2022 Softball Roster
Megan Johnson
- Class:
- Senior
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Vinita, Okla.
- Position:
- P
- Prev School:
- Adair HS (Butler CC)
2021 (Jr.*)
• Appeared in 17 games, starting seven times in the circle
• Posted a 3-3 record with a 3.31 ERA, recorded 22 strikeouts and a .264 opponents batting average in 42 1/3 innings pitched
• Struck out a season-high five batters twice, against Longwood (March 9) and at Bellarmine (March 20)
• Pitched six innings of shutout softball, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out five in win at Bellarmine (March 20)
• Tossed 6 1/3 innings of three-hit softball in 3-0 win over North Alabama (April 11)
• Making her first appearance in nearly a month, earned a two-inning save as Liberty eliminated host Tennessee from the NCAA Knoxville Regional, allowing one hit and no runs over the final two innings
2020 (Jr.)
• Pitched in eight games, all starts, becoming the first Liberty pitcher in program history to pitch exclusively as a starter, with no relief appearances
• Went 4-4 with a 3.93 ERA, four complete games, two shutouts, 20 strikeouts and a .248 opponents' batting average in 41 innings pitched
• Made first Liberty appearance on Feb. 7 against Illinois, allowing three unearned runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings pitched
• Went the distance in 6-5 win over No. 6 Michigan (Feb. 23), tying the highest-ranked team Liberty has beaten in program history
• Tossed back-to-back shutouts, starting with a five-inning two-hitter against Elon (March 1) during which she struck out a season-high eight batters and walked none
• Pitched the fifth perfect game in program history, needing just 39 pitches to retire all 15 batters she faced in a 13-0 win over Texas Southern (March 6)
• From March 1-7, went on a stretch retiring 23 straight batters, and also fashioned a streak of 15 consecutive scoreless innings
• In her final five starts of the season, went 4-1 with a 2.17 ERA
Previous School
• Pitched two seasons at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kan.
• 2019 NFCA NJCAA Division I All-West Region second team
• Second team all-conference and first team all-region as a sophomore, when she went 17-4 with a 2.63 ERA
• During sophomore season, helped her team earn a spot in the NJCAA Division I Softball Championship
Prep
• Graduated from Adair High School
• Named to all-conference first team during each of her final two seasons of high school
Personal
• Daughter of Jonathan and Lisa Johnson
• Intends to major in exercise science
• Birthday is April 12
