Courtney Johnson

Class:
Junior
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-7
Hometown:
Concord, Calif.
Position:
3B
Prev School:
Berean Christian HS

2007 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … saw playing time in 55 games, starting 53 contests … nearly tripled her plate appearances over the previous year (126 at bats) … finished the year with a career high in at bats, runs (8), hits (21), doubles (2), home runs (2), RBI (7) and sacrifice hits (6) … ranked fourth on the squad in sacrifice hits … 1-for-3 in the first game of the year against Appalachian State, helping Liberty to a 5-3 season-opening victory … 1-for-3 with a run scored in a 7-3 victory over Rutgers, helping the Lady Flames secure third place at the Tar Heels Invitational … set a season high with a solid defensive performance, recording eight assists at third base against host Hawaii at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Softball Tournament … 1-for-3 against No. 14 Oregon State … 2-for-3 with two assists in Liberty's 5-3 victory over Pacific at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Softball Tournament … drove in a run during Liberty's 4-3 victory over No. 23 Hawaii at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational … 1-for-2 against No. 25 California … scored a run during Liberty's 4-0 victory over No. 10 Baylor at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational … scored a run and walked twice against No. 25 California at the Women4Women Invitational … 1-for-3 against No. 1 Tennessee … 1-for-3 with a run scored against Georgetown at the Blue Ridge Thunder tournament … 2-for-3 with a RBI and a double during a 5-3 victory over James Madison … successfully recorded a hit in each game, helping Liberty take two out of three from Winthrop … scored the lone run in Liberty's 1-0 victory over Radford, clocking her first collegiate home run … hit her second home run in the nightcap against the Highlanders, as she was 1-for-3 from the plate … was a combined 3-for-4 with a run scored, two RBI and a double, helping Liberty take the first two games of the series against Birmingham-Southern.
2006 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … named to the Dean's List during the spring semester … started 59 games, mostly as a defensive third baseman … made limited plate appearances (40 in 59 games) … finished the year with four runs scored and two RBI ... posted a .950 fielding percentage at the "hot corner", helping Liberty set a team fielding percentage record of .963 … fielding percentage was the second best by a starting third baseman since Liberty made the move to the Division I level in 1994 (best was by Amanda Goc, who shared time at third in 2002 and finished the year with a .956 fielding percentage) … recorded just seven errors in 134 fielding opportunities … 1-for-3 in Liberty's 7-5, extra inning win over Stony Brook to open the season … 1-for-3 with a RBI single against St. Francis at the Pirate Clash … 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt against Delaware at the Pirate Clash … 1-for-4 in Liberty's 2-1 win over Central Connecticut at the Bethune-Cookman Spring Break Classic … two runs scored in the Lady Flames' 8-3 win over James Madison … scored two runs and drove in another in Liberty's doubleheader sweep over North Carolina A&T.
Prep: Graduated from Berean Christian High School … four-year letterwinner … was named to the second-team all-league squad as a sophomore and a junior … batted .322 with 13 RBI and seven stolen bases as a junior, while being named to the third-team all-Bay Area squad … helped lead her team to a North Coast Championship as a senior when she batted .329 with 24 RBI and five stolen bases … first-team all-league honoree as a senior … two-time team captain … also played soccer, volleyball and basketball … second-team all-league in soccer … three-year letterwinner in basketball … two-year letterwinner in volleyball … member of the Honor Roll … class officer … junior state nominee.
Personal: Daughter of Brent and Catherine Johnson … comes from an athletic background, as her father played collegiate soccer at San Jose State … majoring in sport management … would like to pursue a career in media or public relations after graduation … birthday is on Feb. 14.