Nick Johnson

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: O'Fallon, Ill.
	High School: O'Fallon

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 182
	Position: OF
	Experience: 3rd Season
	B/T: L/L

05/17/2012

Baseball overpowers IPFW in 8-0 win

The Salukis opened their final regular season series of 2012 with their second shutout win of the year.

05/11/2012

Baseball drops first game of series against first place Sycamores

With the loss, SIU is eliminated from the race for the MVC regular season title.

04/29/2012

Big inning does in Baseball in 12-6 loss at Missouri State

The Saukis allowed seven runs off seven hits in the fifth inning and could not complete the comeback in Sunday's series finale.

04/21/2012

Baseball sweeps doubleheader with dominance then dramatics

It was Southern's first sweep of a home conference doubleheader since 2003.

04/13/2012

Baseball drops its fourth in a row

Dallas Baptist has hit eight home runs in the first two games of the series.

03/06/2012

Baseball vs. MTSU

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Last updated on June 1, 2011

2011 (Sophomore): Played in 54 games and started 52 games - 40 in right field, seven in left field, four in center field and one as the designated hitter...Batted .271 with 51 hits and 24 runs scored... Was second on the team with 38 RBIs and four home runs...Had eight doubles and two triples... Hit a pinch-hit grand slam at Kennesaw State, April 3...Had six sacrifice bunts and four sacrifice flies...Had 13 multiple-hit games, including one three-hit game on May 14 against Illinois State when he had one of his two four-RBI games...Was second on the team with 11 multiple-RBI games...Had a three-run double in SIU's 5-1 victory over Bradley in the MVC Tournament, May 25...Was the first player to ever triple in TD Ameritrade Park, the new home of the College World Series, and was the first opposing player to homer in the new park.

2010 (Freshman): Named to the MVC Academic Honor Roll...Played in 53 games and made 48 starts - 41 in left field, five in right field and two as the designated hitter...Batted .309 as a freshman with 59 hits, eight doubles and two home runs...Tied for the team lead with two triples...Had 22 RBIs and scored 37 runs...Was 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts...Had two or more hits in 14 games, which included a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate against SIU-Edwardsville, May 2...Had four multiple-RBI games...Hit safely in each of the first 12 games he played in to start his career, and that was the second longest hitting streak from any Saluki in 2010...Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a season-high three driven in during a 18-15 win at Jacksonville State, Feb. 28...Was also 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored against Purdue, March 6...Hit two home runs on the season - the first vs. Purdue, March 5, and the second at Eastern Illinois, April 28...Drove in the game-winning run on a RBI in the 11th inning at Jacksonville State, Feb. 26. Prior to SIU: Named to the All-State team as a senior in 2009...Garnered All-Metro team accolades as a junior and a senior and was named All-Conference three times during prep career...Hit .413 as a senior with seven home runs...Played two seasons on both the basketball and football teams...Four-year honor roll student.

Personal: Full mane is Nick Samuel Johnson...Pre-Med major...Born Oct. 23, 1990...Son of Steve and Mary Johnson...Has one older brother, Jay.