home run, in the regular season finale at Memphis on May 18...went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in WSU's AAC tournament win over East Carolina on May 25.

High School
Four-year letterwinner and starter for head coach Bill Merrell at Boerne High School in Boerne, Texas...a two-time unanimous All-District honoree at shortstop...named to the Texas All-State Elite Team and THSBCA All-Star Game...hit .423 as a senior in 2023 with 52 hits, 48 RBI and 34 stolen bases...set a program single-season record with eight triples...struck out just nine times while drawing 25 walks...holds the Boerne career records for hits (160), assists (115) and double plays (54) while ranking second in stolen bases...ended his career with a batting average of .400...helped Boerne to a 68-12 combined record over his junior and senior seasons...named District Newcomer of the Year...ranked the #31 shortstop in the state of Texas and the #179 player in the state overall by Perfect Game...also played football at Boerne, earning First Team All-District honors as a wide receiver.

Personal
Son of Keith and Patricia Johnson...has a brother, Luke, and a sister, Emily...father, Keith, played rugby at Texas Tech...uncle, Mark Johnson, is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the 1984 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete from Northwestern State...uncle, Joe Driskill, played in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1960 and 1961...cousin, Christy Bunting, played softball collegiately at Texas A&M...cousin, Cameron O'Banan, plays baseball collegiately at Texas State...born October 5...majoring in Sport Management at Wichita State.